‘Raid’ box-office collection Day 1: The Ajay Devgn and Ileana D’Cruz starrer opens at Rs 9.75 crore on its first day

Director Raj Kumar Gupta’s ‘Raid’ starring Ajay Devgn and Ileana D’Cruz has finally hit the theatres and has been receiving rave reviews from both the audience and the critics. According to the report in BoxofficeIndia.com, the film has collected Rs 9.75 crore nett on its opening day.
'Raid', which was shot in Lucknow, gave a chance to more than 40 actors from Lucknow to showcase their acting skills on the big screen.
The local actors in the film, coming from different backgrounds, have decades of theatre experience and have also acted in several other films and serials earlier. But shooting for such a big budget movie with such big actors has been a once in a lifetime experience for them.

Raj Kumar Gupta, the director of the movie, seemed mighty impressed with the acting skills of the actors here. "I have always believed in casting theatre actors as they bring a lot to films. I have also tried to cast actors from local places where the film is set, as it brings in flavour and authenticity. 'Raid' is set in Lucknow which has a very active theatre scene and very talented actors," he was quoted as saying in a recent article.
Set in the early 1980s with Lucknow as the background, the film revolves around a true incident of the longest raid in history.