Sam Bahadur Day 1 early reports: Vicky Kaushal's war drama opens steady at Rs 6 cr, but is far behind Animal

Directed by Meghana Gulzar, Sam Bahadur also stars Sanya Malhotra, and Fatima Sana Shaikh in key roles.

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Sam Bahadur, starring Vicky Kaushal opened in theaters today. The movie is based on the true story of Sam Manekshaw, who was the Indian Army's previous Chief of Army Staff. At the box office, Animal starring Ranbir Kapoor and Sam Bahadur clashed. Early estimates from industry tracker Sacnilk state that Sam Bahadur made Rs 6 crores on the first day of business. On Friday, the movie's Hindi occupancy rate was 15.88% overall.

About 1,03,192 tickets were pre-sold in Hindi, making almost Rs 3.05 crore of the total revenue. Sanya Malhotra and Fatima Sana Shaikh play important parts in Sam Bahadur as well.

Nevertheless, Animal, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, is doing well at the box office thus far. The film is expected to earn much more higher than Vicky Kaushal's Sam Bahadur. The initial estimates suggest Animal may make up to Rs 60 crores on its opening day. Rashmika Mandanna, Bobby Deol, and Anil Kapoor all have significant parts in Animal.

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More about Sam Bahadur

Sam Manekshaw, the first Indian Army officer to become a Field Marshal and the Chief of the Army Staff during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War, is brought to life for audiences in Sam Bahadur's biography. The film was certified U/A by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with an approved run time of 2 hours and 30 minutes. It is produced by Ronnie Screwvala under the banner of RSVP Movies. The film was released in theatres today, on December 1.

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Vicky Kaushal's projects

After the poorly received box office releases of Zara Hatke, Zara Bachke, and The Great Indian Family this year, this will be Vicky's third release. The actor will be next seen in Dunki, directed by Rajkumar Hirani. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan and Taapsee Pannu and is all set to release on 22nd December 2023.

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