Priyanka and Sanjay Leela attend 'Bajirao Mastani' press conference

Mumbai: Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali,whose magnum opus ‘Bajirao Mastani’ that clashed with Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Dilwale’, says the actor is a bigger star and will definitely have a good opening at the box office any day.

"Shah Rukh is a bigger star. He is such a big star that even if he would have come on any day he would have got a good opening," Bhansali told reporters at the press conference that he attended with his leading lady Priyanka Chopra.

"We are happy creating it and seeing it (Bajirao Mastani). It was magic. There was some blessing of God constantly on the film so I knew it will start a little slow but we will eventually catch up," he added.

According to reports, the SRK-Kajol film collected Rs 75.18 cr in the first four days. While on the other hand ‘Bajirao Mastani’ collected a total Rs 57.02 cr.

The ‘Black’ director is happy that the word of mouth has helped ‘Bajirao Mastani’ gain momentum at the box office.

"It is heartening to know that people are loving our film so all that numbers and mathematics eventually collapse when you like a film or you don't like a film. So, when I have more number of screens but if people don’t like the film it doesn’t matter," he said.

Bhansali's directorial venture "Bajirao Mastani" is the love story of the Peshwa Bajirao and the half-Muslim Bundelkhandi princess Mastani. While the Rohit Shetty film is an action comedy.

"Both 'Bajirao Mastani' and 'Dilwale' are of different genres. This is a full family big screen experience that is comedy. I am not sure about the genre. The genre of both the film is different, different actors and two different directors," the 52-year-old director said.