Actor Sunny Deol’s ‘Jat’ is getting love from all the quarters. Although the film saw a decline in the collection during its second weekend, it was drawn to a respectably for Rs 12.9 crore, with a contribution of Rs 5.65 crore alone on Sunday, making it the second best day in the film since its extended weekend.

Directed by Gopichand Malinani, The film also stars Randeep Hooda As opponent. Despite all the negative heat around the film, ‘Jat’ managed to pull the first week with distinction. According to initial estimates, the film earned Rs 5.15 crore for 11 days.

It brings total tally for Rs 74.55 crore.

Despite this strong performance came The film is being entangled in controversy The same weekend, after facing backlash to allegedly hurt religious sentiments. The manufacturers responded by removing the scene of a church that harassed the Christian community.

Connecting the challenge, Akshay Kumar’s ‘Kesari Chapter 2’ also hit theaters on Friday, which opens for Rs 7.5 crore and gains momentum through the positive word of the mouth, giving ‘Jat’ hard competition at the box office.

‘Jat’ is just Rs 1 crore away from crossing the lifetime collection of ‘Gadar’ by Anil Sharma, which earned Rs 76.65 crore on its release in 2000, which became one of the biggest blockbusters of his era.

The film also stars Randheep Hooda and Wainet Kumar Sinning in important roles. It is manufactured by Mythri filmmakers and people’s media factory.