Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, featuring Ayushmann Khurrana and Jitendra Kumar, as a gay couple had a decent opening on Friday, which happened to be a confined Mahashivratri occasion.
The film gathered Rs 9.55 crore on day one. This is lower than Ayushmann's most elevated opening film, Bala, which had opened at Rs 10.15 crore and his last film Dream Girl, which had gathered Rs 10.05 crore on its opening day.
Sharing the opening figures of the film, Taran Adarsh composed on Twitter, "#ShubhMangalZyadaSaavdhan fares very well on Day 1… #Delhi-#NCR, #Punjab perform best… #Mumbai picks up… Brand #AyushmannKhurrana + #MahaShivratri partial holiday contribute… Important to score on Day 2 and 3… Fri ₹ 9.55 cr. #India biz. #SMZS."
US President Donald Trump, who is set to visit India this week, likewise gave a thumbs up to the film. Human rights campaigner and LGBTQ+ lobbyist Peter Tatchell's adulated the film on Twitter, saying, "A new #Bollywood rom-com featuring a gay romance is hoping to win over older people, following the decriminalization of homosexuality. Hurrah!" Trump reacted to his tweet and wrote, "Great!"
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan likewise stars Ayushmann's Badhaai Ho co-stars Neena Gupta and Gajraj Rao other than Maanvi Gagroo, Manurishi Chadha. It released close by Vicky Kaushal's horror movie, Bhoot Part One: The Haunted Ship.
The horror movie enrolled an opening of around Rs 5.10 crore. Bhoot One is the first installment in Dharma Productions' horror franchise made under the banner and has been directed by Bhanu Pratap Singh. It additionally stars Bhumi Pednekar and Ashutosh Rana.
Sharing the assortments, Taran composed on Twitter, "#Bhoot opens on expected lines… The genre has its loyal audience in mass pockets + with strong title-value, should've opened to higher numbers… #MahaShivratri partial holiday also contributes to its total… Needs to increase speed on Day 2 and 3… Fri ₹ 5.10 cr. #India biz."
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