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Indian actor Rajkummar Rao plays the lead role in Hindi film ‘Maalik’. Tips Films Indian actor Rajkummar Rao (Shahid, Aligarh) ventures into the commercial space of the angry young man on the celluloid with his latest Hindi release Maalik and the experiment has caught the attention of fans. After an average opening, the film closed its first weekend on a better note with nearly $2.5 million at the global box office. Meanwhile, Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan had a damp opening weekend at the box office. Rajkummar Rao’s Maalik closes first weekend below $2 million Maalik had a rather underwhelming opening on July 11, Friday. In India, the film made nearly $570,000 on day one. On the other hand, the other Hindi release – Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan – could not even make it past $100,000 on the opening day at the Indian box office. India box office: Maalik Indian film ‘Maalik’ hit theatres on July 11. Tips Films Rao’s Maalik made an opening collection of $600,000 worldwide on Friday. The film saw an upward trend over the weekend, earning $2.5 million at the global ticket windows in its debut weekend. Maalik grossed nearly $530,000 on day one in the Indian markets. It earned $1.2 million in two days and closed the first weekend below $2 million at the Indian box office. Directed by Pulkit (Bhakshak), Maalik features Rao in the lead role of an underdog-turned gangster and Manushi Chhillar essays the role of his wife. Bengali actor Prosenjit Chatterjee plays a cop in the film which stars Saurabh Shukla as a seasoned corrupt politician while Saurabh Sachdeva plays a businessman, and Swanand Kirkire plays a local politician. Rao entered Bollywood as an experimental actor ready to bare it all and has graduated to a box office favorite with his avatars as the…

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