Rajnikanth and Akshay Kumar starrer '2.0' collects Rs 600 mn on day one

While the collection is merely half of what Baahubali 2 collected on its first day, experts believe the 2.0's prospects are bright given the positive word of mouth

Rajnikanth and Akshay Kumar-starrer 2.0, the sequel to 2010’s Enthiran (Robot) has collected Rs 600 million on the first day of release. The film, made at an estimated Rs 5.5 billion released across 7000 screens in the country in three languages – Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. It has been released in both 2D and 3D format, with the latter getting more footfalls across languages.

Trade estimates peg the Hindi version collection at Rs 210 million, a commendable performance for a dubbed film. 

In terms of Hindi language releases, this is the seventh highest opening of the year.

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