Ram Setu beats Thank God at box office on day 1

On October 25, Ajay Devgn's Thank God locked horns with Akshay Kumar's action-adventure film Ram Setu at the box office. Akshay's film has managed to surpass Thank God as far as opening day business in concerned.

Mumbai: Ram Setu, starring Akshay Kumar, has raised over Rs 15 crore in its first day India net box office collection. Directed by Abhishek Sharma of Tere Bin Laden fame, the action-adventure drama released in theatres on Tuesday. Akshay-starrer has surpassed Ajay Devgn and Sidharth Malhotra's Thank God at the box office on day 1.

According to a statement issued by the makers on Wednesday, Ram Setu opened at Rs 15.25 crore. The film revolves around an atheist archaeologist-turned-believer, Dr Aryan Kulshrestha (Kumar), who must race against time to prove the true existence of the legendary Ram Setu before evil forces destroy the pillar of India's heritage.

Satyadev, Jacqueline Fernandez and Nushrratt Bharuccha also round out the cast of the movie, which hit the screens alongside family comedy Thank God. Ram Setu is presented by Prime Video in association with Cape of Good Films and Lyca Productions and is an Abundantia Entertainment Production.

The film is backed by Aruna Bhatia (Cape of Good Films), Vikram Malhotra (Abundantia Entertainment), Subaskaran, Mahaveer Jain, and Aashish Singh (Lyca Productions) and Prime Video with Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi (Samrat Prithviraj) as its creative producer. Zee Studios has distributed Ram Setu in theatres worldwide.

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On the other hand, Thank God which also hit the screens on October 25, managed to collect Rs 8.10 crore on its opening day. Helmed by Indra Kumar, Thank God also stars Rakul Preet Singh in the lead role. The film is based on a flawed person who aspires to rise from the lower middle class to the upper middle class and after an accident, he meets Chitragupta, who decides to play game with him to conclude whether he deserves heaven or hell.