Thanks to a strong word of mouth, 'Piku' starring Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan and Irrfan Khan has grown phenomenally on Sunday (May 10). The movie minted a total of Rs 11.20 cr on the last day of the weekend which was double the amount it had earned on the first day of its release. (Read: Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, Irrfan Khan’s ‘Piku’ review: has delightful laugh-out-loud moments) On Day 1 (Friday), the movie collected a mere Rs. 5.32 cr, which went higher on Day 2 (Saturday) - Rs. 8.20 cr, and on Day 3 (Sunday), it grossed a total of Rs. 11.20 cr. Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted the figures. #Piku witnesses PHENOMENAL growth on Sun. Fri 5.32 cr, Sat 8.70 cr, Sun 11.20 cr. Total: ₹ 25.22 cr. India biz. Take a bow, Team #Piku. — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 11, 2015 Also, talking about how well the movie was doing, he tweeted: Day 1: ₹ 5.32 cr . 3-day weekend: ₹ 25.22 cr . Just look at the REMARKABLE growth in the biz of #Piku. Proves yet again CONTENT is KING. — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 11, 2015 The movie which portrays the relationship of Piku (Deepika) and his Baba (Amitabh Bachchan) is getting a thumbs up from the fans. Sujoy Ghosh, who directed 'Kahaani' starring Vidya Balan, was completely bowled over by the movie and its actors. Here are his tweets: seriously indebted to @SrBachchan @deepikapadukone @irrfan_k @aroyfloyd @ronnielahiri @SnehaRajani @writeonj @ShoojitSircar for PIKU. — sujoy ghosh (@sujoy_g) May 11, 2015 i could rant on about PIKU till kingdom come.. however the sheer magic of @SrBachchan @deepikapadukone and @irrfan_k is beyond good.. — sujoy ghosh (@sujoy_g) May 11, 2015 that @deepikapadukone is setting some serious benchmarks! — sujoy ghosh (@sujoy_g) May 11, 2015 Also sharing a picture of Shoojit, he tweeted: the star producer director.. @ShoojitSircar and @ronnielahiri .. thank you for PIKU pic.twitter.com/VhDlOwFmx4 — sujoy ghosh (@sujoy_g) May 11, 2015 Piku definitely is a movie that has a long way to go at the box office. With heaps of praises from all over, the movie might as well be one of the superhits of 2015.
