Although Shahid Kapoor's 2018 kick started with appreciation for his performance in Padmaavat, but his next Batti Gul Meter Chalu had mixed reviews. And later, on 21st June, Kabir Singh, remake of super hit Telugu flick Arjun Reddy was released and is still running unshakably in cinemas all over the country. Despite the intense criticism from a section of critics and feminists over Sandeep Reddy Vanga's comment over "slapping" scenes in an interview, the movie stormed the box-office. Kabir Singh has collected Rs. 243.17 crores and entered the all-time top 10 highest grossing Bollywood movies club.

Ahead of Kabir Singh, there are films like Baahubali 2, Dangal, Sanju, PK, Tiger Zinda Hai, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Padmaavat, Sultan and Dhoom 3. Surprisingly, Kabir singh has surpassed the lifetime collections of topmost stars like Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar’s movies.

It is estimated that this Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani starrer might soon enter the 250 crores club by 11th of July. The Tamil remake is called Adithya Varma, in which Dhruv Vikram will be marking his debut, along with the "October" fame, Banita Sandhu. The release date of the movie is yet to be announced.