Sidharth Malhotra and Riteish Deshmukh starrer Marjaavaan has posted encouraging box office figures on the first day of release despite to a great extent negative reviews. The Milan Milap Zaveri the film, which was slammed for being excessively gimmicky and melodramatic, has made an expected Rs 6-7 crore on Friday.
A Boxofficeindia report guaranteed Marjaavaan earned RS 6.5-7 crore on the first day. The film performed well in Maharashtra, Gujarat, CP Berar, Nizam, UP and Bihar but had a damp show in the metros, it added.
Marjaavaan is a revenge saga that additionally stars Tara Sutaria as the female lead. While Tara plays a mute girl, Riteish's character is a dwarf in the film.
Discussing box office achievement and failures, Sidharth had recently stated, "I look at it from a learning point of view. Even massive superstars of the country can't predict the future of their films. It's a part and parcel of the business. I have a lot of gratitude that I am a working actor. You can't let your previous Friday affect your coming Friday."
