Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS)
Grossing an estimated $18 million at the box office in its first
weekend, Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'My Name is Khan' has broken the
opening weekend record for a Hindi film worldwide.
A love story
set against the backdrop racial discrimination post 9/11, 'My Name Is
Khan' has struck a chord with audience around the world.
'The
most exciting part is that the worldwide collections jumped every day
from Friday to Saturday to Sunday. This shows that the audience is
absolutely loving Rizwan and Mandira,' Vijay Singh, CEO Fox Star
Studios, the Indian distributor of the film said in a statement.
The
film features Shah Rukh as Rizwan Khan who embarks on a journey across
America to win back the love of his life, Mandira, played by Kajol. It
shows how, along the way, his personality touches the lives of many and
inspires a nation.
Filmmaker Karan Johar is ecstatic at the reaction.
'I
am overwhelmed by the unprecedented audience response for our film. The
audience has the power and more power to them,' Karan Johar said in a
press release.
The movie is being marketed and distributed by Fox
Star in India, in the US by its sister company Fox Searchlight, and in
the rest of the world by parent group company 20th Century Fox
International.
In India, despite the issues in Maharashtra,
Gujarat, Indore and other centres on Friday and part of Saturday, the
film has opened exceptionally well. In states where the film opened
normally, including Delhi-Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu,
Kerala, the collections have been the highest ever.
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