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Akshay Kumar arrived in theatres in a grand manner, his Diwali release ‘Sooryavanshi’ is still ruling hearts at the box office. In its fourth week, the has had a decent run and raked in Rs 6.25 crore nett, taking the total collection of the film to Rs 191 crore nett.

Going by its current trend, ‘Sooryavanshi’ is expected to add another Rs 5 crore nett to its collection by the end of its theatrical run. However, the film may miss the coveted 200 crore mark. Despite the ongoing pandemic, ‘Sooryavanshi’ has managed to rake in big money. Had there been no pandemic, the performance of ‘Sooryavanshi’ could have been even better.

Speaking about the film’s success, director Rohit Shetty had told ETimes, “I am very happy for not just the film doing well, but for various other reasons, too. The feeling of seeing theatre owners, people who work in those theatres, be happy is fantastic. The audience too, has come out and spoken of their theatre experience as if they’ve seen a theatre for the first time. All this gives me a high. It makes me feel humbled and happy. Film toh thi, usko chalna tha (The film had to release and earn its money). We knew the project had a scale and it was a brand so it would do a certain amount of business and people would like the film. But the feeling of fighting for 19 months, not releasing the film on any online platform and taking the risk of being the first film to release in theatres after the lockdowns, was memorable. Getting so much love from the audience, theatre owners and the film industry is something I will remember my whole life. This film will always be special for me.”