“I don’t have any competition,” Shah Rukh Khan said in an old interview with Rajeev Masand, These words continue to hold true today as his latest film Jawan shatters box office records. Following its historic opening, Jawan has now become the third Bollywood film in 2023 to cross the Rs 300 crore mark in India.
On Monday, according to industry tracker Sacnilk, the film raked in an impressive Rs 30 crore, bringing its total domestic collection to a whopping Rs 316.16 crore. Jawan boasted a substantial 17.38 per cent occupancy in Hindi-speaking regions on Monday, with 13.72 per cent occupancy in Tamil-speaking areas and 16.75 per cent in Telugu-speaking regions.
Notably, the film set a new record on Sunday by earning Rs 81 crore, making it the highest single-day grosser in Bollywood history. Previously, SRK’s Pathaan held this record with Rs 70.50 crore (with Hindi collections at Rs 68 crore) on the second day of its release, which coincided with January 26, a national holiday.
Jawan has also achieved the distinction of being the fastest Bollywood movie to reach the Rs 500 crore mark at the global box office, as reported by Sacnilk. As of Tuesday, the film had amassed approximately Rs 575 crore worldwide, and will pass the Rs 600 crore gross mark today.
Directed by Atlee, Jawan features South Indian stars Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi in prominent roles, portraying the protagonist’s love interest and nemesis, respectively. In addition to Shah Rukh Khan, the film also stars Sanya Malhotra and Priyamani in pivotal roles.
Mukesh Chhabra, the casting director of Jawan, revealed in an interview that it took over a year to complete the casting for the film. He explained, “More than a year was spent on it. We had to find new people, and get everyone on board on given dates. We had to block them for more than 100 days so the coordination also takes a lot of time. All big films take time, again I mention the example of Dangal and Dunki, or PK and Sanju. Your work can’t be done within three months.”
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