With Pushpa 2, Allu Arjun inaugurates Rs. 700 crore club 16 years after father Allu Aravind inaugurated Rs. 100 crore club with Ghajini: “It’s an extraordinary coincidence with both father and son setting benchmarks”

By Subhash K. Jha -

December 28, 2024 - 10:51 AM IST

When sixteen years ago the blockbuster Ghajini, co-produced by Allu Aravind and Madhu Mantena, became the first Indian film to touch the Rs. 100 crores mark, no trade pundit could have predicted that eighteen years later Allu Arjun would be poised to incept the Rs. 1000 crores club with Pushpa 2: The Rule.

With Pushpa 2, Allu Arjun inaugurates Rs. 700 crore club 16 years after father Allu Aravind inaugurated Rs. 100 crore club with Ghajini: “It’s an extraordinary coincidence with both father and son setting benchmarks”

Said filmmaker Shoojit Sircar, “Congratulations to both. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to see either milestone films. But this is a huge achievement. These box office figures will help us generate more films and more job opportunities.”

Speaking on the combined achievement of father and son, sound designer Resul Pookutty said, “People say son take the father’s legacy ahead. This is exactly what we see the father and son do. I remember Allu Arjun standing around my sound cart with wonderment, when we were doing sync sound for Ghajini, which was a rare thing in mainstream cinema at that time. Today, he chose to do the same when Allu Arjun was making Pushpa 1 & 2 and took the whole legacy tenfold. It’s only natural and befitting that he did so! Both of them have a penchant for the pulse of mainstream cinema…. They breathe it!”

Trade Guru Taran Adarsh feels father and son creating history is providential. He said, “Life certainly has a way of springing surprises, and this one is particularly remarkable. Allu Aravind was the producer of Ghajini, the first Hindi film to cross the Rs. 100 crores mark, effectively founding the iconic Rs. 100 crore club in the Hindi film industry. Fast forward to today, and his son, Allu Arjun, has now inaugurated the Rs. 700 crores club, with the potential to soon push it even further into the Rs. 800 crores range. It’s an extraordinary coincidence, with both father and son setting benchmarks that will be etched in history whenever box office statistics, records, milestones, or achievements are discussed.”

Added producer and trade expert Girish Johar, “This is a massive observation. It clearly depicts how the family has their strong connect with the Indian audiences. So many decades these are iconic films which have not only set new box office benchmarks but have also withstood the test of times. Allu Aravind has also backed more superlative content & now with his son, Allu Arjun, Pushpa2: The Rule is the modern trend-maker, which going to rule for a long time. The best part is both Ghajini and Pushpa 2 have done exceptionally well in their non-core language, Hindi.”

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