Shah Rukh Khan's ‘Jawan’ sets record for biggest Hindi film opening, mints ₹129 crore worldwide
₹129.6 crore worldwide and ₹75 crore in India on day one. With this, Jawan became the film with biggest opening day in the history of Hindi cinema both globally and in the country, said the makers on 8 September. Directed by Tamil filmmaker Atlee and also starring superstars Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi, the pan-India film also casts Deepika Padukone in a special appearance.
It was released worldwide on Thursday in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. "As Jawan says, 'Yeh toh bas shuruaat hai'. Thank you for the Massy-ive love," the production house Red Chillies Entertainment captioned the worldwide gross figures on X.
The movie, Jawan, is a father-son story that addresses social and political issues through its hero, essayed by the Bollywood star. Earlier, trade expert Taran Adarsh predicted that Shah Rukh will surpass his own record for the highest opening in a Hindi film with his new release. ALSO READ:Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Jawan’ clocks ₹65 cr on day 1, sets record for Hindi films Sharing the breakdown, he took to X and wrote, “'Jawan' is sensational...
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Biggest opener (Hindi films). In India, day 1 biz 65.50 crore." He even compared the nett figure of the film with the ₹55 crore made by "Pathaan" and ₹53.95 crore made by the Hindi version of "KGF2". The response to 'Jawan' on day one was sensational and proved the might of "mass entertainers", said Gautam Dutta, Co-CEO, PVR INOX Limited.
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