Ajay Devgn, Rakul Preet Singh and R Madhavan's latest film De De Pyaar De 2 to is continuing breach every box office milestone. Within ten days, the film has crossed over Rs 100 crore globally, cementing its position as a commercially and critically hit film. The film earned Rs 77.65 crore in India and Rs 22.57 crore overseas, taking its worldwide total to Rs 100.22 crore.
Despite competition from other films including Farhan Akhtar's war drama 120 Bahadur, De De Pyaar De 2 is continuing to pull family audiences worldwide with strong word-of-mouth reviews. It is worth noting that the entertainer raked in over Rs 23 crore within its first two days, before soaring past the Rs 50 crore mark on day three.
The film is a sequel to De De Pyaar De, which released in 2019. The sequel released in theatres on November 15 and is directed by Anshul Sharma.
De De Pyaar De revolved around Ashish (Devgn), a wealthy 50-year-old man who falls in love with Ayesha (Singh), who is almost half his age. However, their relationship is frowned upon by his family and his ex-wife, Manju (Tabu). The sequel continues the story of Ashish and Ayesha, who now takes him to meet her family. Upon release, the film was met with mixed and positive reviews.
Our CE review of the film read, "DDPD 2 is enjoyable if you give in to its demand of permanent suspension of disbelief. Good performers like Jaaferi and Madhavan start feeling stuck in a bad skit. Luv Ranjan’s writing, however, has come a long way since his Pyaar ka Punchnama days. His female characters enjoy more agency and not only the kind which villainises them. I enjoyed that Rakul’s Ayesha teaches a thing or two to the saviour men around her, but that lesson comes amidst a lot of noise."
The film is produced by Luv Films and Bhushan Kumar's T-Series. Ranjan has co-written the script with Ankur Garg.