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Gangubai Kathiawadi box office collection day 3: Alia Bhatt film collects over ₹39 crore on first weekend
Gangubai Kathiawadi box office collection: The Sanjay Leela Bhansali film starring Alia Bhatt in titular role has garnered over ₹39.12 crore at the box office.
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Gangubai Kathiawadi, starring Alia Bhatt as the titular figure, had a successful first weekend at the box office. The film had registered an opening of ₹10.50 crore and had collected ₹13.32 crore on day two. It showed decent growth on Sunday, collecting around ₹15.30 crore, taking its weekend collections to around ₹39.12 crore. With a positive response at the box office, the Sanjay Leela Bhansali film is said to have revived the movie theatres in India after the coronavirus pandemic. Also read: Gangubai Kathiawadi movie review: Alia Bhatt shines in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's tale of pain and rage turned into victory
Sharing the Sunday collections, film trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, "#GangubaiKathiawadi brings cheer, confidence and cinegoers back, solid total in Wknd 1… Day 3 sees big gains [most places]… #Mumbai, #Thane, #Pune, #Gujarat, #Delhi, #SouthIndia [parts] key contributors… Fri 10.50 cr, Sat 13.32 cr, Sun 15.30 cr. Total: ₹39.12 cr. #India biz.
Gangubai Kathiawadi is expected to get a ‘boost' with the Maha Shivratri holiday on Monday. Taran wrote on Twitter, "#GangubaiKathiawadi needs to show healthy trending on Day 4 [Mon]… #MahaShivratri [Day 5; Tue] is expected to boost biz, should hit ₹50 cr on Tue itself… Wed + Thu remains extremely crucial, will decide if it can touch/cross ₹60 cr mark in *Week 1*."
Taran Adarsh also confirmed that the film is performing good overseas as well. Sharing the overseas collections of the film, he tweeted, "#GangubaiKathiawadi #Overseas: Opng Wknd biz…#UK: £ 243,853 [ ₹2.46 cr] #Australia: A$ 376,223 [ ₹2.04 cr] #NZ: NZ$ 62,483 [ ₹31.63 lacs] #Germany: € 21,851 [ ₹18.44 lacs] #NorthAmerica: Has crossed $ 1 million [ ₹7.50 cr+]. Final biz in evening. @comScore."
He had earlier tweeted, “SLB: The big crowd puller in overseas… #SLB enjoys a loyal fan base in the international markets… #HDDCS, #Devdas, till #Padmaavat, every film was a money spinner #Overseas… Now #GangubaiKathiawadi is doing wonders in key #Overseas markets.”
Gangubai Kathiawadi revolves around a young woman who was forced into sex trade and eventually became a prominent and celebrated figure in the Kamathipura red-light district of Mumbai. It also stars Ajay Devgn, Vijay Raaz, Shantanu Maheshwari and Seema Pahwa.
