‘Bajirao Mastani’ starring Deepika, Ranveer collects Rs. 12.80 cr on opening day

Read: Dilwale takes edge over Bajirao Mastani, gets an occupancy of 70 per cent on opening day

Trade analyst Taran Adrash tweeted the numbers, posting that the collections are growing rapidly due to word of mouth.

#BajiraoMastani Fri ₹ 12.80 cr [3050 screens]. India biz. Film growing rapidly with strong word of mouth and glowing reviews.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 19, 2015

Taran also shared the film’s monetary performance overseas. However, it seems that ‘Dilwale’ has affected its earnings in the international markets.

#BajiraoMastani gets affected by #Dilwale wave in some intl markets… UK: Fri [Rank 7] £ 74,029 [₹ 73.13 lacs]. Some sites to report…

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 19, 2015

#BajiraoMastani – AUS: Thu A$ 67, Fri [Rank 10] A$ 77,919. Total: A$ 77,986 [₹ 37.11 lacs]… NZ: Fri [Rank 7] NZ$ 15,428 [₹ 6.89 lacs].

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 19, 2015

Apparently, ‘Dilwale’ and ‘Bajirao Mastani’ are liked by moviegoers and the pre-Christmas clash is working for both films.

#Dilwale – #BajiraoMastani clash in the pre-Christmas week has resulted in division of biz due to division of screens, shows, footfalls…

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 19, 2015

Silver lining: Both #Dilwale and #BajiraoMastani liked by moviegoers. Multiple holidays ahead + no major Hindi film till 8 Jan advantageous.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 19, 2015

Indian Express rated ‘Bajirao Mastani’ one and half star. “You long for a genuinely moving, exciting story, featuring all these beautiful people, all actors able to pull off characters, but buried under their mounds of clothes, mouthing dialogue. ‘Bajirao Mastani’ had the potential to be a terrific historical. You want to be transported. What it ends up being is a costume drama : too many costumes, too much revved-up, empty drama, and too little plot,” wrote Shubhra Gupta.

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The film also stars Priyanka Chopra who is said to have shone in a few strong moments in the film.