Box Office: Akshay Kumar’s Ram Setu earns Rs. 15.25 crore on day 1; becomes the second-highest opener of 2022 for a Hindi film

Akshay Kumar in Ram Setu

Akshay Kumar's much-anticipated action-adventure film, 'Ram Setu', had a grand Diwali release in theatres. The film opened with a bang and raked in ₹ 15.25 cr on its first day. The Abhishek Sharma directorial is the 2nd highest opener for a Hindi film in 2022. The phenomenal box office collections, also make it Akshay's biggest opening of the year.

The film also starring Satyadev, Jacqueline Fernandez and Nushrratt Bharuccha is doing exceptionally well in mass pockets with the evening and night shows being sold out at most places. As family audiences are loving this mix of entertainment along with awareness, it is expected to witness further growth.

The story of Ram Setu revolves around an atheist archaeologist turned believer, Dr. Aryan Kulshrestha (Akshay Kumar), who must race against time to prove the true existence of the legendary Ram Setu before evil forces destroy the pillar of India's heritage.

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'Ram Setu' is presented by Prime Video in association with Cape of Good Films and Lyca Productions and is an Abundantia Entertainment Production. The film is produced by Aruna Bhatia (Cape of Good Films), Vikram Malhotra (Abundantia Entertainment), Subaskaran, Mahaveer Jain, and Aashish Singh (Lyca Productions) and Prime Video with Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi as the Creative Producer. Ram Setu is distributed worldwide in theatres by Zee Studios.