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This is a list of Gujarati language films that were released in 2020. On 15 March 2020, all theatres in Gujarat were ordered to be closed following COVID-19 pandemic. [1] They were reopened in October 2020. [2]
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This is a list of Gujarati language films that were released in 2020. On 15 March 2020, all theatres in Gujarat were ordered to be closed following COVID-19 pandemic. [1] They were reopened in October 2020. [2]
| Rank | Film | Director | Studio(s) | Gross | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golkeri | Viral Shah | Soul Sutra | est. ₹9 crore (US$1.1 million) | [3] |
| Opening | Name | Director | Cast | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January | Chakkarbazz | Ashok Rumade | Vijay Kabra, Rashmi Shah, Muskan Khatra | [4] |
| G | Mahendra Patel | Anveshi Jain, Abhimanyu Singh, Chirag Jani, Kumpal Patel, Aakash Zala | [5] | |
| 17 January | Babubhai Sentimental | Milan Sharma | Shivani Joshi, Nakshraaj, Deval Nanavati, Shekhar Shukla, Nisarg Trivedi | [6] |
| Kem Chho? | Vipul Sharma | Tushar Sadhu, Kinjal Rajpriya | [7] | |
| 24 January | Mission Gujarat | Suresh Joshi | Chandan Rathod, Arti Bhavasar, Nirav Kalal, Paresh Bhatt | [8] [9] |
| 31 January | Luv Ni Love Storys | Durgesh Tanna | Pratik Gandhi, Shraddha Dangar, Vyoma Nandi, Deeksha Joshi, Hardik Sanghani, Mehul Buch, Alpana Buch, Bhavini Jani | [10] |
| 14 February | Affraa Taffri | Viral Rao | Mitra Gadhvi, Chetan Daiya, Shekhar Shukla, Smit Pandya, Prashant Barot, Ragi Jani, Khushi Shah, Aakash Zala | [11] |
| Safalta 0 km | Akshay Yagnik | Dharmesh Yelande, Dharmesh Vyas, Kurush Deboo, Manisha Thakkar | [12] | |
| 21 February | Paatra | Bhavin Trivedi | Dinesh Lamba, Prinal Oberai, Prashant Barot, Kurush Deboo | [13] |
| 28 February | Golkeri | Viral Shah | Malhar Thakar, Manasi Parekh, Sachin Khedekar, Vandana Pathak | [14] |
On 15 March 2020, all theatres in Gujarat were ordered to be closed following COVID-19 pandemic. [1]
| Opening | Name | Director | Cast | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 November | Yuva Sarkar | Rakshit Vasavada | Jitendra Thakkar, Mehul Buch, Harshal Mankad, Astha Mehta | [15] |
| Have Kyare Malishu | Harshad Kandoliya | Jignesh Barot, Prinal Oberoi, Rajdip Barot | [16] | |
| 20 November | Johnny Engineer | Nivedita Das Sahu, Alok Thaker | Alok Thaker, Nivedita Das Sahu, Dhruvi Soni, Bobby Makwana | [17] |
| 27 November | London Calling | Urvish Parikh | Bhavwini Gandhi, Poojan Joshi, Hitesh Sampat | [18] |
| Beti Kyare Boj Nathi Hoti | Himmat Jikadara | Yatin Karyekar, Dharmesh Vyas, Mehul Solanki, Vimmy Bhatt, Sunil Vishrani | [19] |
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