Sunny Deol in London. (courtesy: iamsunnydeol)

London:

Bollywood star and BJP MP Sunny Deol spoke of his pleasure over the profitable box-office run of his newest launch, Gadar 2, as he launched a particular screening of the movie in London. Organised by the Indian High Commission in London and its cultural wing, the Nehru Centre, the packed screening at Vue cinema Leicester Square on Monday night time introduced collectively diplomats, neighborhood leaders in addition to artists reminiscent of filmmaker Shekhar Kapoor. The occasion opened with the beats of the dhol as Sunny Deol made a grand entrance earlier than addressing the gathering.

“Indians all over the world are celebrating this film, I can’t tell you how beautiful it is. I never expected it to be what it was, what it is right now,” mentioned Deol, who reprised his function of Tara Singh from the 2001 box-office hit Gadar: Ek Prem Katha alongside Ameesha Patel as Sakeena.

“I believe that every man wants his wife to be like Sakeena and every woman wants her husband to be like Tara Singh. And, the family, the way they hold on together and fight off everything, that’s the basic USP (unique selling point) of the story,” he mentioned.

Sunny Deol revealed he was “scared” of taking up a sequel to an iconic movie from 22 years in the past, nevertheless it was throughout the COVID pandemic lockdown that the concept was crystalised and it “clicked straight away”.

“It should remind us again of what our previous generations went through in the struggle for independence and most importantly what cost all communities paid in Partition,” mentioned Indian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami.

“The story of the original Gadar is based on a true story, which Sunny Sahib made a giant hit of its times. This is an opportunity to see the next edition of it,” he mentioned.

The High Commissioner additionally shared how the particular screening was organised at brief discover on the request of the lead actor, who proved to be a “draw card” to pack out one of many giant screens at Leicester Square.

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