Box Office: ‘Aashiqui 2’ crosses 100 crores

The sequel to the 1990 musical extravaganza ‘Aashiqui’ was a gamble to begin with. However, Mohit Suri’s 2013 second instalment, ‘Aashiqui 2’, has rightfully earned its place in the 100 crore club.

Producers are undoubtedly more than happy to have reached this milestone for a movie which had a budget of 9 crores. Co-producer Mukesh Bhatt told IANS, “I am very happy because I am the only producer who has given biggest blockbusters with newcomers… As a producer what can give me more joy than that”.

Bhushan Kumar, chief managing director, T-Series, was also equally elated, “With the blessing of my father Gulshan Kumarji��under the able guidance of Bhatt��saab��and the dynamic pre-release efforts of my T-Series team in a limited period of three weeks,��Aashiqui 2��has become a new landmark film with relatively new faces in the 100th year of Indian cinema”. The film was jointly produced by Vishesh Films and T-Series.

‘Aashiqui 2’ released on 26th April and stars Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor in lead roles.