Alia Bhatt expresses gratitude after mammoth opening weekend at the box office for Brahmastra: ‘Our hearts are full of love ‘

Alia Bhatt thanked the audience for the massive response at the box office for Brahmastra.

By Bollywood Hungama News Network -

September 12, 2022 - 4:35 PM IST

After several years of wait, Brahmastra starring Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt released in theatres on September 9, 2022. Helmed by Ayan Mukerji, the film has received mixed reviews with the audience calling it a visual spectacle while also admitting that the story and dialogues could have been much better. But, the team is being praised for their efforts, their hard work and the box office collections have been mammoth. After the opening weekend, the film has earned Rs. 225 crore gross, worldwide while the India collections have been at Rs. 120.75 crores. Now, Alia Bhatt has penned a note thanking the audience for their response.

Alia Bhatt expresses gratitude after mammoth opening weekend at the box office for Brahmastra: ‘Our hearts are full of love ‘

Alia Bhatt took to Instagram and wrote, "A weekend full of light and our hearts full of love. SO grateful for our audience."

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Ayan Mukerji also penned a note thanking the audience for the mammoth response. "Brahmāstra has gotten off to a great start with audiences over its first weekend!" he started off the note on Monday, before adding, "The feeling is only of Gratitude, and more Gratitude - for our Audiences! The Acceptance from Audiences - is the only reward we work for at the movies. The Future of the Brahmāstra Trilogy, and the Astraverse, eventually lies in the hands of our Audience, and this weekend we have received back from them… Light - for the years of work that went into this Venture!"

Ayan continued, "I feel proud that we managed to create a great energy at the cinemas over the last 3 days, with people coming out and sitting together jointly - to watch a very new kind of movie for our Cinema, one which takes Technology to the next level, and does it while retaining the soul of Indian culture and spirituality.

"We were also the #1 Movie at the Global Box-Office this weekend… another source of pride, excitement and progress, for us! Putting out good energy for the next few weeks of Brahmāstra’s Journey at the Cinemas… and also for the Love of Movies doing well in general, the most popular art form of our times, one that entertains and should unite us," he concluded.

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Brahmastra also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Nagarjuna Akkineni and Mouni Roy. The film is about the new world of Ancient Indian Astras and the magic of this extraordinary journey. It also has cameos from Shah Rukh Khan, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone. The sequel will reportedly star Deepika and Ranveer Singh but it is yet to be confirmed by the makers.