Mumbai, Mar 6 (Agency) ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ has been facing some stiff competition lately with ‘The Batman’ and ‘Jhund’ being out. But the movie has surprisingly managed to dominate the attendance records as ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ shows itself going on an upward trend and is so far shown to be the first choice of all movie goers followed by ‘The Batman’ and ‘Jhund’. The film had also locked horns with two southern giants, namely ‘Valimai’ and ‘Bheemla Nayak’, and while all have performed extremely well at the box office, ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ has been already declared the winner of this race of box office collection.
Having already grossed 100 crore INR worldwide, the movie managed to collect over 39 crores INR in its first week. The movie has so far done the best in the state of Maharashtra, collecting over 7.75 crore INR and has domestically crossed the 80 crore INR landmark and will soon approach the 90 crore INR landmark. The film has especially gained great traction from female audiences, with some exhibitions of the movie comprising 70 percent of women. This healthy trend of ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ guarantees100 crore INR gross by its third weekend. For Sanjay Leela Bhansali and his crew, the movie is a gamble that has paid off with even greater returns than their expectations.