Padmaavat box-office collections: Deepika Padukone starrer touches Rs 225 cr in domestic earnings

Padmaavat stars Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati, Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji and Shahid Kapoor as Maharawal Ratan Singh in lead roles. The movie also sees Aditi Rao Hydari and Jim Sarbh in pivotal roles. The film is inspired by Malik Muhammad Jayasi’s 16th century epic poem, Padmavat.

Bhansali’s controversial period-drama was released across India, however a few states, namely Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, parts of Goa and Haryana, did not screen the film due to widespread protests surrounding its release.

Padmaavat is expected to reign at the box office till the coming Friday, after which Bollywood will see its next big release, Padman, starring Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte in titular roles.