Awarapan 2 is closing in on the ₹200 Crore mark at the worldwide box office, just 11 days after release. Industry trackers peg the film’s global collection at roughly ₹192–199 Crore, with the India net standing near ₹142 Crore.
The number that makes this run stand out is the film’s budget. Awarapan 2 was reportedly made on ₹45 Crore, meaning its current worldwide haul already represents a return well above 200 percent on that cost.
That gap between spend and return puts a spotlight on what Emraan Hashmi reportedly earned to reprise Shivam Pandit. As per the latest trade reports, the actor charged between ₹10 Crore and ₹12 Crore for the sequel — comfortably the top fee in the cast, ahead of Disha Patani’s reported ₹5 Crore and Shabana Azmi’s reported ₹2–5 Crore bracket.
A tenfold jump from 2007
The more striking comparison is with the original. Trade sources indicate Hashmi was paid only around ₹1.5–2 Crore for the first Awarapan in 2007, a film that was a commercial failure before earning cult status over the years.
His reported Awarapan 2 fee is nearly 10 times that figure — a jump that reflects how much his market value has shifted since the character last defined him.
What this means for his earning trajectory
For an actor whose recent theatrical run had been inconsistent, Awarapan 2 reportedly stands as his biggest solo-lead grosser since The Dirty Picture. That shift matters beyond one release.
A star’s per-film fee typically resets upward after a proven hit, and a 200-plus percent ROI on a mid-budget film is the kind of outcome producers use to justify paying a premium for the next project.
If Awarapan 2 closes its run near or above ₹200 Crore worldwide, it becomes a reference point for Hashmi’s fee in upcoming negotiations — arguably a bigger story for his overall earning power than the sequel’s box-office numbers alone.
The film’s producers, Vishesh Films, have not officially confirmed any of the cast’s remuneration figures, and all fee numbers remain reported estimates from trade sources.
All fee, budget and collection figures in this article are reported estimates compiled from trade sources and are not officially confirmed by the makers or cast.
