Bajrangi Bhaijaan at ₹300-cr and counting

Salman Khan starrer Bajrangi Bhaijaan has set the cash registers ringing, crossing ₹300 crore in box office collections. The film has been doing good business in the overseas markets too with the film garnering ₹155 crore ($24.3 million) till Wednesday.

The Eid-blockbuster has broken all previous overseas records of Salman Khan films and is in Top 10 in the UK.

It crossed ₹50 crore (29 million DHS) in UAE and GCC regions to become the highest grosser for any Hindi release in the region.

Feather in the cap Amar Butala, COO, Salman Khan Films and co-Producer of Bajrangi Bhaijaan said, “It’s a matter of pride for Salman Khan Films that our first feature as producers continues to set new box office benchmarks both in India and worldwide, and has found both box office success and critical acclaim.”

Nandu Ahuja, Sr. VP, India Theatrical, Eros International Media said, “The film has created box office history; Salman mania persists amongst his fans and audiences and records continue to shatter as there is no stopping it”.

Directed by Kabir Khan, produced by Salman Khan and Rockline Venkatesh, the film is distributed worldwide by Eros International.