Gauri
Shinde,
whose
latest
directorial
Dear
Zindagi
has
hit
the
box
office
bull's
eye,
says
she
is
constantly
surprised
by
the
reaction
to
her
cinema.
According
to
box
office
estimates
across
the
country,
the
film
collected
approximately
Rs
55
Crores
during
the
first
five
days
of
its
release.
The
film,
which
released
on
November
25,
was
made
at
a
budget
of
Rs
33
Crores.
Gauri
Shinde,
who
is
happy
with
the
response
said,
"Whether
it
was
English
Vinglish
or
now
Dear
Zindagi,
I
am
constantly
surprised
by
the
reaction
to
my
cinema."
Her
husband
and
filmmaker
R.
Balki,
who
has
co-produced
Dear
Zindagi
with
Karan
Johar's
Dharma
Productions
and
Shahrukh
Khan's
Red
Chillies
Entertainments,
said,
"I
am
really
touched
by
how
much
Dear
Zindagi
has
connected
with
people.
It's
unbelievable!"
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Box
Office
Prediction
Report
"Hats
off
to
Shahrukh
for
an
incredible
performance
and
producing
such
an
incredibly
bold
film.
Hats
off
to
Karan
Johar
for
seeing
the
vision
so
clearly
from
the
beginning.
Hats
off
to
Alia
Bhatt
for
hitting
it
out
of
the
park.
Nobody
can
do
what
she
does," he
added.
Incidentally,
Balki
is
also
in
Dear
Zindagi.
He
said,
"Yes.
I
am
proud
of
the
two-second
thank
you
card
for
lending
my
voice
to
a
disclaimer.
So,
happy
to
be
a
two-second
part
of
Gauri
Shinde's
classic.
I
want
to
thank
Gauri
for
battling
it
out
uncompromisingly
through
all
the
ups
and
downs,
and
still
making
one
of
the
finest
films
that
has
been
made."
With
inputs
from
IANS