Dangal may not have made it to Pakistani cinemas but the film is storming its way to the top of the box office. Released in India and internationally on December 23, the film raked in Rs 29.78 crores on its first day of release and became the second biggest opening of the year after Salman Khan’s Sultan. As Dangal crossed the Rs 200 crores mark worldwide, the film’s star, Aamir Khan, took to twitter to express his gratitude.
Dangal may not have made it to Pakistani cinemas but the film is storming its way to the top of the box office. Released in India and internationally on December 23, the film raked in Rs 29.78 crores on its first day of release and became the second biggest opening of the year after Salman Khan’s Sultan. As Dangal crossed the Rs 200 crores mark worldwide, the film’s star, Aamir Khan, took to twitter to express his gratitude.
“Thank you for all the love and warmth, and thank you for owning our film. Love. Team Dangal,” Khan tweeted.
Crossing the Rs 150 crores mark in India and breaking many past records, Dangal has earned the title of being third biggest hit of 2016 after Sultan and Jungle Book. It is interesting to note that the film is a super hit even in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, two of the smallest territories for Hindi films in India.
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, Dangal tells the real life story of ace Indian wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat, who trained his daughters to become world class wrestlers.
Aside from fans, even Bollywood stars are bowled over by the film. Actor Saif Ali Khan, for example, had nothing but praise for it. “It is really good. One of the best movies I’ve ever seen,” Saif shared after coming out of the cinema. “Aamir is just phenomenal. What a lovely choice. I think everyone should watch it. We, the country, have already decided that it is an amazing film.”
Earlier on Salman Khan also praised Dangal on social media and said, “My Family saw #Dangal today and thought it was a much better film than #Sultan. Love u personally Aamir but hate u professionally!”
