India, Nov. 8 -- Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana seems to be recovering after a good, but not great, start at the domestic box office. The most expensive Indian film ever made set a new record for a pre-Diwali release in India. But there were concerns about its earnings on the day of the festival. However, on Sunday, the film allayed all those fears to register an all-time record for Diwali

Ramayana began with houseful shows on day 1, netting Rs.64.85 crore net in India on its opening day. The figure was low given the film's scale, but it was still the fourth-highest opening in Bollywood history. On Friday, Ramayana fell slightly, bringing in Rs.48 crore, but jumped up on Saturday to mint almost Rs.70 crore net. This took its three-day domestic...