Vidya Balan’s Begum Jaan is getting mixed responses from fans and critics. The Srijit Mukherji directorial is a Hindi remake of Bengali film Rajkahini. The film explores the fight of a group of sex workers when they are asked to leave their house after India-Pakistan partition.
Begum Jaan has collected around Rs 7.44 crore in two days, reported Bollywood Hungama. The film didn’t show growth on the second day. Begum Jaan collected Rs 3.50 crore on Saturday. Earlier, the film got an average opening on the first day, with a collection of Rs 3.94 crore. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh confirmed the same and tweeted, “Begum Jaan biz needs to multiply on Sat + Sun to come up with a decent weekend total… Fri ₹ 3.94 cr. India biz. #BegumJaan had a slow start… Evening shows better… #Furious8 wave + huge start of Punjabi film #ManjeBistre in North made a dent.”Vidya Balan in past has given some box office hits like The Dirty Picture and Kahaani. During past few months, there has been a flurry of films with prominent female characters. Rangoon (Kangana Ranaut), Naam Shabana (Taapsee Pannu) and Phillauri (Anushka Sharma) are some recent examples where female actors have got some meaty roles.
Vidya’s film has however failed to surpass the opening day collection of the three recent movies. Naam Shabana, Phillauri and Rangoon collected Rs 5.12 crore, Rs 4.02 crore and Rs 6.07 crore respectively on an opening day. In comparison, Begum Jaan collected Rs 3.94 crore. The film is also facing some tough competition from Hollywood film Fast and Furious 8 starring Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson. The film has collected Rs 38.60 crore. Taran Adarsh confirmed the same and tweeted, “#Furious8 Wed previews 8.50 cr, Thu 14 cr, Fri 16.10 cr. Total: ₹ 38.60 cr [note: Gross BO]. India biz.”
Begum Jaan is expected to show growth on Saturday and Sunday.
Opening Day Collections:
Naam Shabana: Rs 5.12 crore
Phillauri: Rs 4.02 crore
Rangoon: Rs 6.07 crore
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