2023 is without doubt the Year of Shah Rukh Khan, and the imponderable left today is whether Rajkumar Hirani's immigration saga 'Dunki' will help Bollywood's King score a hat-trick, ending his four-year hiatus from the silver screen.
With Tamil director Atlee's vigilante actioner 'Jawan', starring SRK, Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupati, crossing the box office collections of the year's other big hit, Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel's 'Gadar 2', in just nine days, SRK now carries the distinction of leading this year's two certified blockbusters -- 'Pathaan' and 'Jawan'.
Having made a gross collection (including the 18 per cent GST) of Rs 21.90 crore and Rs 20.20 crore respectively on the eighth and ninth days, 'Jawan' has raked in Rs 696 crore worldwide, compared with the 'Gadar 2' worldwide collection of Rs 679.69 crore (including domestic gross receipts adding up to 615.81 crore) on the film's 35th day, according to the trade website, Bollywood Hugama.
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