‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’ dominates box-office; Ranveer-Alia starrer crosses Rs 70 cr in 1st week

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Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’ is currently setting the box-office on fire. According to a report by the Indian box-office commercial tracking platformSacnilk.com, the Alia Bhatt-Ranveer Singh rom-com has minted a whopping Rs 73.33 crore in its first week! Film reviewer and trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to share the daily box-office collections of the Karan Johar directorial. “#RockyAurRaniKiiPremKahaani packs an impressive number in Week 1… The solid trending at metros should ensure a strong Weekend 2… Fri 11.10 cr, Sat 16.05 cr, Sun 18.75 cr, Mon 7.02 cr, Tue 7.30 cr, Wed 6.90 cr, Thu 6.21 cr. Total: ₹ 73.33 cr. #India biz,” reads his tweet. The movie may have some stiff competition soon as ‘Gadar 2’ is the long-awaited sequel to the 2001 blockbuster ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’. The movie also marks the return of both leads — Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel to the silver screen.

After a long while KJo has returned to what he does best, making lavish family dramas with a strong emotional core. The movie revolves around a couple Rocky Randhawa and Rani Chatterjee, who fall in love despite a huge cultural chasm. Rocky is a hyperenergetic and charismatic Punjabi lad, while Rani is a no-nonsense, progressive news anchor, hailing from a well-read Bengali family. As both hail from very different family backgrounds, they decide to stay with each other’s relatives for a while, to get to know them better. Aside from Singh and Bhatt, the movie also features a stellar cast that includes veterans such as Dharmendra, Jaya Bhaduri, Shabana Azmi etc. The movie has also drawn praise for depicting a tender romance between two aged individuals. Bhatt will next make her Hollywood debut through