Alia Bhatt’s Raazi is rock steady at the box office in India with a collection of Rs 104.32 crore in its theatrical run.
Meghna Gulzar’s espionage thriller, which is based on the bestselling novel Calling Sehmat, has been winning hearts at the box office and it’s still going steady .
The film attracting more viewers in its third week. As of May 28, Raazi is the fifth highest grossing film of 2018 in India and has even surpassed the lifetime collections of films like Pad Man, October, Hichki and Aiyaary.
According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, Raazi earned Rs 1.82 crore on its third Monday, thus taking the total 18-day collection of the film to Rs 104.32 crore.
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Despite intense competition from multiple releases at the box office, Raazi has emerged as a success story and probably the biggest sleeper hit of 2018.
Interestingly, this is the second female-centric film to gross Rs 100 crore in India. Tanu Weds Manu Returns was the first film to do so.
This is also Alia’s second highest grossing film of her career. Raazi is just behind Badrinath Ki Dulhania, her careers highest-grossing film.
Now, it’ll be interesting to see the film’s box office figures in the third week as it will determine the film’s lifetime business and its position among the highest grossing films of 2018.
Directed by Meghna Gulzar, Raazi, was released worldwide on May 11.