Bollywood super star Shah Rukh Khan’s epic ‘Fan’, has had a fabulous weekend at the box office in India. The film has been on the screens since April 15, and in the first three days, it has earned a massive Rs 52.35 crore.
The Shah Rukh Khan-starrer opened to Rs 19.2 crore at the ticket windows on Day 1. Following that, Fan saw a decline in business on Saturday (April 16), and earned Rs 15.4 crore in the country. On its first Sunday, the Maneesh Sharma-directed film collected Rs 17.75 crore at the box office in India.
Fan, the tale of superstar Aryan Khanna and his ‘Jabra Fan’ Gaurav Chandna received positive reviews from most critics. As for the audience, Shah Rukh Khan’s latest film was embraced wholeheartedly in theatres, especially in multiplexes in the country.
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The film sees Shah Rukh Khan on the silver screen after last year’s Dilwale. In Fan, Khan is seen in two roles, both as superstar Aryan Khanna and his obsessed fan Gaurav Chandna. The actor was praised by all for his work in this Maneesh Sharma film.
Apart from Shah Rukh, Fan also stars Deepika Amin, Yogendra Tikoo, Sayani Gupta and Waluscha de Sousa in pivotal roles.
Fan is pitted against The Jungle Book at the ticket windows. The Jon Favreau film opened in theatres on April 8, and ever since, has been quite well-received by the audience in the country.