Bollywood critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the first day box office collection of ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’ on Twitter. He mentioned that the film picked up pace post the afternoon. He also said that the positive word-of-the-mouth publicity will help the movie in posting a good total on day two and three.
“#Tanhaji exceeds expectations and posts healthy total on Day 1... Biz grew rapidly from post-noon onwards... Excellent in #Maharashtra [#Mumbai, parts of #CP and #Nizam circuits]... Glowing word of mouth should ensure solid growth on Day 2 and 3... Fri ₹ 15.10 cr. #India biz,” Adarsh wrote on the micro-blogging site.
Ajay Devgn played the role of Maratha warrior Subedar Tanhaji Malusare in the film co-starring Kajol and Saif Ali Khan. Saif portrayed the antagonist Udaybhan Rathod, who fought against Shivaji and his army during the Battle of Sinhagad. Kajol played Ajay Devgn's on-screen wife Savitri Bai.
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'Tanhaji' also featured Sharad Kelkar, Neha Sharma and Shashank Shende in pivotal roles. The movie is a mass entertainer and it is expected to rake in big moolah at the box office despite competition from Deepika Padukone's 'Chhapaak'.
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