Bajrangi Bhaijaan box office collection: Salman still strong with Rs 272 crore in India

 New Delhi:
Bajrangi Bhaijaan has set the cash registers ringing and how! The Salman Khan film has been embraced warmly by audiences both in the country and abroad, and the staggering figures are evidence of the same. Directed by Kabir Khan, this tale of a Hanuman devotee from India escorting a mute Pakistani child to the neighbouring country has won hearts of people all over. The film has been doing exceptionally good business ever since its release on July 17.

In two weeks, Salman Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan has earned Rs 272.25 crore just in the country. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted the figures:

#BajrangiBhaijaan is galloping STEADILY towards ? 300 cr nett [India biz]. Weekend 3 should again witness an UPSURGE in biz. ATBB.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 31, 2015#BajrangiBhaijaan [Wk 2] Fri 12.80 cr, Sat 19.25 cr, Sun 24.05 cr, Mon 9.30 cr, Tue 9.10 cr, Wed 7.10 cr, Thu 6.03 cr. Total: ? 272.25 cr.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 31, 2015The film, which stars Salman Khan in the eponymous role, had opened to mostly mixed to positive reviews from critics. Apart from Khan, Bajrangi Bhaijaan features Kareena Kapoor Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and child artiste Harshaali Malhotra in key roles.

When Bajrangi Bhaijaan hit the screens, its main competition at the box office was SS Rajamouli's epic war drama Baahubali. As of now, just the Hindi dubbed version of Baahubali has crossed the Rs 100-crore mark.