'Happy New Year' pockets Rs.44.97 crore on its opening day

Diwali release heist drama “Happy New Year”, directed by Farah Khan, bags a whopping Rs.44.97 crore on its opening day in India.

Produced by Shah Rukh's Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt Ltd, the wholesome entertainer features Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Jackie Shroff, Sonu Sood, and Vivaan Shah besides King Khan himself.

According to a statement released by the production house, the film has earned a “record breaking opening at the box-office in India”.

“Red Chillies Entertainments (RCE) Pvt Ltd announced today (Saturday) that their latest release "Happy New Year" had a record breaking opening in the Box Office in India. It has collected Rs. 44.97 Crs on the opening day. With 42.62 Crs in Hindi, 1.43 Crs in Telugu dub and 0.92 Crs in Tamil dub, HNY has become the highest opening day ranker in Indian films so far”, said a statement.

Commenting on the performance of the film's box office performance, Venky Mysore, CEO of RCE said, "We are delighted that the audience across India has responded brilliantly and shown their support for a film that has been produced with a lot of passion and love."

Added Gaurav Verma, chief revenue officer at RCE, said, "The partnership with YRF in developing our distribution strategy has been excellent and has contributed to the record breaking opening." Click the Movie button below for more info:
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