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Jaat Hits ₹71.25 Crore Worldwide, Faces Backlash Over Religious Imagery

Sunny Deol's action-packed debut film achieves box office milestones while protests over a controversial scene escalate.

Jaat worldwide box office collection day 6: Sunny Deol plays the lead role in the Gopichand Malineni film.
Jaat box office collection day 7: Sunny Deol plays Baldev Pratap Singh in the film.

Overview

  • Jaat, directed by Gopichand Malineni and starring Sunny Deol, has collected ₹71.25 crore worldwide in six days, becoming one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2025.
  • The film surpassed Shahid Kapoor's Deva's lifetime collection of ₹55.8 crore but faces stiff competition from other major releases like Akshay Kumar’s Sky Force and Salman Khan’s Sikandar.
  • Protests have erupted from the Christian community over a scene featuring antagonist Randeep Hooda threatening people inside a church, leading to calls for a ban on the film.
  • Critics have praised Sunny Deol’s performance as Brigadier Baldev Pratap Singh and Randeep Hooda’s portrayal of the villain, though the film has been criticized for excessive violence and a formulaic storyline.
  • Set in a coastal Andhra Pradesh village, Jaat addresses social issues like corruption and patriotism, blending action with a narrative rooted in community struggles.