Ayan Mukerji pens an emotional note as Brahmastra performs phenomenally at the box office in its first weekend

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt-starrer Brahmastra released the gone weekend amidst huge expectations. The film is one of the most expensive films ever made in India and it also received one of the largest release for any Indian film. Not just its team, but the whole Hindi film industry had high hopes riding on its performance and the fruit of labour of Ayan Mukerji for over a decade has delivered on them.

 

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Brahmastra opened to a humongous figure of Rs 75 crore at the global box office on Day 1. The two day figure extended to Rs 160 crore and now that the first weekend for the film is done and the official figures are out, the film has expanded its total worldwide collection to Rs 225 crores. Sharing this happy news with the world, Ayan Mukerji posted the official figures on Instagram with a video.

 

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Along with it, the director also penned a heartfelt note, thanking the audiences for showering love on the film and accepting it as their own. He wrote, “Brahmāstra has gotten off to a great start with audiences over its first weekend! The feeling is only of Gratitude, and more Gratitude – for our Audiences! The Acceptance from Audiences – is the only reward we work for at the movies. (sic)”.

 

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He added that the future of the Astraverse is all depended on the audience’s acceptance now. He shared, “The Future of the Brahmāstra Trilogy, and the Astraverse, eventually lies in the hands of our Audience, and this weekend we have received back from them… Light – for the years of work that went into this Venture! (sic)”.

 

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Ayan also went on to share his joy of getting people back to cinema. He said, “I feel proud that we managed to create a great energy at the cinemas over the last 3 days, with people coming out and sitting together jointly – to watch a very new kind of movie for our Cinema, one which takes Technology to the next level, and does it while retaining the soul of Indian culture and spirituality. We were also the #1 Movie at the Global Box-Office this weekend… another source of pride, excitement and progress, for us! Putting out good energy for the next few weeks of Brahmāstra’s Journey at the Cinemas… and also for the Love of Movies doing well in general, the most popular art form of our times, one that entertains and should unite us ! (sic)”. 

 

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Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva features Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, Mouni Roy and Nagarjuna, with a special appearance by Shah Rukh Khan as well. The film is the first part of the Astraverse trilogy, that aims to create a never-seen-before mythology-inspired universe set in the modern times for Indian cinema.

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