Saaho box office: Prabhas-starrer among 2019 biggest openers

The film which apparently failed to impress critics has registered huge numbers on its opening day at the box office.

New Delhi: Film Saaho starring South Indian superstar Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor set the cash register ringing on the first day of its release as it minted Rs 24.40 crore in Hindi version.

Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the first-day box office collection on his Twitter.

According to Taran, 'Saaho' had a superb collection on day one. He also listed the top five films with their first-day collection at the box office. The list includes 'Bharat' which earned Rs 2.30 crores, 'Mission Mangal' which minted Rs 29.16, 'Saaho,' which raked in Rs 24.40, while 'Kalank,' and 'Kesari' which earned 21.60 cr and 21.06 cr respectively.

Along with Shraddha and Prabhas, the film also features Mahesh Manjrekar, Jackie Shroff, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Murli Sharma, and Chunky Panday.

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Saaho also marks the Ek Villain actor's debut in the South Indian film industry.

Besides box office, Saaho is making headlines as Lisa Ray has accused the makers of plagiarism.

The actress took to Instagram on Friday to write a post, where she has alleged how the makers of Saaho have copied an artwork of contemporary artist Shilo Shiv Suleman, and used it in one of their posters.

However, the makers of Saaho are yet to react to Lisa's claim.

Helmed by Sujeeth, Saaho has released in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil in theatres across the country on august 30.

With inpust from ANI