Vidya Balan-starrer ‘Begum Jaan’ had a poor start at the box office

Vidya Balan-starrer ‘Begum Jaan‘, which released yesterday, did a poor business at the box office. The movie earned Rs 3.50 crore nett in spite of it being a holiday. The movie was a solo release and it could have done much better considering the star power of Vidya Balan, but that isn’t the case. The first day collection is similar to the first day business of movies like ‘OK Jaanu’, ‘Phillauri’ and ‘Naam Shabana’, but none of these movies had a holiday on Friday. (Also Read: ‘Begum Jaan’ movie review: This Vidya Balan-starrer is a disturbing tale with a slow narrative)

Well, one would have expected ‘Begum Jaan’ to do an average business because the promos and the trailer were not eye-catching for the massy audiences who prefer entertainment over serious drama. Well, if the first day business starts out with such numbers in spite of a holiday, we can’t expect good growth on Saturday and Sunday either.

The movie was mounted on a budget of Rs 19 crore which includes P & A, so the movie needed at least Rs 5 crore to start off on a good note.

‘Begum Jaan’ is directed by Srjit Mukherjee and stars Vidya Balan in the main role. It is a remake of the director’s original Bengali movie ‘Rajkahini’ which had Rituparna Sengupta in the lead role.

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