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Daayra Box Office Collection Day 1: Registers Meghna Gulzar’s 5th Biggest Opening In India

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Daayra Box Office Collection Day 1: 5th Biggest Opening For Meghna Gulzar
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Daayra, starring Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran, is one of the new Bollywood releases this week. With A-list actors associated, including director Meghna Gulzar, movie buffs were looking forward to this film, but unfortunately, it didn’t do much at the Indian box office on opening day. Still, it managed to pull off Meghna’s 5th biggest opening ever. Keep reading for a detailed collection report of day 1!

How much did Daayra earn at the Indian box office on day 1?

The Bollywood crime thriller released in theaters yesterday (September 18), and it opened to decent reviews from critics. Even among the audience, the initial word of mouth has been favorable. Such feedback will help the film grow over the weekend, but as far as day 1 collection is concerned, it was on a lower start. It has been learned that the film opened at 1 crore net at the Indian box office, which equals 1.18 crore gross.

Scores Meghna Gulzar’s 5th biggest opening

With a 1 crore net, Daayra has pulled off the 5th-biggest opening for Meghna Gulzar at the Indian box office. It surpassed Just Married (30 lakh) to claim the 5th spot. It stayed below Irrfan Khan’s Talvar, which opened at 3 crore.

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Take a look at the opening day collection of Meghna Gulzar’s films (net):

  1. Raazi7.53 crore
  2. Sam Bahadur5.75 crore
  3. Chhapaak – 4.77 crore
  4. Talvar – 3 crore
  5. Daayra – 1 crore
  6. Just Married – 30 lakh
  7. Filhaal – 22 lakh

More about the film

Daayra also stars Pragati Mishra, Prammod Sanghi, Sumali Khaniwale, Upendra Chauhan, and others. It is produced by Vineet Jain and Dhaval Gada under the banner of Junglee Pictures and Pen Studios. The film is distributed by Pen Marudhar. On BookMyShow, the film has a rating of 9 out of 10, indicating that the content is getting appreciated. With no major competition as such, it is likely to see a rise over the opening weekend.

Stay tuned to Koimoi for more box office updates!

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