'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi' box office collection day 5: The Kangana Ranaut starrer period drama holds firm at the box office

Kangana Ranaut starrer 'Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi' is holding firm with collections at the box office with the Tuesday collection dropping only 5% from Monday. The film would have been struggling if Tuesday had fallen 10-15% but this drop keeps the film in the race especially as there is limited competition in the second week. Co-directed by Kangana and Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi (Krish), the film has opened to good reviews and has impressed the audience, with the lead actress Kangana getting widespread acclamation for her performance. Kangana Ranaut plays the warrior queen in the film.

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According to the latest report by BoxofficeIndia.com, on Tuesday, the film has raked in a total of Rs 4.25 crore on its fifth day at the box office. The film has till now managed to collect a total of Rs 49 crore at the box office in five days.

The first-week collection of the film is expected to cross Rs 56 crore which looks decent enough. The film is looking to do average business and the second Friday will tell whether the coming days will be either for the better or ever for worse.

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: The Queen Of Jhansi' narrates the story of the great Indian woman freedom fighter Rani Laxmibai, who fought against the East India Company and the British rule to prevent her kingdom of Jhansi from being annexed. The period drama also marks the Bollywood debut of television actress Ankita Lokhande, who plays the role of Jhalkaribai, a fierce woman warrior and close confidant of Rani Laxmibai.

'Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi' is directed by Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi (Krish) and co-directed by Kangana Ranaut. The film is written by Prasoon Joshi and has music composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy. The film also stars Atul Kulkarni, Jisshu Sengupta, Richard Keep, Suresh Oberoi, Vaibhav Tatwawaadi, and Ankita Lokhande.

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