A still from the film Happy New Year
Mumbai:
There's a reason why Shah Rukh Khan is Bollywood's badshah. His latest venture Happy New Year has crossed Rs 300-crore mark at the box office worldwide.
"The movie has crossed more than Rs 310 worldwide gross," a source from Shah Rukh's Red Chillies Entertainments, confirmed to IANS.
Congratulating the team, megastar Amitabh Bachchan tweeted:
Happy New Year, directed by Farah Khan, also features actors Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood, Vivaan Shah and Jackie Shroff. A heist drama, with dollops of dance and music, it opened to a bumper weekend, making it the quickest film to mint Rs 100 crore when it released on October 24, said a statement.
The movie is being lapped up by audiences of all age groups despite mixed reviews. According to exhibitors, Happy New Year will continue to pull in audiences to theatres for at least 10 more days.
"The movie has crossed more than Rs 310 worldwide gross," a source from Shah Rukh's Red Chillies Entertainments, confirmed to IANS.
Congratulating the team, megastar Amitabh Bachchan tweeted:
T 1665 - WOW !! @HNY crosses 300 cr world wide .. congratulations SRK and Farah .. well deserved .. So Farah when do we work together ! Haha
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) November 4, 2014Happy New Year, directed by Farah Khan, also features actors Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood, Vivaan Shah and Jackie Shroff. A heist drama, with dollops of dance and music, it opened to a bumper weekend, making it the quickest film to mint Rs 100 crore when it released on October 24, said a statement.
The movie is being lapped up by audiences of all age groups despite mixed reviews. According to exhibitors, Happy New Year will continue to pull in audiences to theatres for at least 10 more days.
