War crosses Rs 300 cr in India, director calls it phenomenal

After registering its name as 2019's second-highest grosser, Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff starrer War has managed to keep cash registers ringing at the ticket window. Film's director Siddharth Anand is ecstatic as War on its 19th day of run enters the coveted Rs 300 cr club.

Mumbai: War, starring action stars Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff, has minted over Rs 300 crore in India. The film's director Siddharth Anand is thrilled with the response and says it was made with the hope to give India its biggest original action spectacle.

The total collection of this action entertainer, which hit the screens on October 2, now stands at Rs 301.75 crore nett (Hindi: Rs 287.90 crore nett, Tamil and Telugu: Rs 13.85 crore nett).

War is now the third film produced by Yash Raj Films to cross Rs 300 crore in India after superstar Salman Khan's Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) and Sultan (2016).

"It has been simply phenomenal to receive this kind of love and adulation from audiences. War was made with the hope to give India its biggest original action spectacle and the entire team is ecstatic to get the desired result at the box office," Siddharth said.

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"When you have two of the biggest action superstars in your film, you would want your film to over-deliver on audience expectations and make a big statement. We are overwhelmed that War has become a must-watch film for the entire country. It is a moment to treasure and celebrate for all of us," he added.

In War, Hrithik and Tiger were pitted against each other and were seen doing some death defining stunts in the film.

Released in 4200 screens, War registered the business Rs 53.35 crore net on its opening day.

With inputs from IANS