Bollywood superstar Salman Khan‘s “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” has continued its victory march at the box office in its third consecutive week while breaking various records. The Kabir Khan directorial has collected 294.98 crore and is racing towards the Rs.300 crore mark.
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Released on July 17, “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”, which focuses on the bond shared by a Pakistani mute girl and an Indian man, also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and child artist Harshaali Malhotra.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh posted on Twitter:
#BajrangiBhaijaan remains STRONG. [Week 3] Fri 4.11 cr, Sat 6.80 cr, Sun 9.07 cr, Mon 2.75 cr. Total: ₹ 294.98 cr. ATBB.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 4, 2015
He added that the film has crossed the total collection of Aamir Khan’s “Dhoom 3” and become the second highest grosser ever in Hindi films.
#BajrangiBhaijaan crosses #Dhoom3. Emerges 2nd HIGHEST grosser [after #PK]. Heading towards ₹ 300 cr… Hindi films. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 3, 2015
Aamir Khan starrer “PK” had minted over Rs.330 crore overall.
Not only in India, “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” has done “fabulous” business overseas too.
The film had, upto Sunday, collected $ 23.5 million (Rs.150.54 crore) outside India.