Nana Patekar's Natsamrat Box-Office: It's on its way to become the biggest Marathi film yet

Nana Patekar seems to be having a great start to the year. His film, Natsamrat, directed by Mahesh Manjrekar is on track to be the make history as the Marathi Film till date.

The much anticipated film, inspired by Kusumagraj's iconic Marathi play of the same name, has so far collected around Rs 22 crore at the Box Office in its 10-day run. The film is now challenging the lifetime numbers of Lai Bhaari, Duniyadaari and Time Pass - which previously held the top spot.

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Natsamrat released on 1 January across 400 screens with 1600 shows per day. The film has recorded a 60 per cent plus occupancy till date. Going by the trend, the film is all set to breach the Rs 25 crore mark by the end of this week thus becoming the fourth highest Marathi film of all time.

To put thing into perspective, here's a look at the collections of the top Marathi grossers of all time:

• Lai Bhaari (2014): Rs 33 crore
• Time Pass (2014): Rs 32 crore
• Time Pass 2 (2015): Rs 31 crore
• Duniyadaari (2013): Rs 25 crore
• Natsamrat (2016) : Rs 22 crore and counting