'Quantico' Star Priyanka Chopra Lays Down The Law In 'Jai Gangaajal'

In his first Bollywood film since the blockbuster Bajirao Mastani, Priyanka Chopra reigned in cinemas in India last weekend in Jai Gangaajal, crime and corruption thriller director Prakash Jha located in the Hindi heart .

A regular on the ABC series Quantico, Chopra, who also plays the villain in the upcoming Baywatch opposite Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron portrays a kick-ass superintendent of police, Abha Mathur. He appointed the first police officer in charge of Bankipur district meets the ruthless political Babloo Pandey (Manav Kaul), which, with the help of a rogue cop Bhola Nath Singh (Prakash Jha in his acting debut) and his brother Dabloo less Pandey (ninad Kamat), is carried forward the locals.

A kindred spirit to Jha 2003 hit Gangaajal, Prakash Jha film productions and Play Entertainment raised 11.75 billion rupees ($ 1.74 million) on Friday and Saturday on 2,684 screens. Not a huge number, but good enough to rank at No. 1, dislodging director Ram Madhvani Neerja. Sonam Kapoor starring as the 23-year-old flight attendant for Pan Am who sacrificed his life trying to save the kidnapped passengers at the airport in Karachi in 1986, Neerja has amassed a stellar 57.75 billion rupees ($ 8.6 million) in just two weeks.

Jha film earned an estimated $ 120,000 in three days with 80 copies in the US and about $ A30,000 ($ 22,200) in 12 screens in Australia. His only competition in India Hindi was Zubaan, musical drama from first-time director Mozez Singh, who has some very good reviews, but struggled to ensure visibility and screens.

There were mixed reviews and predictions for Jai Gangaajal BO. Among the most positive, Bollywood Hungama said, "Priyanka Chopra ... steals the show. Whether your perfect and impeccable time, his intimidating screen persona and presence, offering superlative performance, although not you can qualify to be his best of his career. She stands tall and gets their role in the nail. in regard to Prakash Jha's "actor", pushes himself a little too hard to get the nuances and subtleties of character. and it shows very clearly on the screen. But that does not remove the fact that it offers a very good performance .... Without competition and a great brand value, the film Navigating in the table of -office ".

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