Akshay Kumar starrer scores Rs 15 crore on opening day

Diwali has brought some relief for Akshay Kumar, who has fielded quite a few flops this year. His festive release ‘Ram Setu’ has struck a chord with the audience and raked in a decent score on opening day.

‘Ram Setu’ has fared decently in mass centres and has earned around Rs 15 crore nett on its first day, reports Boxofficeindia. The movie has earned over Rs 1 crore from the Rajasthan circuit while CP Berar has also added Rs 1 crore nett to the total. ‘Ram Setu’ has performed well in the UP, Bihar and CI and Gujarat /Saurashtra markets too, while in Mumbai the film is expected to cross Rs 5 crore. The present trend suggests that ‘Ram Setu’ has managed to earn more than ‘Thank God’, which also released on the same day. ‘Ram Setu’ has bagged the second biggest opening of the year, after ‘Brahmastra’. The first day collection of ‘Ram Setu’ is nearly the double of Akshay Kumar’s last release ‘Raksha Bandhan’. Directed by Abhishek Sharma, ‘Ram Setu’ stars Akshay Kumar, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nushrratt Bharuccha and Satya Dev in lead roles. Akshay essays the role of an archeologist who probes the film.

On the occasion of Diwali, Akshay Kumar had performed a puja at his office in Mumbai. Sharinga glimpse of the same on social media, Akshay had tweeted, “Roshini, rang aur unse bhi pyaari muskurahate. Sal ka mera sabse acha din. Aapko aur aapke parivar ko meriaur mere pure parivar ki aur se Diwali ki hardik shubhkamnaye (Lights, colors and even more lovely smiles. My best day of the year! Happy Diwali to you and your family from me and my entire family).”