Gangubai Kathiawadi domestic box office collection: Alia Bhatt’s film races into the 100-crore club

It is incredible feat for a film to break records at the box office in the post-pandemic era and it is even more significant when said film is headlined by an actress. Alia Bhatt’s Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial Gangubai Kathiawadi, which released in theatres on February 25, 2022, has been a runaway hit, clocking 100-crore world box office revenues within days of its release. And now, it has a similar figure only from domestic collections.

On March 9, Bollywood trade expert Taran Adarsh tweeted that Gangubai Kathiawadi had made it to the 100-crore domestic revenue club. “And #GangubaiKathiawadi hits century today [Wed], the fourth #Hindi film to achieve this number [💯 cr], post pandemic [#Sooryavanshi, #PushpaHindi, #83TheFilm]...,” he wrote. And today, the production house, Bhansali Productions, confirmed the same, posting on social media, “She reigns over our hearts & the box office!” accompanied by a still from the film and 102.68 cr domestic box-office collection emblazoned on it.

And how did Alia celebrate her big box-office win? By treating herself to a vegan burger and fries. Along with an image of her enjoying her treat, she wrote, “Happy century to Gangubai & happy vegan burger + fry to Alia 🙃💯 Thank you for all the love 🤍🌙.”

Gangubai Kathiawadi is Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s is loosely based on the life of Gangubai Kothewali, who reigned over the red streets of Mumbai, while also advocating for the rights of commercial sex workers. With Alia in the title role, the film also stars Ajay Devgn, Shantanu Maheshwari, Vijay Raaz, Seema Pahwa, Jim Sarbh and Indira Tiwari, among others.