New Delhi, Jun 12 (UNI) Salman Khan starrer ‘Bharat’ collected around Rs 160 crore at the box office, which only goes on to show that the superstar’s fans are not giving any day a miss.

‘Bharat’ has charted a new number record with its first-day collections at the box office as the highest ever of all times for the superstar.

The magic of Saman Khan has pulled out massive numbers of Rs 42.3 crore on its first day itself beating his own record of ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’.

On Tuesday, ‘Bharat’ raked in Rs 7.75 crore taking the grand total of Rs 160 crore forward. The movie holds a solid grip after seven days.

The extended first-week business will be a healthy Rs 173 crore nett.

‘Bharat’ was released on 4,700 screens in India and on over 1,300 screens, overseas.

One of the biggest Hindi releases this year, the action drama has been released in as many as 43 countries worldwide.

Starring Salman and Katrina Kaif, ‘Bharat’ is produced by Atul Agnihotri, Alvira Agnihotri, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar under the banner of Reel Life Production Pvt Ltd. and Salman Khan Films, presented by T-Series.

The film is a historical period drama film written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar.

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