Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' crosses Rs 1100 crore mark at worldwide box office
Mumbai (PTI): Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's high-octane thriller "Jawan" has raised Rs 1103.27 crore gross at the worldwide box office, the makers have said.
Production house Red Chillies Entertainment on Friday evening shared the film's latest collection on microblogging site X.
"'Jawan' Making & breaking box office records every day," the post read, along with a poster showcasing the film's gross box office collection.
Directed by Atlee, the movie released worldwide on September 7 in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
In a press release, the makers said "Jawan" has become the "first Hindi film in the history of Indian cinema to cross Rs 1100 crore at the global box office".
"In this, the India gross box office collection stands at Rs 733.37 crore and the overseas box office collection is Rs 369.90 crore," they said.
The makers also said that the movie has set its "strong feet in the domestic market" with its net collection from the Hindi belt reaching Rs 560.03 crore.
"The collection from other language dubs is Rs 59.89 crore. In total, the film has collected Rs 619.92 crore in India, breaching the Rs 600 crore and is still growing at a good pace," they added.
"Jawan" outlines "the emotional journey of a man who is set to rectify the wrongs in the society". It stars Shah Rukh in the dual role of Vikram Rathore and his son Azad.
The movie also features Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi with Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt in special appearances.
Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani, Girija Oak, Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, Lehar Khan, Aaliyah Qureshi, Ridhi Dogra, Sunil Grover and Mukesh Chhabra round out the cast.
A Red Chillies Entertainment presentation, "Jawan" is produced by Gauri Khan and co-produced by Gaurav Verma.
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Tax money pays for free ration scheme but BJP trying to take credit, says Mayawati
Lucknow (PTI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati hit out at "BJP and company" on Thursday, saying they want to take credit for providing free rations to the country's poor.
"Far from freeing the people of the country from rising inflation, poverty, unemployment and backwardness, people of BJP and company are bent on extracting electoral gains for giving the poor a little bit of ration. This is not right as this is not kindness," she wrote in Hindi on the social media platform 'X'.
"The free ration to the poor is not a favour by the BJP or the government, it comes from the tax money paid by the people. Therefore, it is inappropriate to make fun of the poor by asking them for votes in return...," the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister added in another post.
BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, list the government's free ration scheme in every political rally. The party has even mentioned in its manifesto that it will continue the scheme till 2029 after coming to power.
The Congress claims that it brought the law to ensure food security to the poor. Party president Mallikarjun Kharge said at a joint press conference with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday that on coming to power, they will not just improve the quality of the ration but also double its quantity.
