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Salman Khan’s Sikandar will be released in theaters on March 30. The film, directed by A.R. Murugadoss, stars Rashmika Mandanna, Kajal Aggarwal, Sathyaraj, Sharman Joshi, and Prateik Babbar in major parts. The developers just revealed that fans can use the advance booking window for Sikandar.
According to Sacnilk, Sikandar collected Rs 1.91 crore without block seats. According to the report, more than 60,000 tickets have been sold for the first day in India.
The film sold Rs 6.15 crore in block seats. Sikandar has performed 9128 concerts around India.
Sikandar will compete with Mohanlal’s Malayalam action thriller L2: Empuraan at the box office. The film will release on March 27, just days before Sikandar‘s release.
L2: Empuraan has already sold more than 4.5 lakhs tickets with a collection of Rs 9.02 crore, reported Sacnilk. The Prithviraj Sukumaran directorial starrer has 8748 shows across India.
Reacting to the box office clash between L2: Empuraan and Sikandar, Prithviraj clarified that there “is no competition” between the two films. During a recent press conference in Delhi, the director-actor said, “Salman Khan is one of the biggest stars in the country, and there is no competition between the two movies. I hope it becomes a blockbuster,” reported media.
He added, “I will have no complaints if you watch L2: Empuraan at 11 a.m. and Sikandar at 1 pm.”
Sikandar is Salman Khan’s first collaboration with A.R. Murugadoss. Aside from Salman, Murugadoss has worked with big names like Aamir Khan (Ghajini), Rajinikanth (Darbar), Vijay (Kaththi), Mahesh Babu (Spyder), Chiranjeevi (Stalin), Suriya (Ghajini), and Ajith.
Sajid Nadiadwala has bankrolled Sikandar through Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment.
