Anurag Kashyap’s latest Bandar, headlined by Bobby Deol, is receiving some critical acclaim, but the film is witnessing a dismal run at the box office. It opened with a net collection of Rs 50 lakh which only marginally increased to Rs 95 lakh on the second day, as per Sacnilk.com. The total net domestic collection for the film stands at Rs 1.45 crore.
On Saturday, Bandar recorded an overall theatre occupancy of 22.06% – with morning shows at 5.46%, afternoon shows at 14.46%, evening shows at 22.92%, and night shows at 29.54%, across 1257 shows. The maximum number of shows were running in the Delhi-NCR region which observed an occupancy of 16.3 per cent. Mumbai registered an occupancy of 24 per cent with 101 shows.
The film is facing stiff competition from the Varun Dhawan, Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde starrer Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai and Ram Charan-Janhvi Kapoor’s Peddi at the box office. While Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai has earned over Rs 14.75 crore net in India, Peddi has earned over Rs 190 crore.
Apart from Bobby, Bandar also features Sanya Malhotra, Saba Azad, Raj B Shetty, Jitendra Joshi, Riddhi Sen, Indrajith Sukumaran and Nagesh Bhonsle in key roles. The screenplay has been written by Sudip Sharma and Abhishek Banerjee. It has been produced by Nikhil Dwivedi’s Saffron Magicworks and backed by Zee Studios.
