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Actor Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt's film Gully Boy opened at the box office on Thursday and managed to earn Rs 18.7 crore on Valentine's Day. However, the film became pirated shortly after its release. Gully Boy leaked to the Tamil Rockers hack site on the first day and is available for free download.
According to film trade badyst Taran Adarsh, the film opened at a price of Rs 18.70 Crore. It should show growth during the extended weekend. Directed by Zoya Akhtar, the film revolves around the story of a slum, Murad (Ranveer), who aspires to become a rapper. Alia plays in the film her perverse girlfriend who is a medical student. The film delves into Indian hip-hop culture and inspires the lives of rappers Divine and Naezy.
#GullyBoy takes a mbadive start … #ValentineDay – not an official holiday – gave a boost … The subways rock, contribute to a superb total .. Thu ₹ 18.70 cr [3350 screens]. India
– taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) 15 February 2019
Alia's previous film, Udta Punjab, also starring Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor and Diljit Dosanjh, also leaked before its release. He earned about 60 crores of rupees at the box office in total.
Just days ago, members of the Indian Film Federation (FFI) urged the government to pay attention to piracy issues that affect the film industry and called for the creation of special tribunals to solve such cases. The Madras High Court has already banned 12,000 websites to stop piracy.
Read also: Valentine's Day 2019: Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt dine together on "aphrodisiacs, a lot of love", see photo
Ramesh Tekwani, vice IFFI chairman, told IANS: "The government's decision to include an anti-registration provision in the Cinematography Act to combat piracy will require serious implementation." , "The announcement is good, but we must prevent people from recording movies by asking them to drop their phones before entering the room. Only one phone can turn the entire movie. People also know how to record the film in different ways. "
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First published: February 15, 2019 13:44 IST
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