Bhaag Milkha Bhaag earns Rs 39 cr at the box office,still going strong

Farhan Akhtar's <i>Bhaag Milkha Bhaag</i>,which was not received well by the critics,is racing ahead at the box office.

Farhan Akhtar’s Bhaag Milkha Bhaag,which was not received well by the critics,is racing ahead at the box office and has earned a total of Rs 39.10 cr.

In its first weekend,Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra’s biopic on the Flying Sikh,Bhaag Milkha Bhaag had already earned over 33 crores till Monday.

Taran Adarsh tweeted the film’s weekend collection:

#BhaagMilkhaBhaag *actuals* Thu previews 1.05 cr,Fri 8.50 cr,Sat 11 cr,Sun 12.80 cr,Mon 5.75 cr. Total: Rs 39.10 cr. FANTASTIC!

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 16,2013

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While its overseas opening weekend stands at Rs 8.40 cr,tweeted Taran Adarsh:

#BhaagMilkhaBhaag Overseas total *opening weekend* stands at approx. $ 1.4 million [Rs 8.40 cr. Excellent!

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 16,2013

Indian Express’ reviewer Shubhra Gupta had also given a mere 2.5 stars to the movie and said it could have been made better.

Read review: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag starts getting overlaid by too much drama

Farhan Akhtars alluring performance as Milkha Singh has impressed both critics and audiences alike. But the movie sas panned fir being too lengthy.

Sonam Kapoor has done a cameo in the movie.

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