Udta Punjab BO: Beats piracy, Ramzan, A rating, earns Rs 21 cr in 2 days

Udta Punjab, which focuses on the impact and menace of drug abuse on the society, particularly in Punjab, has made a strong opening, collecting Rs 10.05 crore on its opening day and Rs 11.25 crore on Saturday.

Udta Punjab, which focuses on the impact and menace of drug abuse on the society, particularly in Punjab, has made a strong opening, collecting Rs 10.05 crore on its opening day and Rs 11.25 crore on Saturday.

Udta Punjab scored the 5th highest opening of the year after SRK’s Fan, Housefull 3, Airlift, and Baaghi. (YouTube)

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Film critic Taran Adarsh took to his Twitter handle to share the movie’s collection saying, “#UdtaPunjab had a STRONG Fri... Best in North India [Delhi, Punjab]... Plexes across big cities VERY GOOD... Fri 10.05 cr. India biz.”

He continued, “If #UdtaPunjab maintains similar numbers or shows growth on Sat + Sun, it will help garner an impressive weekend total...”

The star-studded film, which has garnered a lot of appreciation from the members of the film fraternity, has scored the 5th highest opening of the years after SRK’s Fan, Housefull 3, Airlift, and Baaghi.

Abhishek Chaubey’s film, which saw the outstanding performances of Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Diljit Dosanjh, was released in around 2,000 screens on Friday.

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