Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Padmaavat has emerged as a winner at the box office and continues its magical run by entering the prestigious Rs 200-crore club.

Padmaavat, starring Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor in the lead roles, continues to its spell magic across the globe and now the film has one more reason to celebrate as it becomes the first entrant of Rs 200-crore club in 2018.

As per Taran Adarsh’s latest tweet about the film’s collection, Padmaavat collected Rs 20-crore on February 5, thus taking the total collection of the film to Rs 212.50 crore.

#Padmaavat continues its GLORIOUS RUN as it hits a DOUBLE CENTURY… Crosses ₹ 45 cr mark in Weekend 2 [despite no-screening in few states], which is NOTEWORTHY… [Week 2] Fri 10 cr, Sat 16 cr, Sun 20 cr. Total: ₹ 212.50 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) February 5, 2018

Despite all the controversies surrounding the film and protests from Karni Sena, Bhansali’s period drama has proved out to be the biggest hit of 2018.

Padmaavat is a reason for celebration for many people attached to the film.

The film, which was released on January 25, is the highest grossing film for actors Ranveer and Shahid in their career and even for the director of the film, SLB. But what about the ‘Rani Sa’ herself?

Deepika, who essays the titular role in the film, has more than one reason to celebrate. Besides the unanimous acclaim the actor has received, Deepika is now the undisputed queen of box office with seven Rs.100-crore film (including 2 Rs.200 crore films, with Padmaavat being one of them).

Padmaavat has come a long way. From postponing its release date to facing serious backlash from fringe groups, the film surely deserves the moment of glory it has achieved today.

But what if all the controversies were put to an end long ago?

As per reports, Padmaavat suffered a loss of approx Rs 50 crore because of Karni Sena’s protests and the series of events that led to the film being not released in four major states of India.

#Padmaavat concludes [extended] Week 1 on a GLORIOUS NOTE… SUPERB biz over the [extended] weekend… ROCK-SOLID biz on weekdays… This, despite no-screening in few states… However, the TERRIFIC biz in other states helped put up a FANTASTIC number… ‪Had it been a smooth, all-India release, #Padmaavat would’ve comfortably crossed ₹ 200 cr in its [extended] Week 1… The film lost out on [approx] ₹ 50 cr+ due to no-screening in few states + protests… Its international biz is REMARKABLE [esp North America and Australia]…‬ ‪#Padmaavat is expected to surpass *lifetime biz* of #BajiraoMastani in Weekend 2… Will emerge SLB’s HIGHEST GROSSER… Wed [limited previews] 5 cr, Thu 19 cr, Fri 32 cr, Sat 27 cr, Sun 31 cr, Mon 15 cr, Tue 14 cr, Wed 12.50 cr, Thu 11 cr. Total: ₹ 166.50 cr. India biz. 👍👍👍‬

A post shared by Taran Adarsh (@taranadarsh) on Feb 2, 2018 at 3:26am PST

Nonetheless, Padmaavat crossing the Rs 200-crore mark and emerging as the biggest hit of 2018 is more or less a proud moment for the entire team of the film in such critical time.

The film narrates the story of Rani Padmavati (Deepika) and her husband Rawal Ratan Singh (Shahid), and how she defeated Sultan Alauddin Khilji (Ranveer) by committing Jauhar in order to not get captured by the Muslim emperor.

Padmaavat was released worldwide on January 25, with a limited screenings on January 24, in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D.