‘Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2’ broke another record in its successful run since Eidul Azha as it hit the Rs50Crore mark on box office, according to a report by a local news channel. The movie, running to packed houses in Pakistan and abroad, became the fastest local production to collect Rs50 Crore at the box office as the Humayun Saeed starrer made it in just 18 days after its release. The latest box office figures show the movie has amassed 36.12 crores locally while its overseas collection stands at Rs14.71 crores. The movie earlier broke the record of second day collection and became the first local production to collect Rs10 Crore at the box office in just two days. JPNA 2 is a sequel of 2015 blockbuster ‘Jawani Phir Nahi’ and has also turned a new chapter in country’s cinema history as it is being termed better than the first one by critics and fans alike. Directed by Nadeem Baig and Written by Vasay Chaudhry, the films’s star cast includes Humayun Saeed, Kubra Khan, Fahad Mustafa, Mawra Hocane, Uzma Khan, Sarwat Gilani and Ahmed Butt. The romantic comedy takes place three years after the original JPNA ended.
Published in Daily Times, September 11th 2018.