Box Office: Diljit Dosanjh's 'Soorma' to rake in Rs 20 crore in its first week

Shaad Ali's recently released film Soorma has collected a total of Rs 19.61 crore at the domestic box office and is likely tol end its first week with a healthy figure of Rs 20 crore. The film which stars Diljit Dosanjh as the protagonist, is inspired by hockey legend Sandeep Singh's storyand it collected Rs 1.77 crore on Wednesday.

Based on the life journey of hockey player Sandeep Singh, Soorma is garnering immense love and appreciation from the audience and critics alike. The inspirational film has got a 'U' certificate and has been cleared by the Pakistani censor board and Kuwait censor board too.

The film is witnessing footfalls by kids and family in larger numbers at the theatres. Soorma is an inspiring true story of the human spirit, about a player, who made headlines for his miraculous comeback after an unfortunate accident.

The film has garnered rave reviews from Bollywood celebrities and critics. It is a lesser known fact that, Sandeep Singh has been hailed as one of the world' most dangerous drag-flickers of all time with drag speeds of over 145 km/hr which led to his nickname, ‘Flicker Singh’.

Sandeep Singh's inspiring story has had the makers keen to bring his life on the silver screen. Soorma is written and directed by Shaad Ali. The movie released on July 13, 2018 and is running with a positive word of mouth at the box office.