BO report: Gully Boy mints Rs 18.70 cr on opening day

Mumbai: Zoya Akhtar's directorial 'Gully Boy' has opened up on a big note, as the film rakes in Rs 18.70 crore on day one at the box office.'Gully Boy' was released on Thursday on the occasion of Valentine's Day and is expected to witness an upward trend over the weekend.

The film is being screened in the five big metros, especially Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore with the big multiplexes giving a huge ratio of the collections. 'Gully Boy' is a story inspired by slum rappers of Dharavi in Mumbai, the movie has gone ahead to create immense buzz amongst the masses.

The trailer, the music and now the early reviews post its screening at the Berlin Film Festival has created a lot of anticipation for the movie.Zoya Akhtar, who has been ahead of her times with films 'Luck By Chance', 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' and 'Dil Dhadakne Do', is now all set to rule the box office with 'Gully Boy' which is making all right noise across quarters.

Starring Ranveer Singh as the street rapper, 'Gully Boy' stars Alia Bhatt as his love interest bringing to the screen the fresh chemistry of the duo. The film also stars Siddhant Chaturvedi and Kalki Koechlin in pivotal roles.The movie was released on February 14.(UNI)