TIL Desk Bollywood/ Abhishek Varman’s period drama “Kalank” has registered a business of Rs 21.60 crore on the first day, surpassing the opening day collection of “Kesari”, “Gully Boy” and “Total Dhamaal”, and becoming the highest opener of 2019 so far.
“Eternal love always wins. ‘Kalank’ becomes the highest opener of 2019! Watch it in cinemas now,” tweeted producer Karan Johar, along with a poster which declares that the movie minted Rs 21.60 crore when it released on Wednesday.
Trade expert Taran Adarsh listed how it surpassed the numbers of other films of 2019. He tweeted: “Opening Day business of 2019 — ‘Kalank’ Rs 21.60 crore (Wednesday), ‘Kesari’ Rs 21.06 crore (Thursday), ‘Gully Boy’ Rs 19.40 crore (Thursday), ‘Total Dhamaal’ Rs 16.50 crore… Note: Hindi films. Rs 10 crore plus openers included in the list…’Kalank’ is the biggest opener of Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt to date.”
