Overview

• Early trade estimates from Sacnilk.com show ₹30 lakh on Friday and ₹50 lakh on Saturday for a ₹80 lakh nett domestic total.
• The film opened in Indian cinemas on September 26 after a festival run that included Cannes and Toronto screenings.
• Box-office trackers note weaker traction compared with Ishaan Khatter’s Dhadak (₹11.04 crore day two), Phone Bhoot (₹2.75 crore day two), and Vishal Jethwa’s Salaam Venky (₹55 lakh day two).
• Critics have praised the performances and direction, with News18 Showsha awarding 4.5 stars.
• Directed by Neeraj Ghaywan and inspired by Basharat Peer’s reporting, the film stars Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa and Janhvi Kapoor, with Martin Scorsese as executive producer and Karan Johar and Adar Poonawalla as producers.