Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in the lead role is witnessing its strong run at the Box Office. The film, which released on February 14, opened to a phenomenal response from the critics and audience alike. The movie got a bumper opening of Rs. 19.40 crores approx. Released in 3,350 screens across the country, Gully Boy earned around Rs. 13.10 crores on Friday, taking the total collection to around Rs. 32 crores. The film witnessed another exceptional day at the windows on day 3.
Gully Boy is witnessing full house and has earned around Rs 18.50 crore on Saturday, according to early estimates by Box Office India. The film has witnessed substantial growth in metro cities majorly. Since its weekend, Ranveer Singh starrer should pick up and of course, the strong word-of-mouth will help the film to continue strong run even during the weekdays. The first-weekend business is expected to break quite a few records at the Box Office. Meanwhile, Will Smith was all praise for Ranveer's performance in Gully Boy. He congratulated the actor and said, "Yo, Ranveer! Congrats, man! I am loving what you are doing with Gully Boy. For me, old school hip-hop here, seeing hip-hop all over the world like that... I am loving it, man.”
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As a part of film Gully Boy is a musical drama loosely based on the life of street rappers Divine and Naezy. The film also features Kalki Koechlin, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Vijay Raaz and Amruta Subhash in pivotal roles.