Gully Boy records an impressive start at the box-office

Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy, which also marks Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt’s first collaboration together, has finally hit the screens and has kick started its journey at the box-office on an impressive note. The film released on 14 February, on Valentine’s day, and has managed to collect a total of Rs.19.40 crore on its first day at the box-office. Even though the numbers aren’t exactly ground breaking, they certainly are impressive as the film caters to a rather niche audience and the fact that it released on a working weekday.
Gully Boy has turned into Ranveer Singh’s second biggest opener of his career. Ranveer’s previous release Simmba recorded an opening of around Rs 20 crore. It even managed to beat the opening collections of Ranveer’s Padmaavat by around Rs 2.50 crore. Tweeting the box office figures, film trade analyst Taran Adarsh wrote, “#GullyBoy is Ranveer Singh’s second biggest opener.
Gully Boy is the story of a rapper from the streets of Mumbai who dreams of making it big in the world of music. In the film, Ranveer and Siddhant play budding street rappers Murad and MC Sher from the slums of Mumbai, while Alia essays the role of Safeena, an aspiring medical student in love with Murad, reports filmfare.