This Article is From Sep 13, 2015

A 'Thank You' From Salman For 'Compliments on Sooraj and Athiya'

A 'Thank You' From Salman For 'Compliments on Sooraj and Athiya'

Salman Khan, Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty photographed at an event in Mumbai.

Mumbai: Bollywood Bhaijaan Salman Khan has thanked fans for giving a positive response to his latest production venture Hero, which marks the debut of star kids Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty.

According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the film collected Rs 6.85 crores on its opening day. (Also Read: No Heroes' Welcome For Sooraj, Athiya on Opening Day)

Salman has expressed gratitude to the audience for showing interest in the movie and is happy with the first day collections. He posted a series of tweets on September 12:
 
 
 

Many Bollywood stars including choreographer-filmmaker Farah Khan, actors Huma Qureshi and Sonu Sood also took to the micro-blogging site to congratulate the team of Hero for garnering a successful response.

Here's what they tweeted:
 
 
 

Directed by Nikhil Advani, Hero, which released on September 11, is a remake of veteran filmmaker Subhash Ghai's 1983 hit film of the same name.
 
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