BO Report: Brahmastra Part One: Shiva collects Rs 160 crore worldwide in two days

The makers of Brahmastra Part One: Shiva on Sunday stated that the fantasy adventure film has crossed the Rs. 150 crore mark at the box office on the second day of release.

According to Star Studios and Dharma Productions, the second day figures of "Brahmastra Part One: Shiva" stood at Rs 85, bringing up the total collection to Rs 160 crores.

On the first day of release, the film had minted a total of 75 crore at the ticket windows.

"Brahmastra Part One: Shiva' continues to bring immense joy to the film Industry, theatre owners and audiences and received humongous response from audiences globally and collects Rs. 60 GBOC on Day 2 (Day 1 - 75 cr + Day 2 - 85 cr ).

"Brahmastra Part One: Shiva' is a big screen experience of all time and a complete family entertainer with action, romance, drama and grand VFX for all age groups," the makers said.

Written and directed by Ayan Mukerji, Brahmastra Part One: Shiva is produced by Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Namit Malhotra, and Ayan Mukerji – in his debut production – under the production companies Dharma Productions, Starlight Pictures, and Prime Focus in association with Star Studios, along with Ranbir Kapoor and Marijke D'Souza.

The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy, and Nagarjuna Akkineni and is intended to serve as the first installment of a planned trilogy, which is itself planned to be part of an extended cinematic universe titled Astraverse.

In Brahmastra, a DJ named Shiva (Ranbir Kapoor) learns about his strange connection with the element of fire and also holds the power to awaken the Brahmastra, a supernatural weapon that is said to be able to destroy the universe, capable of destroying creation and vanquishing all beings. On the other hand, Junoon (Mouni Roy), the queen of dark forces is also on a quest to get hold of the Brahmastra.

While Ranbir Kapoor plays Shiva, Alia Bhatt plays his love interest Isha. Amitabh Bachchan features as Guru, the leader of the Brahmānsh, a secret society of sages who harnessed the Brahm-Shakti. Further, Nagarjuna Akkineni plays Anish Shetty, an artist and a member of the Brahmānsh, who wields the Nandi Āstra

The film also stars Dimple Kapadia and Gurfateh Pirzada, with Shah Rukh Khan appearing in a cameo.