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The movie Nikamma, directed by Sabbir Khan has opened with low collections on the first day of its release, at the box office. The film starring Shilpa Shetty, playing a superhero earned less than a crore on Day 1. Nikamma also stars Abhimanyu Dassani and Shirley Setia in key roles, apart from Shilpa.

According to a report by trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the movie starring Shetty earned almost half a crore. The report stated that Nikamma was below par in terms of box office collections, on Day 1. It was further mentioned that despite the slow opening, the business of the movie got a push during late hours, at mass centres. While the mass centres got a push, the report stated that the metros remained weak.

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As per the report, the Abhimanyu Dassani starrer has made a collection of 51 lakhs only, on the first Friday. The report said that the second and third day viz Saturday and Sunday are important for the movie, to salvage the low box office collections situation.

The report said, “#Nikamma is below par on Day 1, but the biz got a push, post evening, at mass centres, while metros remained weak… Day 2 and 3 are crucial, needs to salvage the situation… Fri ₹ 51 lacs. #India biz. (sic)

Talking about the movie Nikamma, it is a Hindi remake of the 2017 Telugu film, Middle Class Abbayi starring Nani in key role. The movie marks Shilpa’s second movie after she made her comeback with Hungama 2. The actress plays the role of a superhero in the movie. Abhimanyu plays a lazy boy, while singer Shirley essays the character of his girlfriend. Sethia also marks her acting debut with the film.

Bollywood Bubble gave the movie Nikamma a rating of two and a half stars. An excerpt from the movie review reads: “Nikamma is a yawnsome movie. The only thing that leaves you quite glued to the screen is Shilpa Shetty and her wonder woman actions.

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