Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt starrer Gully Boy makers have managed to give the audience the kind of the film they deserve. The Zoya Akhtar directorial had a strong buzz, creating enormous curiosity in the minds of the audience. As expected, the film is doing extremely well at the ticket windows. The tremendous positive reaction by critics pulled fans to the theatres like magnet and here we got the numbers of day three. So, on Day 3, the film has collected Rs 51.15 crore at the ticket windows. Ranveer Singh Ecstatic Over Will Smith’s Shoutout To Him For Gully Boy; Thanks The Original Rapper! View Post.

Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, "#GullyBoy catches speed... Crosses ₹ 50 cr... Metros excellent, driving the biz... Mass belt/Tier-2 cities improve... Day 4 [Sun] should be huge again... ₹ 70 cr+ *extended* weekend on cards... Thu 19.40 cr, Fri 13.10 cr, Sat 18.65 cr. Total: ₹ 51.15 cr. India biz."

Post Simmba, there was huge excitement about his next film. The trailer and the songs showed him in a completely different light. That alone was enough for the fans to get to the theatres and his chemistry with the bold and beautiful Alia, was another add-on! Gully Boy Movie Review: Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt Are Bloody Brilliant in Zoya Akhtar’s Finest Work to Date!.

There have not been much of films made on the theme of raps, especially the street raps. This film is loosely based on Dharavi-based street rappers Divine and Naezy. Songs like " Apna Time Ayega", "Gully Gully" and "Aazadi" were huge hits amongst the netizens even before the film's release. Hence, that also helped the makers maintaining the popularity. As the first week has already crossed half century at the ticket windows, the positive word of mouth might take it to the 100-crore club real soon.

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