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<\/p>\nAwarapan (2007) underperformed at the box office during its theatrical run but went on to achieve cult status over the years, thanks to its unforgettable soundtrack, touching storyline, memorable dramatic and action moments and, of course, Emraan Hashmi in an intense, never-seen-before avatar. As a result, the trade and industry are confident about the prospects of Awarapan 2. Last week, some of the biggest distributors in the Hindi film industry were seen at the Vishesh Films office, keen to acquire the film\u2019s all-India theatrical rights.<\/p>\n
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EXCLUSIVE: Awarapan 2 sparks distributor frenzy; Dharma, Zee Studios, AA Films and others meet Mukesh Bhatt for theatrical rights<\/p>\n
A trade source told Bollywood Hungama<\/strong>, \u201cYou name it and that distributor was seen at the Vishesh Films office last week \u2013 be it Zee Studios, Anil Thadani\u2019s AA Films, Pen Marudhar, Jio Studios, Star Studio18, Cinepolis, etc. That\u2019s not all. Dharma Productions, which now has its own distribution arm, also met Mukesh Bhatt. Lastly, Ananya Birla\u2019s Birla Studios plans to not only produce but also distribute films in the future. Their representative also dropped by.\u201d<\/p>\n An industry insider commented, \u201cEk zamaane mein hota tha that distributors would make a beeline and fiercely try to outdo each other to acquire the rights of a promising film. This episode reminded me of those days. It clearly shows that Awarapan 2 will be a film to watch out for. The first part has tremendous recall value. Memes are already being shared online about how fans are waiting to see the second part. As they say in our line, picture ekdum garam hai.\u201d<\/p>\n The trade source further said, \u201cMukesh Bhatt is quite overwhelmed by the response. He met all the distributors warmly. Now, he and his team are analysing the offers and are expected to make a decision soon. Once that is done, the makers will announce the name of the distributor who won the competitive bid.\u201d<\/p>\n Besides Emraan Hashmi, Awarapan\u2019s first part also starred Shriya Saran, Mrinalini Sharma, Ashutosh Rana, Ashish Vidyarthi, Shaad Randhawa, Salil Acharya, Purab Kohli and the late Atul Parchure. Mohit Suri directed the love saga while its evergreen songs were composed by Pritam Chakraborty.<\/p>\n As for Awarapan 2, it is directed by Nitin Kakkar of Filmistaan (2014) and Notebook (2019) fame. This time, Emraan is joined by Disha Patani and Shabana Azmi. It releases in cinemas on August 14.<\/p>\n Also Read: Awarapan 2 locked for August 14, 2026 release; Emraan Hashmi reunites with Vishesh Bhatt<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n More Pages: Awarapan 2 Box Office Collection<\/a>Tags : <\/strong> AA Films<\/a>, Awarapan<\/a>, Awarapan 2<\/a>, Bollywood News<\/a>, Dharma<\/a>, Disha Patani<\/a>, Emraan Hashmi<\/a>, Exclusive<\/a>, Mukesh Bhatt<\/a>, News<\/a>, Nitin Kakkar<\/a>, Theatrical<\/a>, Theatrical Rights<\/a>, Vishesh Bhatt<\/a>, Zee Studios<\/a> Catch us for latest Bollywood News<\/a>, New Bollywood Movies<\/a> update, Box office collection<\/a>, New Movies Release <\/a>, Bollywood News Hindi<\/a>, Entertainment News<\/a>, Bollywood Live News Today<\/a> & Upcoming Movies 2026<\/a> and stay updated with latest hindi movies only on Bollywood Hungama.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Awarapan (2007) underperformed at the box office during its theatrical run but went on to achieve cult status…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":467509,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[57006,187617,128126,6962,147596,95454,18,50216,117,4500,19,17,327,107055,5,187618,205295,205296,205297,89571],"class_list":{"0":"post-467508","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-aa-films","9":"tag-awarapan","10":"tag-awarapan-2","11":"tag-bollywood-news","12":"tag-dharma","13":"tag-disha-patani","14":"tag-eire","15":"tag-emraan-hashmi","16":"tag-entertainment","17":"tag-exclusive","18":"tag-ie","19":"tag-ireland","20":"tag-movies","21":"tag-mukesh-bhatt","22":"tag-news","23":"tag-nitin-kakkar","24":"tag-theatrical","25":"tag-theatrical-rights","26":"tag-vishesh-bhatt","27":"tag-zee-studios"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=467508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467508\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/467509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=467508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=467508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=467508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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