Beating all pre-opening estimations, the opening day collections equaled a whopping never-seen-before 20 crores making it historic and is estimated to cross 40 crores in 2 days of its release.

Such magnanimous success is no new territory to Kareena Kapoor, who in the year 2009 was also a part of the Aamir Khan starrer 3 IDIOTS ,that also earned a whooping 315 crores worldwide in just 19 days, and had an opening collection of approximately 14 crores.

In the year 2010, Kareena was also the lead actress in the comic riot GOLMAAL 3, another big grosser at the box office, with opening weekend net collections that stood at 33.5 crore making it the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2010

Says a trade analyst, "Kareena Kapoor rules the roost and for the last 3 years has been part of the biggest grosser of the year. She is Bollywood's highest paid actress and going by the results, it sure is well deserved."

Kareena Kapoor is also the leading actress in the brand space with the highest number of brands in her kitty in comparison to her contemporaries.