Rajkummar Rao and Vamika Gabbi’s latest film, Bhool Chuk Maaf, released in theatres on May 23. The film grossed over ₹30 crore at the domestic box office in just 3 days. Before the release, trade analysts believed that the film would not do much and could earn a total of up to ₹12 crore in the first weekend.
A surprise success
The film was in the news before its release, as after its release date was postponed repeatedly, its makers, Maddock Films, decided to release it directly on OTT. But after such a sudden decision, PVR knocked on the doors of the court and demanded ₹60 crore.
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Bhool Chuk Maaf Box Office Collection
Despite a lot of challenges, Bhool Chuk Maaf was released in theatres on May 23 and collected ₹7.20 crore on the first day. After that, ₹9.20 crore was collected on the second day, and ₹11.70 crore on Sunday. Thus, the film surprised everyone by earning ₹28.71 crore in its first weekend.
Story of the film
The film is directed by Karan Sharma and is a time-loop comedy that revolves around Ranjan (Rajkummar Rao), a low-paid government employee, who wants to marry Titli Mishra (Vamika Gabbi), but just before the marriage, he gets trapped in a time cycle.
Cast of the film
The film stars Rajkummar Rao, Vamika Gabbi, Zakir Hussain, Seema Pahwa, Sanjay Mishra, Raghubir Yadav, Ishtiaq Khan, and Purnima Sharma in lead roles.
The secret of the film’s success
This kind of story has been seen in Bollywood after a long time, and that is why the audience is liking it so much. The film got mixed reviews from critics, but it was promoted well. Word of mouth, as well as the growing interest of people in cinemas, played an important role in its success at the box office. Trade analysts believe that this film is proof that people in India are now liking stories of their choice.
Future prospects
Although this film is currently doing well at the box office, its real test will be from Monday because Monday is a working day. So, it will have to be seen how much drop is seen in its collection. But if the film Bhool Chuk Maaf maintains its hold at the box office like this, then no one can stop the film from becoming a superhit.
