Rajinikanth will be watching his blockbuster movie 'Jailer' with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at 7pm in Lucknow on Saturday. “Yes, I am going to watch my film (Jailer) with him," the Tamil icon said Friday evening as he reached Lucknow. Rajinikanth also called on Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel in Lucknow, news agency ANI reported.

Actor Rajinikanth calls on Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel in Lucknow

According to the report, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya will attend special screening of Rajinikanth's movie Jailer today in Lucknow. A special screening of the film Jailor will be held at 1:30 pm on Saturday. According to India TV, the special screening of Jailer is slated for 1:30 pm at Phoenix Palassio in Lucknow.

#WATCH | Actor Rajinikanth arrives in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow, says, "I will watch the film (Jailor) with the CM". pic.twitter.com/wsBdkosu18

— ANI (@ANI) August 18, 2023

Superstar Rajinikanth’s latest release Jailer is taking the box office by storm with the movie crossing the Rs 300-crore mark in gross collections worldwide within just four days of release. The movie has already earned Rs 176.70 crore in gross collections in India along with Rs 131.30 in worldwide, reported Sacnlik.com. The movie is set to be one of the highest-grossing Indian films of 2023. Read full movie review here

Jailer hit the big screen on August 10 with extremely high occupancy rates across multiple regions. The strong start allowed the movie to earn Rs 48.35 crore in India. Friday saw a slight dip in collections before again picking up steam over the weekend. The weekend net collections in India stood at Rs 102.25 crore.

Will Rajinikanth visit Ayodhya too?

Several reports have claimed that Rajinikanth is likely to follow Yogi Adityanath to Ayodhya after watching superstar’s latest hit, ‘Jailer’, together in Lucknow.

When asked about plans to visit Ayodhya, the superstart told ANI, "Ji, kal programme hai (Yes, I have plans tomorrow)."

#WATCH | Actor Rajinikanth in Lucknow on being asked about his visit to Ayodhya tomorrow; says, "Jee kal program hai." pic.twitter.com/naUdniPd3N

— ANI (@ANI) August 19, 2023

On Friday, the actor was in Jharkhand’s Ranchi, where he visited the Chhinnamasta Temple and offered payers. “It felt great. I went to Chhinnamasta temple. I was thinking to visit the temple for many years, and this time I went there, it felt great. This is the third time I came here and will come every year," he told reporters at the Birsa Munda Airport.

First Published:Aug 19, 2023 10:15 AM IST