Ranbir Kapoor's 'Sanju' is the biggest opener of the year at Rs 347.5 mn

The film was made at an estimated Rs 1 billion and has been co-produced by Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Fox Star Studios

Rajkumar Hirani’s latest directorial venture Sanju has given actor Ranbir Kapoor the biggest opener of his career, at Rs 347.5 million.

The biopic on actor Sanjay Dutt’s life released on June 29, and raced to the top of the list of big openers this year, beating Padmaavat, Avengers: Infinity War and Race 3 in the process.

Starring a cornucopia of actors from Kapoor in the titular role, to Vicky Kaushal, Dia Mirza, Sonam Kapoor, Paresh Rawal and Anushka Sharma, among others, the film opened to mostly positive reviews. It was released in close to 4,000 screens across the country, and another 100