Karan Johar's production and Anurag Singh directorial 'Kesari' is doing wonders on the box-office and is all set to become the highest-grosser of 2019 crossing the biz of Gully Boy.

The Akshay Kumar starrer film opened with big numbers earning more than 20 cr on its very first day becoming the highest opener of 2019. This film is said to be the career-best performance by Akshay Kumar where he portrays a Sikh leader of an army who fought 10,000 Afghans. The debutant director Anurag Singh is a well-known director in Punjab and has made merry from Kesari with all praises and appreciations being showered at him.

Also Read: "Karan has fat fingers," says SRK defending Karan Johar on #ShameOnKaranJohar trends

Film Critic Taran Adarsh updated the box office collection of Kesari till Saturday on his Instagram Handle.

Kesari shows an upward trend on Day 3 [Sat]... Metros pick up, mass circuits good... Big Day 4 [Sun] on the cards... Eyes ₹ 80 cr [+/-] *extended* weekend... Thu 21.06 cr, Fri 16.70 cr, Sat 18.75 cr. Total: Rs 56.51 cr. India biz.