The most-awaited movie of the year ‘Dhadak’ released on 20th July and debutants Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter are receiving rave reviews about their chemistry and strong screen presence. It is the remake of the Marathi blockbuster ‘Sairat’. On the first day, it collected an amount of Rs 8.71 crore, thereby becoming the highest opening Bollywood film featuring newcomers.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted the first four days box office report of the film. He wrote, “The love story gets the love of the audience… #Dhadak passes the crucial Monday examination… Packs a SOLID number on Day 4… Eyes ₹ 53 cr [+/-] Week 1 total… Fri 8.71 cr, Sat 11.04 cr, Sun 13.92 cr, Mon 5.52 cr. Total: ₹ 39.19 cr. India biz.”
The love story gets the love of the audience… #Dhadak passes the crucial Monday examination… Packs a SOLID number on Day 4… Eyes ₹ 53 cr [+/-] Week 1 total… Fri 8.71 cr, Sat 11.04 cr, Sun 13.92 cr, Mon 5.52 cr. Total: ₹ 39.19 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 24, 2018
On its 5th day i.e on Tuesday, it raked in Rs 4.76 crore, thereby making a total collection of Rs 43.95 crore.
Dhadak is a romantic flick helmed by Shashank Khaitan and produced under the banner of Dharma Productions. Sairat managed to achieve success not only at the box office but it also garnered the best kind of responses from the critics. Dhadak, despite commercial success, failed to get good responses from the critics.
From Bollywood celebs to the public, everyone is all in praise for the young actors. But there was a section of audiences who felt that Dhadak couldn’t recreate the magic of Sairat. Well, looking at the box office collection, it is raking in the moolah. Let’s see how it works in the coming days.
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