Did Ameesha Patel Take A Sly Dig At SRK’s ‘Jawan’ Collection With “Organic” Comment?

Ameesha Patel and Sunny Deol’s ‘Gadar 2’ became the second highest grossing Hindi movie of all time, with SRK’s ‘Jawan’ taking the top spot.

Nitika Sharma
Written By: Nitika Sharma
Updated: May 28, 2024 | 14:13 IST
Ameesha Patel and SRK
Ameesha Patel and Sunny Deol’s ‘Gadar 2’ became the second highest grossing Hindi movie of all time.

Bollywood actress Ameesha Patel made her comeback to movies with the hit 2023 Hindi film ‘Gadar 2’, co-sarring Sunny Deol. The 2023 Hindi movie, which released alongside Akshay Kumar and Pankaj Tripathi’s ‘OMG 2’, made more than Rs 500 crore at the box office. After the massive success of ‘Gadar 2’, Ameesha Patel has managed to stay in the limelight for her headline-making statements during interviews and public appearances. Recently, she held a ‘Ask Me Anything’ session on X (formerly Twitter).

Ameesha Patel, who is known for her unfiltered and strong opinions, got candid while interacting with her fans on X. She spoke about various topics, including Kartik Aaryan taking forward her film franchise ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’ and reuniting with Hrithik Roshan for ‘Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai 2’. However, in response to one of the questions, Ameesha Patel seemingly took a dig at Shah Rukh Khan.

A fan wrote, “What is the mantra to your energy? Would like to see you in a project on the scale of KHNP.”

Responding to the same, Ameesha Patel said, “Mantra for energy… healthy eating… motivation and clean thoughts. Well you guys all saw me recently in Bollywood’s biggest ORGANIC hit of all time in Gadar 2.”

For the unversed, Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Jawan’ was the biggest hit of 2023 and of King Khan’s career. The Atlee directorial also became the highest grossing Hindi movie of all time, minting Rs 640.25 crore in India, with Rs 582.31 crore in Hindi, Rs 30.08 crore in Tamil and Rs 27.86 crore in Telugu. ‘Jawan’ made Rs 1160 crore worldwide, as per industry tracker Sacnilk.

‘Gadar 2’, on the other hand, earned Rs 525.7 crore in India. The Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel-starrer, directed by Anil Sharma, had only released in Hindi. The film made Rs 686 crore worldwide, as per Sacnilk.

Just behind ‘Jawan’ and ‘Gadar 2’ came Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Pathaan’. The film, co-starring Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, made Rs 543.09 crore in India with Rs 524.53 crore in Hindi, Rs 12.76 crore in Telugu and Rs 5.8 crore in Tamil. As per Sacnilk, the film earned Rs 1055 crore globally.

Ameesha Patel’s “organic” comment comes after her ‘Gadar 2’ co-star Sunny Deol echoed similar sentiments during his appearance on Karan Johar’s talk show ‘Koffee With Karan 8’.

Last year, Karan Johar mentioned how Sunny Deol has repeatedly talked about ‘Gadar 2’ collections being "organic". “What does that really mean? Are we inflating box office numbers?” asked Karan Johar. 

Sunny Deol then said it was actually a trend to inflate box office collections. Karan Johar then asked him again, “Is that why the tagline on Gadar 2 was ‘Hindustan ka asli blockbuster’?”

Earlier, Shah Rukh Khan had slammed ‘Jawan’ corporate booking claims. An internet user had asked SRK, “#Jawan ka Kitna Booking Cooperate hai aur Kitna real? #AskSRK.” The user deleted his tweet later.

Shah Rukh Khan gave an epic reply and wrote, “Yeh social media waali ghatia baatein mat karo yaar. Have positive thoughts and good feelings for all. Better for life #Jawan.”

Last year, Ameesha Patel also took to X and shared a poster of ‘Jawan’ along with the caption, “Congrats@iamsrk for once again creating GADAR at the box office.. who better then u can do this magic .. we love u.”

For the unversed, corporate booking is when organisations or companies buy tickets in bulk at a discounted rate to reward their employees. These companies or brands are usually associated to the film.

A section of social media users also seems to believe that the corporate bookings are done to artificially show that a screening is full. 

Meanwhile, Ameesha Patel was last seen in the film ‘Tauba Tera Jalwa’. The film, headlined by Ameesha Patel, Jatin Khurana, and Indo-Polish actor Angela Krislinzki, was released on January 5, 2024.

Ameesha Patel has not announced any new projects yet. However, she has been making appearances at various events.

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