Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana arrived in theatres amid expectations that the film would create big records. Talking about the ongoing situation, the movie is expected to collect Rs. 105 crores nett in India today, with Rs. 85 crores coming from the Hindi version and Rs. 20 crores from the South dubbed versions.
On the other hand, Ranbir Kapoor has managed to beat the records made by Ranveer Singh. Social media reports have claimed that Ramayana has sold a higher number of tickets and had better occupancy alongside collections at overseas and big single-day numbers compared to Dhurandhar 2.
Ramayana has also surpassed peak hourly ticket sales on BookMyShow, which is more than Dhurandhar 2. Trade experts have stated that all of this has been possible without any propaganda content, sequel factor, or the India-Pakistan angle. Some others said that the movie already faced a lot of negative talk and, despite all of that, it has continued to pull in the masses.
But the recently made records have started to create a debate between the fans of Ranbir and Ranveer, along with the neutral audience, who prefer to watch good content instead of worshipping the stars.
Ranbir’s fans reacted on social media by saying that the superstar’s star power is the reason why audiences are coming to the theatres. However, others disagreed, saying that it is wrong to credit one particular cast member since everyone else, including Yash, is getting a lot of praise from the audience.
A few people said that the statement made by Ranbir’s fans is more applicable to Dhurandhar since Ranveer was the solo hero there who was taking down multiple villains in two different films.
Ranbir’s fans reacted to the claim by saying that Ranveer’s star power had nothing to do with the success of Dhurandhar. They said that Ranveer was almost written off after the failure of Cirkus, and it was the popularity of Dhurandhar’s content that pulled audiences instead of the lead actor’s stardom.
Some others said that the reality of the stardom will be revealed when Love & War and Pralay arrive on the big screen. People wrote that Dhurandhar and Ramayana were saved only because of the ensemble star cast and the scale of the film. However, the same won’t happen for Love & War and Pralay since Ranveer and Ranbir are going to be solo leads this time.
The excitement for both the upcoming films remains, although the wait for Pralay might be a little long. But trade experts believe that both are going to have a big opening while creating new records at the same time.
On the other hand, Ramayana has got a clear run for the next few weeks until the release of Gunmaaster G9 and Yeh Prem Mol Liya on November 27. Until that period, it will be interesting to see whether Ramayana will create bigger records or something that has not been done before.
