The Sanjay Leela Bhansali much talked about film Padmaavat has released amid all its air of surrounding controversy. The movie is running successfully in the states that it has released, especially in the southern states, it is running with full theatres. While the film reels in controversy within the country in some parts, internationally the film is beating records. Padmaavat has become the highest single day earner Hindi film in entire North America. The film made $ 1,841,628 in a single day! The film has beat the likes of PK, Dangal and Bajrangi Bhaijaan!

Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor's fans from the international territories have shown their love for Bollywood and how! The film till Saturday had made Rs. 22.18 crore which is within just 2 days of its release. Sanjay Leela’s magnum opus film has provided the audiences with a lovely experience and the theaters are running full we guess. In India, the film may not have released in four states (Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar) affecting the gross business but internationally the film is able to recover we can say! And in the international market, it is not just the US, but it also doing equally good in Australia and UK Ireland.

Before Padmaavat, it was Aamir Khan’s PK which had the highest single day earning a record of $ 1,418,817. It was even ahead of the star’s wrestling film Dangal. Among the other top earning Hindi films in the USA were Dhoom 3 and Bajrangi Bhaijaan. But Deepika performing the queen’s role and powerhouse actor Ranveer Singh in a negative role will be enough of a delight to watch to ardent fans out there. In India too, the film did good business. On its first day itself the film had made close to Rs. 20 crore. And in next two days, it was raking close to Rs. 100 crore. Check the Day 3 collections. Going by the figures, Bhansali’s efforts to overcome add odds and releasing the film seem to be worth it all!

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