Mumbai: Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt starrer Gully Boy has successfully made an impact on audiences' hearts and also received impressive reviews from critics. 

Not just that, many celebrities have taken to social media to praise the movie, the latest star to congratulate Ranveer for his mindblowing performance is Hollywood singer-turned-actor, Will Smith.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Smith took to his Instagram to share a video where he can be seen reacting to the film. "Yo Ranveer! Congrats man. I am loving what you doing. Gully Boy. I have seen old school hip hop, seen hip hop all over the world. I am loving it. Go get it," Will says in the video which also features few glimpses of the song Apna Time Aayega.

Sharing the Suicide Squad actor's reaction on his Instagram story Ranveer took to his Instagram story to thank Will Smith. He wrote, "Shoutout from the original rapper slash actor - Big Willy! Respect."

"Salaam tumko bade bhai! Boht hard," added Ranveer.

 

Last year, Ranveer and Smith had partied when the Hollywood star was  in Mumbai to take part in the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in October. Pictures of Will partying with Karan, Ranveer and other Bollywood actors were later shared online.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Learning the ropes of Bollywood from two of the best in the game! @karanjohar & @ranveersingh. 📷: @alansilfen

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Opening to a positive response from the audience, 'Gully Boy' minted Rs 18.70 crore on its opening day.

According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, 'Gully Boy' is expected to only go up from here with positive reviews flowing in.

The film became the biggest opener of 2019 beating Uri, Manikarnika and Thackeray.

According to Box Office India, the film was bigger than Ranveer's last two releases- Padmaavat and Simmba.

With Gully Boy box office collection, Ranveer has given his second highest opening ever while this is the highest first day earning of a film starring Alia.

The film received Valentine's Day advantage, especially in metro cities. While it was not a holiday yesterday, the film did exceptionally well in Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore.

(Inputs from ANI)