Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt’s Gully Boy is off to a flying start

Monitoring Desk

MUMBAI: Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt’s much awaited project Gully Boy has finally hit the screens and it looks like the film is definitely living up to all the hype. According to a report in a leading publication, Gully Boy is on course to score big in it’s opening day at the box-office. The film has an occupancy rate of 40-45 percent for the morning shows which is even better than Padmaavat, which was much bigger in scale and released last year on Republic Day.

Also the fact that the film has released on Valentine’s day has seemed to push the occupancy rate a little further. Judging on how the film has fared so far, trade analysts predict the movie to do a business of Rs. 20 crore on day one at the box-office. However, we do expect the occupancy rate to grow quite a bit towards the evening and night shows. The report also states that while the opening at major multiplexes in metro cities is of the blockbuster level, the film isn’t doing as well in the mass circuits. The icing on the cake is that it’s going to be a 4-day weekend. Looking at the occupancy and reactions, it won’t come as a surprise if Gully Boy hits a century over its 4-day weekend itself.

Directed by Zoya Akhtar, Gully Boy is a film based on the rappers of Indian hip-hop scene who rose to the top from the streets. The film is said to be inspired by the life of Divine and Naezy in particular.