SLB says word of mouth helped Bajirao Mastani

Sanjay Leela Bhansali, whose magnum opus Bajirao Mastani clashed with Shah Rukh Khan starrer Dilwale, says the actor's pulling power cannot be denied. "Shah Rukh is a bigger star. He is such a big star that even if he would have come on any day he would have got a good opening," Bhansali said.
"We are happy creating it and seeing it (Bajirao Mastani). It was magic. There was some blessing of God constantly on the film so I knew it will start a little slow but we will eventually catch up," he added.
Dilwale collected Rs75.18 crores in the first four days, while Bajirao Mastani collected Rs57.02 crores in the same period.
The Black director is happy that word of mouth has helped Bajirao Mastani gain momentum at the box office. "It is heartening to know that people are loving our film so all that numbers and mathematics eventually collapse when you like a film or you don't like a film. So, when I have more number of screens but if people don't like the film it doesn't matter," he said.
Bhansali's directorial venture Bajirao Mastani is the love story of the Peshwa Bajirao and princess Mastani, while the Rohit Shetty film is an action comedy.
"Both Bajirao Mastani and Dilwale are of different genres," the 52-year-old director said.

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