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Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Jawan’ clocks Rs.65 cr on day 1, sets record for Hindi films

September 8 2023, 8:42 pm

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India: Actor Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan has set the record for the highest opening day of all time for an original Hindi movie, clocking Rs.65 crore on Thursday. The Atlee-directed film has beaten the record set by Khan’s own Pathaan which had mopped up Rs.55 crore when released this January.

The dubbed Tamil and Telugu versions of the film also brought in another Rs.8 crore, making for an all-India total collection of Rs.71 crore.

“Jawan is off to a roaring start, clocking a mammoth 2.5 million (2,50,000) tickets sold so far, highlighting the unprecedented excitement around the film. At 1.6 million, the film’s advance sales are the highest ever for a Shah Rukh Khan film, setting the stage for a blockbuster run,” Ashish Saksena, chief operating officer, cinemas, BookMyShow had said in a statement on Thursday.