Indian movie “Gangubai Kathiawadi” starring Alia Bhatt in the lead role has collected Rs 39 Crores at the box office. The film directed by Sanjay Leela Bansali is based on a chapter of Hussain Zaidi`s book `Mafia Queens of Mumbai`, the film revolves around the life of Gangubai Kothewali.
The film collected ₹10.50 crore on its opening day and had collected ₹13.32 crore on day two. The flick extremely well on Sunday based on word of mouth collecting around ₹15.30 crore, taking its total weekend collections to around ₹39.12 crores.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted the collection figures and wrote, “#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.
#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 (@taran_adarsh) February 28, 2022
Gangubai Harjivandas, aka Gangubai Kothewali or Gangubai Kathiawadi was an Indian prostitute and madam of a brothel in the Kamathipura area of Mumbai during the 1960s.
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The film, directed by Sanjay Leela Bansali, stars Alia Bhatt, Shantanu Maheshwari; Vijay Raaz; Indira Tiwari, and Seema Pahwa.
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