Bibi Rajni, directed by Amar Hundal, continues its glorious trend at the box office. The Punjabi movie is not slowing down anytime soon. Starring Roopi Gill and Yograj Singh in the lead, the devotional drama has touched the nerves of the audience, which is the major reason why the movie is doing phenomenal business at the ticket window. 

Bibi Rajni Adds Rs 2.6 Crore To The Tally In Third Week

After an impressive first week of Rs 5.60 crore, the movie jumped in its second weekend and registered another superb week of Rs 6.10 crore, which is unusual for movies without a star face. 

In its third week, Bibi Rajni faced major competition from Gippy Grewal and Jasmine Bhasin starrer Ardaas Sarbat De Bhale Di, which somehow affected its blockbuster wave. However, the movie collected Rs 2.6 crore in its third week and took the total cume to Rs 14.46 crore net at the Indian box office in three weeks. 

Interestingly, both Bibi Rajni and Ardaas 3 are devotional movies. It had not happened before when the two devotional Punjabi movies stormed the box office with a superb trend in the same week. 

Bibi Rajni Closes Third Week At Rs 30 Crore Worldwide, BLOCKBUSTER

Besides its phenomenal domestic theatrical run, the movie is doing extremely well in foreign markets. The Punjabi movie has grossed a total of Rs 30.50 crore at the worldwide box office, of which Rs 13.50 crore came from overseas locations, while India contributed Rs 17 crore. 

Bibi Rajni is showing the trajectory of Chaar Sahibzade. It will be interesting to see whether it can take advantage of National Cinema Day on its fourth Friday and see another spike in collections. The devotional movie is relatively small compared to Gippy Grewal’s latest release, Ardaas 3. However, it succeeded in attracting the crowd with its strong content and showed the potential to hit a massive number by the end of its theatrical run. 

The box office collections of Bibi Rajni at the Indian box office are as follows:

Day
Net India BOC

Week One
Rs. 5.60 crore

Week Two
Rs. 6.10 crore

3rd Weekend
Rs. 1.85 crore

3rd Monday
Rs. 0.20 crore

3rd Tuesday
Rs. 0.20 crore

3rd Wednesday
Rs. 0.20 crore

3rd Thursday
Rs. 0.15 crore.

Total 
Rs. 14.30 crore in 21 days

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Shah Rukh Khan started his acting career with the TV series Fauji in 1989. After working in several shows like Circus and Dil Dariya, SRK entered films with Rishi Kapoor and Divya Bharti-starrer Deewana in 1992. In his initial career, films like Darr, Anjaam, and Baazigar made him a successful star in the Hindi film industry. Actor-filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia recently recalled that Shah Rukh Khan took a nap on the bus floor during the Dil Se shoot and never objected to people going over him. 

In a new interview with Mashable India, Tigmanshu Dhulia shared that Shah Rukh Khan used to take naps on the floor of the bus during the filming of Dil Se as there were no vanity vans. Dhulia, who first worked with King Khan in Mani Ratnam’s 1998 directorial, recalled that they were shooting in Ladakh and would travel on roads.

Reminiscing about the bus the team used to travel on during Dil Se’s shoot, he said, “The passage where people walk, Shah Rukh would take a nap there during lunch for 30 minutes. But we (crew members) had things in the bus, so we would keep going in and out. Sometimes, we would go over him to get a jacket or something, but he never objected to anything.”

Tigmanshu Dhulia also remembered how Shah Rukh never stopped anyone from entering the bus during his sleep time. Dhulia continued that, as the star of the film, he could have denied their entry. Tigmanshu added that, as a star, if he wanted to sleep for 30 minutes, he should have had time without any disturbance; however, it never happened during the shoot.

For the uninitiated, Tigmanshu Dhulia appeared in a brief role at the ticket counter in Shah Rukh-starrer Dil Se. Tigmanshu also worked as a dialogue writer for the movie. The 1998 romantic thriller also starred Manisha Koirala in the lead role. She was romantically paired opposite him. Preity Zinta, who made her debut with Mani Ratnam’s directorial, had a supporting role in it.

Years later, Tigmanshu collaborated with Shah Rukh Khan on Anand L Rai’s 2018 film Zero, in which he played SRK’s father.