{
  "id": 3073430,
  "title": "Emraan Hashmi's Awarapan 2 To Continue Good Run At Box Office Until The Toxic Storm Arrives",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/emraan-hashmis-awarapan-2-to-continue-good-run-at-box-office-until",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T16:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/emraan-hashmis-awarapan-2-to-continue-good-run-at-box-office-until-the-toxic-storm-arrives"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Emraan Hashmi's second installment of Awarapan is gaining momentum at the box office, breaking into the ₹100-crore club with collections reaching ₹132.14 crore. The film is on track to continue its impressive run until the release of Yash's upcoming Toxic, which is expected to create a \"toxic storm\" in the industry.\n\nWhile Batwara 1947, a film promoting religious tolerance, has failed to make a mark at the box office, collecting only ₹34.77 crore since its release on August 14, Awarapan 2 has managed to turn the tide. Emraan Hashmi's return to the hit list signifies a shift in audience preferences.\n\nThe release of Yash's Toxic, a multi-lingual film starring Geetu Mohandas, has been met with speculation of a \"road block\" strategy. If implemented, the film's simultaneous release in six languages could potentially impact the box office performance of other recent releases, causing them to lose out on significant collections.\n\nMeanwhile, Hollywood's hold on the Indian market continues, with Spider-Man: Brand New Day nearing the ₹500 crore mark. Other recent English releases, such as Insidious: Out of the Further and Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, have managed modest collections, while Mutiny, starring Jason Statham, has performed well with approximately ₹33 lakhs in just two days.",
  "summary": "Last week in Mumbai, some apostles of peace from various faiths gathered to praise filmmakers, Aamir Khan and Rajkumar Santoshi for Batwara 1947. They chorused that this Sunny Deol starrer that preaches religious tolerance and secularism is the need of the war-hour. However, their speech came too late in the day and fell on deaf ears. Batwara 1947 has sunk; it’s lying like the Titanic at the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}