The Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer Thackeray has earned Rs 16 crore after two days. It is a bilingual biopic on late Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray which released on the same day as Kangana Ranaut’s Manikarnika.
The film has performed better in Marathi than Hindi, shared trade analyst Taran Adarsh. It garnered Rs 6 crore on its opening day.
Adarsh wrote, “#Thackeray biz jumps on Day 2… Gets the benefit of #RepublicDay holiday… While #Maharashtra continues to lead, the remaining circuits show an upward trend on Day 2… #Marathi version is excellent… Fri 6 cr, Sat 10 cr. Total: ₹ 16 cr. India biz. #Hindi #Marathi.”
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Helmed by Abhijit Panse, the action-packed film received praises from the celebrities too, especially for Nawazuddin’s ace performance.
Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar called the film “bold and powerful” and termed Nawazuddin “one of our finest actors.” He wrote on Twitter, “Film Thackeray portrays how an Artist becomes a powerful political leader. The film is bold and powerful. @Nawazuddin_S one of our finest actors roars like a tiger.. Congratulations to @rautsanjay61 and @RKpanday1977.”
Also, veteran actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha took to his Twitter handle and wrote, “As a tribute to his memory, a film, Thackeray a biopic on the life of Balasaheb releases on 25th Jan’19. I’m told Nawazuddin Siddiqui @Nawawazuddin_S is outstanding & it seems he has done complete justice to the role. He is credible & believable as he plays the late.”
The numbers in the coming days will tell how far the film could fare against Kangana Ranaut’s Manikarnika.
