‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ Grossed Rs 39.12 Crore In Its First Weekend Of Release

The film, which stars Alia Bhatt, was released on February 25 and its first day collection was a whopping Rs 10.5 crore.

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New Delhi: Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's latest release 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' has got a roaring response at the box office as it raked in Rs. 39.12 crore in its opening weekend.

The film, which stars Alia Bhatt, was released on February 25 and its first day collection was a whopping Rs 10.5 crore.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted: "#GangubaiKathiawadi brings cheer, confidence and cinemagoers 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."

He added: "#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*."

#GangubaiKathiawadi #Overseas: Opng Wknd biz…
⭐️ #UK: £ 243,853 [₹ 2.46 cr]
⭐️ #Australia: A$ 376,223 [₹ 2.04 cr]
⭐️ #NZ: NZ$ 62,483 [₹ 31.63 lacs]
⭐️ #Germany: € 21,851 [₹ 18.44 lacs]
⭐️ #NorthAmerica: Has crossed $ 1 million [₹ 7.50 cr+]. Final biz in evening.@comScore pic.twitter.com/WOuBf96Elx

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) February 28, 2022

'Gangubai Kathiawadi' tells the tale of a young girl named Ganga who becomes Gangubai, a madame in the red light area of Kamathipura.

Aside from Alia, the film also stars Vijay Raaz and Seema Pahwa, among other actors. In addition, Ajay Devgn made a cameo appearance in the film.

It is loosely based on the true story of Gangubai Harjivandas, popularly known as Gangubai Kothewali, whose life was documented in the book 'Mafia Queens of Mumbai', written by S. Hussain Zaidi.