Eros
International,
the
Indian
media
and
Entertainment
Company
today
announced
that
Salman
Khan
starrer-
Veer
in
its
opening
weekend,
has
had
gross
collections
of
Rs.
41
crores
worldwide
at
the
box
office.
Veer
did
a
first
weekend
business
of
Rs.
32
crores
(Rs.
19.50
crores
net)
in
India
with
Rs.
9
crores
coming
in
from
overseas.
Salman"s
last
hit
Wanted
netted
Rs.
17.25
crores
for
the
same
period.
An
Anil
Sharma
film,
Veer,
starring
Salman
Khan,
Mithun
Chakraborty,
Jackie
Shroff
and
debutant
released
across
cinemas
worldwide
on
22nd
January
2010.
The
film
released
with
1,300
prints
and
digital
cinemas
all
over
India
and
236
prints
overseas.
A
spectacular
treat
for
Salman
fans,
Veer
has
emerged
a
high
grosser
in
circuits
like
Rajasthan,
Delhi/UP,
Bihar,
Gujarat
etc.
with
the
single
screens
doing
good
business
over
the
weekend,
which
again
demonstrates
Salman
Khan"s
power
to
connect
with
the
masses.
Veer
is
a
saga
of
bravery
and
drama,
treachery
and
love.
Set
in
the
nineteenth
century,
this
is
the
story
of
a
warrior
clan,
the
Pindharis,
who
become
sworn
enemies
with
the
King
of
Madhavgarh,
Rajasthan
after
the
latter
betrays
them,
joining
hands
with
the
British
for
a
full-blooded
Pindhari
slaughter.
The
bravest,
the
toughest,
the
strongest
of
the
Pindharis
is
Veer
who
takes
on
the
might
of
the
British
Empire,
the
conniving
King
of
Madhavgarh
as
well
as
his
own
jealous
tribesmen.
Veer
is
a
period
drama
with
romance
and
action
thrown
in.
The
movie
is
distributed
globally
by
Eros
International.