Bollywood
superstar
Aamir
Khans
sports
drama
Dangal
has
minted
Rs
197.53
Crores
at
the
box
office
in
its
opening
weekend
surpassing
what
Salman
Khan-starrer
Sultan,
2016's
highest
grosser,
collected
in
its
first
week.
Sultan,
which
reportedly
registered
a
Rs
300
Crores
collection
in
India,
had
made
Rs
180.36
Crores.Trade
Analyst
Taran
Adarsh
said
that
Dangal
has
stood
out
as
a
"winner".
"Dangal
emerges
a
winner.
Collects
a
whopping
Rs
197.53
crores
nett
in
week
one.
Expected
to
sprint
towards
Rs
250
crores
by
weekend
two," Adarsh
posted
on
Twitter.
He
added,
"Dangal
reign
to
remain
unopposed,
unchallenged
for
another
week.
Question
is,
when
will
it
hit
Rs
300
crores
mark?
Will
it
challenge
Sultan?"
Meanwhile,
read
what
the
celebrities
tweeted
about
Dangal.
Arjun
Kapoor
@arjunk26
What
a
film
#dangal
is
!!!
Such
an
important
event
for
the
women
&
sports
in
our
country
@aamir_khan
inspires
us
again,
spellbound
&
in
awe.
Tusshar
@TusshKapoor
Beautifully
emotional,
realistic
&
oh
so
suspenseful,
a
feat
rarely
achieved
by
a
sports
film
of
human
spirit!
Epic!
#Dangal
Anupama
Chopra
@anupamachopra
#Dangal
is
a
rousing
spectacle
w
beautifully
wrought
emotions.
It's
moving
&
empowering!
Walked
out
feeling
I
can
also
wrestle
w
anything!
Javed
Akhtar
@Javedakhtarjadu
@aamir_
Dangal
is
by
any
standard
the
best
film
our
film
industry
has
made
in
the
last
decade
and
a
half
.
Hats
off
to
the
cast
n
crew.
Shirish
Kunder
@ShirishKunder
#Dangal
is
the
best
film
I've
watched
in
a
long
time.
And
in
all
probability,
will
remain
so
for
a
very
long
time.
Salute,
@aamir_khan
Sir!
Dangal,
which
released
on
December
23,
collected
Rs
20.29
Crores
on
Thursday
and
is
now
expected
to
cross
the
Rs
200
Crores
mark
on
Friday,
read
a
statement
issued
on
behalf
of
Disney
India,
which
has
backed
the
Nitesh
Tiwari
directorial.
Also
Read:
Rakesh
Roshan
Told
Shahrukh
Khan
To
Compete
With
Salman
Khan
&
Shahrukh
Khan
Not
Hrithik
Roshan
The
movie
has
tugged
at
the
heartstrings
of
the
audiences
for
its
powerful
portrayal
of
the
tale
of
Mahavir
Singh
Phogat,
a
former
national
champion
who,
much
to
the
disapproval
of
his
wife
and
his
whole
village,
trained
his
daughters
Geeta
and
Babita
to
wrestle.
With
inputs
from
IANS.