MUMBAI: Sanjay Leela Bhansali has stood the test of time. Despite massiveprotests, fury, criticism and delay, controversial film Padmaavat starringDeepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh has succeeded in drawingaudiences to the screens and how. The film inspired by 16th century Sufipoet Malik Muhammed Jayasi’s Padmavat has minted over Rs 100 crores therebyregistering a win at the Box Office.
The film which hit the screens on January 25, just ahead of Republic Day,has made it to the prestigious Rs 100 crore club within the first four daysof its release.
According to boxofficeindia.com, Padmaavat minted Rs 30 crores on Sunday.Now this takes the grand total beyond the Rs 100 crore mark.
As on Saturday, the film had made a business of Rs 83 crores was just Rs 17crores away from the first milestone.
Padmaavat, initially titled Padmavati was scheduled for a December 1release last year. But owing to massive violent protests, the makersdecided to defer its release. Moreover, the film was stuck at the CentralBoard of Film Certification. The film hadn’t been given a certificate forscreening on time. The CBFC chief suggested a few modifications afterconsulting a few experts and the makers agreed to incorporate them.Following which, the CBFC certified the film for screening and subsequentlythe makers zeroed in on January 25 as the new date of release.
Akshay Kumar’s Pad Man too was scheduled to hit theatres on the same day.But the makers of Padmaavat reached out to Pad Man team to request them topostpone their film and the latter agreed.