GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI has scored a strong first day with collections flirting with the 10 crore nett mark and likely to finish in the 9.75-10 crore nett range as the film does well pretty well in mass markets as well as the bigger centres. Mumbai was expected to be good and that has happened but markets like Nizam/Andhra, (despite a big Telegu film), CP Berar, CI and the Eastern markets have all scored well. The mass markets for GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI have scored better than '83. 

This near 10 crore nett number has come despite there still being 50% capacity restriction rule in places like Mumbai and Delhi and some other places. This would have curtailed the business in the evening as it would have had to potential to have higher than 50% occupancy at many places.

There is slightly weaker performance in North but that is the case with most films made by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It is only NCR in North which has given good to decent collections while other places have to improve. The opening day number is a huge plus for Alia Bhatt as it confirms her as the top female star in India. The plus is that its come after an average trailer and music which never took off so the star takes more credit. It is the second highest opening day ever for a female led film with VEERE DI WEDDING being best but that was in better times.

The huge plus for the film also is that Mumbai circuit ratio will come under 40% as other circuits have done well. Mumbai circuit should finish at around 3.75 crore nett which will be 38% all India. The film was also released in Telugu but that had limited collections of around 5-10 lakhs nett. The film has put a new lease of life into the industry and it should get better from here especially as summer arrives.