Vicky Kaushal on Wednesday said that he was overjoyed with the box-office success of Hindi movies, including Gadar 2, as it is encouraging to see moviegoers returning to theatres.

The actor's last released film, Zara Hatke Zara Bachke, a romantic-comedy, received good response at the box office and collected over Rs 110 crore worldwide. Sunny Deol's Gadar 2, which arrived in theatres on August 11 -- has raked in over Rs 430 crore at the box office. Similarly, films like OMG 2, Ayushmann Khurrana's Dream Girl 2 and Karan Johar's directorial venture Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani have also done well in theatres.

"I'm thankful from the bottom of my heart for what happened with Zara Hatke Zara Bachke. The credit goes to people for showering love on the songs, story, and the film, it was really special, and that too at a time when some experts were saying such films will not work, and that this movie is meant for OTT, etc.” he said.

"Since then, it has been a good run for our film industry, where every film is bringing the audience back to theatres, it is entertaining people, it is making the audience emotional. Like, what Gadar 2 is doing is incredible. It feels good that every film is celebrated,” he told reporters at a promotional event for his upcoming YRF project The Great Indian Family. The family entertainer is directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, known for Tashan and Dhoom 3. In the film Vicky plays the role of a local singing star named Bhajan Kumar.

The makers launched the first song from the film 'Kanhaiya Twitter Pe Aaja', at the event today.

The Great Indian Family also stars Manushi Chhillar, Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, Sadiya Siddiqui, Alka Amin, Srishti Dixit, Bhuvan Arora, Ashutosh Ujjwal, Bharti Perwani. The film is set to release in theatres on September 22.