Producer director Sanjay Leela Bhansali has come down to less than half in terms of first day box office collections in just four years. His heroine-oriented previous film ‘Padmavat’ had an opening of Rs 24 crore on the first day at the box office, while his film ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, which released on Friday, could only earn Rs 10.5 crore on the first day. Although the film performed better than expected on the first day of the trade and Alia Bhatt’s team is also calling it the highest opening film with her solo heroine but the truth is that the film got a glimpse of Ajay Devgan’s presence and Vijay Raj’s glimpse in the trailer. There has also been a lot of benefit.
Since the release of the film ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, it is getting praise from the stars of English cinema. Kangana Ranaut, who made sharp comments ahead of the film’s release, also praised Alia Bhatt’s performance. Stars like Vicky Kaushal, Anil Kapoor have been praising Alia since watching the special show before its release. Talking to ‘AnyTV’, when Alia was mentioned about getting the title of English cinema’s heroine number one after the release of this film, she said, ‘Working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali is the most important thing in cinema for me. is the location. Number one, two or three, it doesn’t matter to me because it is a creative medium. There is a clear winner in the game. Here if you win hearts then all are winners. That is the effort and it is important for me to work with him. And if I get to work with him again after this film, I will consider it my victory.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali is going to start his next film ‘Baiju Bawra’ soon after the film ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’. The talk of playing the lead role of Ranveer Singh in the film is almost final and soon its official announcement will also be made. The film ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, which released on around 3500 screens, has a long way to go to achieve the status of a superhit film at the box office. According to trade sources, till the day of its release, around Rs 180 crore has been spent on its making and promotion. The satellite rights of the film have been sold for around Rs 60 crore, digital rights for Rs 30 crore and music rights for around Rs 20 crore. The film’s theatrical distribution rights have been bought by Pen Marudhar Entertainment for around Rs 90 crore and thus, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film has recovered its cost till the day of the film’s release. But at the box office, this film will have to earn at least 150 crores to get the title of a hit film.
The film’s opening of Rs 10.5 crore also made it clear that Alia Bhatt will have to wait longer to become the heroine number one of English cinema. Out of the last three films of Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the opening of the film ‘Padmavat’ was Rs 24 crore, the opening of the film ‘Bajirao Mastani’ was Rs 12.80 crore and the opening of the film ‘Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ramleela’ was Rs 16 crore. The heroine of these three films has been Deepika Padukone and these three films also confirmed Deepika Padukone’s claim on the position of heroine number one. For Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the opening of the film ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ is less than ‘Bajirao Mastani’.
Alia Bhatt’s films that opened 10 crores or more include ‘Udta Punjab’ (Rs 10.05 crore), ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’ (Rs 12.25 crore), ‘2 States’ (Rs 12.42 crore), ‘Shaandaar’ (13.10 crores). crores), ‘Gully Boy’ (Rs 19.40 crore) and ‘Kalank’ (Rs 21.60 crore). Apart from ‘Gully Boy’ in these films, only ‘2 States’ and ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’ have been his hits. ‘Udta Punjab’ was considered to be an average successful film considering its cost, while ‘Shaandaar’ and ‘Kalank’ are included in the list of Alia’s flops.