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The movie Samrat Prithviraj, directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi has picked up its pace in the day one collections at the box office, despite its slow start. The movie stars Akshay Kumar, as Samrat Prithviraj and Manushi Chillar, making her big Bollywood debut. Samrat Prithviraj has managed to make a business of over 10 crores on its first day of release.

A Box Office India report said that Samrat Prithviraj has made a collection of 10.50-10.75 crore nett. The report mentioned that the Akshay Kumar starrer had a low start but picked up pace by the end of Day 1. The movie saw solid improvement during the day, despite the release of films like Major, as per the report.

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According to the report, “Samrat Prithviraj picked up on the day to collect around 10.50-10.75 crore nett on the first day which is a collection on the lower side but much higher than it looked in the morning. The film saw solid improvement in collections in certain circuits while others improved at a slower pace.

 

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As per the report further, “The film was driven by business in places like UP, Rajasthan, Bihar, MP and Gujarat with many centres in these areas seeing the best collections of 2022 for original Hindi content.”

Meanwhile, Samrat Prithviraj is backed by the production banner YRF. The movie stars Sonu Sood, Sanjay Dutt in key roles, apart from Manushi Chillar and Akshay Kumar.

Bollywood Bubble gave the movie Samrat Prithviraj a rating of three stars in its review. An excerpt from the review of Samrat Prithviraj read: “Speaking of Samrat Prithiviraj, the movie is an average affair. The period drama looks visually magnificent but offers a mediocre story.”

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