Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, featuring Ajay Devgn in the title role, continues to grow even during the week. The film, which released close by Deepika Padukone's Chhapaak, is presently approaching the Rs 100 crore mark.
As per a report on Box Office India, Tanhaji indicated a development of around 20% on Tuesday attributable to Makar Sankranti's partial holiday and gathered around Rs 16 crore net. This takes the five-day aggregate of the film to Rs 91.68 crore. This is higher than the five-day assortments of Ajay's last film, De De Pyaar De which had gathered Rs 61 crore in its first week.
Tanhaji depends on the heroic saga of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's commander Tanhaji Malusare. Saif Ali Khan plays the enemy Udaybhan Rathod while Kajol plays Ajay's onscreen spouse, Savitribai, in the film. It was made tax free in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. Ajay thanked UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath and stated, "Thank you Shri Yogi Adityanathji for making #TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior Tax-Free in Uttar Pradesh. I would also be delighted Sir if you watched our film. @myogiadityanath #TanhajiUnitesIndia."
In the interim, Chhapaak on Tuesday gathered around Rs 2.25 crore. The film currently remains at an all-out assortment of Rs 23.62 crore. Deepika plays an acid attack survivor named Malti in the film which has Vikrant Massey as the male lead. The film was made tax-free in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
Film exhibitor Akshay Rathi had likewise said recuperating the budget of the film won't be an issue. He stated, "They have many other avenues of satellite, music, OTT platforms to recover money from. There won't be a scenario where Fox Star Studios and Deepika invest in a film where they can lose the money. Fox Star's own satellite network Star and the OTT network Hotstar is extremely strong in getting terrific revenues. When you have Deepika in the film, you do expect higher numbers but this is not a commercial entertainer, it's an issue-based film. These films are not expected to have a massive opening but are expected to have a good run over a period of time."
