"Tara Singh Ban Jaana...": Sunny Deol Gives Gadar 2 Twist To India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2023 Promotional Ad

19.08.2023 - 11:21 sports.ndtv.com

The Sunny Deol-starrer movie 'Gadar 2' has been raking in big money since it's release last week. According to Bollywood trade analyst Taran Adarsh, The film crossed the Rs 300 crore mark on Friday.

Directed by Anil Sharma,Gadar 2 is the sequel to the 2001 hit Gadar. In the sequel Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel and Utkarsh Sharma have reprised their roles of Tara Singh, Sakeena and Jeete, respectively.

The movie is based in India and Pakistan. So it was no surprise that the India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2023 match is being promoted by Sunny Deol for official broadcasters Star Sports.

In a post by Star Sports on X, formerly known as Twitter, Sunny Deol can be seen donning the 'Gadar 2' avatar. He says he transforms from Sunny Deol to Tara Singh, the main character of the movie. "Asia Cup mein India vs Pakistan ka match shuru hone se pehle toh main Sunny Deol hi hota hun.

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