The Rakeysh Mehra directed biopic
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag has won
brownie points from critics and masses alike. And this was bound to
happen, considering the good publicity and right buzz before the film’s
release. The film was highly anticipated simply for Farhan Akhtar and
people were curious to see the effort behind his decision to step into
the legendary shoes of India’s famous athlete Milkha Singh! As far as
the movie’s impressive collections go, we must say the actor didn’t
disappoint the sports star.
The Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures
production grossed Rs 32.08 crores nett approximately in its first
weekend. The film managed to earn Rs 1.30 crores from paid previews on
Thursday and Rs 8.50 crores on Friday. The sports saga witnessed a big
jump on Saturday and made Rs 10.50 crores; it got even stronger on
Sunday, with Rs 10.25 crores.
“Having tasted success in multistarrers like
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and
Rock On and failure with his only solo starrer
Karthik Calling Karthik,
Farhan has bounced back…and how!” says exhibitor-distributor Akshaye
Rathi excitedly. “The audience across cities with drastically diverse
demographics is loving the film and the numbers have grown steadily by
the day through the weekend. Despite the length being a bit of an issue,
with a take off like that and the good word of mouth, the film should
go past the finish line as quickly as the flying Sikh (Milkha Singh) did
in his days on the track!”
The Delhi/Punjab area has had a fantastic weekend due to the film’s
local flavour. Going by the positive word of mouth, the
three-hour-plus-long biopic is headed for major success. The trade
expects BMB to do a lifetime business of Rs 80-90 crores. Considering
the exact numbers are still being compiled, Farhan Akhtar’s solo release
ranks third after
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (Rs 61.87 crore) and Race 2 (Rs 48.17 crores).
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