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Film
trade
expert
Girish
Wankhede
writes
an
exclusive
column
for
Filmibeat,
analysing
the
films
released
last
week.
It’s
just
another
lacklustre
week
for
the
box
office
in
India.
The
solo
prominent
Hindi
release
Dobaara
could
not
generate
healthy
box
office
figures
although
it
had
some
positive
reviews,
but
not
positive
word
of
mouth.
Dobaaraa
features
Taapsee
Pannu
and
Pavail
Gulati
and
is
directed
by
Anurag
Kashyap.
Dobaaraa
Box
Office
Collections
Based
on
an
unsuccessful
Spanish
film
Mirage,
the
narrative
of
Dobaaraa
was
too
confusing
for
a
regular
moviegoer.
The
film
generated
Rs
60
lakh
on
its
opening
day,
and
Rs
90
lakh
on
Saturday
and
Sunday
each,
and
crashed
with
Rs
20
lakh
at
the
BO
on
the
first
Monday.
These
Monday
figures
show
no
hope
for
its
second
week.
Dobaara
is
another
dud
in
cinemas
by
the
leading
lady
Taapsee
Pannu
after
Shabaash
Mithu,
Loop
Lapeta,
Rashmi
Rocket
and
Sand
Ki
Aankh.
Taapsee
Pannu’s
careless
banter
with
director
Anurag
Kashyap
about
boycotting
their
film
generated
high
brows
without
serving
any
purpose.
Anurag’s
timely
/
untimely
outburst
about
Bollywood
films
also
didn’t
help
in
creating
any
curiosity
quotient
for
Dobaaraa.
With
producer
Balaji
Telefilms
shedding
approximately
Rs
30
crore
on
this
film,
the
lifetime
box
office
collection
would
not
be
more
than
Rs
5
crore
–
making
it
a
bad
business
bargain.
May
be
the
OTT
platform
will
rescue
Dobaaraa
to
some
extent.
Daagdi
Chaawl
2
Box
Office
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Another
noteworthy
release
of
this
week
is
Marathi
Daagdi
Chaawl
2
featuring
Ankush
Chaudhary,
Pooja
Sawant
and
Makarand
Deshpande.
The
sequel
of
the
superhit
2015
Dagadi
Chawl,
this
film
has
excellent
poster
design
and
an
impressive
teaser
to
start
with.
It
collected
Rs
52
lakh
on
its
opening
day
and
grew
to
Rs
70
lakh
on
Saturday.
On
Sunday,
it
made
Rs
83
crore
and
by
this
time,
the
positive
word
of
mouth
is
also
doing
the
rounds.
Its
total
opening
weekend
collections
at
the
box
office
at
Rs
2.05
crore
are
decent.
Makarand
Deshpande
has
a
certain
face
value
and
acceptability,
which
the
promotional
campaign
has
cashed
in
on,
and
it
shows.
Kartikeya
2
Second
Week
Box
Office
Collections
Kartikeya
2
is
gaining
momentum
in
its
second
week.
Its
Telugu
version
generated
Rs
16.66
crore
in
its
opening
week
of
six
days,
as
it
was
released
on
Saturday.
The
second
week
Friday
collected
Rs
2.03
crore
and
on
Saturday
it
was
Rs
1.82
crore.
Sunday
rose
to
Rs
2.42
crore
and
Monday,
it
was
Rs
1
crore,
which
was
considerable.
The
10-day
box
office
haul
for
the
Telugu
version
was
Rs
23.93
crore
and
will
show
a
rising
graph
owing
to
strong
positive
word
of
mouth.
The
Hindi
version
of
Karthikeya
2
is
also
on
an
upward
ride.
Its
first
week
of
six
days
generated
Rs
5.75
crore
and
on
the
Friday
of
the
second
weekend,
it
made
Rs
2.46
crore.
On
Saturday,
it
made
Rs
3.04
crore
and
on
Sunday,
it
collected
Rs
4.07
crore.
Monday
saw
a
collection
of
Rs
98
lakh,
which
is
still
a
silver
lining.
The
Hindi
version
of
Karthikeya
2
amassed
Rs
16.30
crore
in
10
days,
and
the
box
office
collections
are
still
growing!
Laal
Singh
Chaddha
Second
Week
Box
Office
Collections
Laal
Singh
Chaddha
steamed
out
in
its
second
week.
Amidst
controversies
and
boycott
trends,
it
succumbed
to
lengthy
and
poor
execution
of
a
highly
anticipated
project.
The
first
week
of
eight
(8)
days
generated
Rs
50.25
crore,
which
is
disheartening
for
the
stature
of
the
film.
The
second
Friday
made
Rs
1.25
crore,
Saturday
Rs
1.50
crore,
and
Sunday
Rs
2
crore,
with
Monday
dipping
to
Rs
50
lakh.
The
overall
box
office
collection
of
Laal
Singh
Chaddha
is
Rs
55.50
crore
for
the
first
12
days,
which
is
an
alarming
sign
for
an
Aamir
Khan
film.
The
consecutive
flop
for
Aamir
after
four
years
of
the
super
flop
Thugs
of
Hindustan
is
a
huge
dent
in
his
brand
value
and
credibility.
Raksha
Bandhan
Second
Week
Box
Office
Collections
Akshay
Kumar
starrer
Raksha
Bandhan
also
bombed,
and
this
is
his
third
big-ticket
film
after
Bachchan
Paandey
and
Samrat
Prithviraj
for
the
actor,
which
failed
at
the
box
office.
Raksha
Bandhan
generated
Rs
38
crore
from
its
first
week
of
eight
days
and
then
descended
to
make
Rs
1
crore
on
Friday,
Rs
1.25
crore
on
Saturday,
Rs
1.75
crore
on
Sunday
and
Rs
40
lakh
on
Monday.
The
tally
goes
to
Rs
42.40
crore
for
the
first
12
days.
This
makes
Raksha
Bandhan
collect
a
lifetime
theatrical
of
less
than
Rs
50
crore,
which
is
quite
disheartening
for
an
Akshay
Kumar
movie!
Now,
all
eyes
are
set
on
Liger,
which
is
the
biggest
bet
of
the
upcoming
week.
Directed
by
south
veteran
Puri
Jagannadh
and
produced
by
him
along
with
Karan
Johar’s
Dharma
Productions,
this
Vijay
Deverakonda
and
Ananya
Panday
sports
action
drama
looks
strong
and
promising.
The
lead
pair
travelled
several
cities
in
norht
India
and
are
able
to
create
a
strong
buzz.
The
music
of
Liger
is
also
upbeat
and
the
youth
looks
connected
to
the
film.
Let’s
hope
Liger
revives
the
box
office
for
Bollywood.
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