Fenil's Bollywood Talk # 930
5:06 PM
WILL BHOOTH BANGLA EMERGE AS A SUCCESS FOR AKSHAY KUMAR?
7 months after his last release, Jolly LLB 3, Akshay Kumar will be back on the big screen tonight with Bhooth Bangla. The film reunites him with Priyadarshan and hence, the excitement is tremendous.
Bhooth Bangla is a horror comedy and also stars Wamiqa Gabbi, Tabu, Mithila Palkar, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Asrani, Manoj Joshi and others. The trailer seems entertaining and it indicates that Akshay and Priyadarshan are trying to back the glorious era of comedy. Moreover, horror is the flavour of the season. Hence, this aspect has further appealed to the audience.
However, the songs have failed to become chartbusters. While many appreciated the use of jokes from old films to create a nostalgic appeal, a section of the audience had reservations about it. Thankfully, the film's timing is correct. Usually nowadays, viewers prefer to wait for reviews before booking tickets. But in the case of Bhooth Bangla, the advance ticket sales are healthy, possibly as there hasn't been any film since Dhurandhar The Revenge, which released a month ago.
Bhooth Bangla will have a full-fledged release on April 17, with paid previews starting at 9:00 pm on April 16. The film is expected to collect Rs. 2-3 crores in paid previews. On Friday, the film should collect Rs. 12-13 crores with an outside chance of crossing the Rs. 15 crore mark.
At one point, Akshay Kumar was having a dream run, but post pandemic, his track record suffered. Sooryavanshi was his best opener at Rs. 26.11 crores, followed by Housefull 5 (Rs. 22 crores), Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (Rs. 15 crores), Ram Setu (Rs. 15 crores), Sky Force (Rs. 13.50 crores), Jolly LLB 3 (Rs. 12.50 crores), Bachchhan Paanday (Rs. 12.18 crores) and Samrat Prithviraj (Rs. 10.58 crores). The rest of his films have opened at single digits. The aim for Bhooth Bangla should be to go past the Rs. 15 crore mark so that it could be his third biggest opener in the post-pandemic era.
Meanwhile, Lee Cronin's The Mummy also releases tomorrow, and its advance is decent. It should open at around Rs. 1 crore plus.
7 months after his last release, Jolly LLB 3, Akshay Kumar will be back on the big screen tonight with Bhooth Bangla. The film reunites him with Priyadarshan and hence, the excitement is tremendous.
Bhooth Bangla is a horror comedy and also stars Wamiqa Gabbi, Tabu, Mithila Palkar, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Asrani, Manoj Joshi and others. The trailer seems entertaining and it indicates that Akshay and Priyadarshan are trying to back the glorious era of comedy. Moreover, horror is the flavour of the season. Hence, this aspect has further appealed to the audience.
However, the songs have failed to become chartbusters. While many appreciated the use of jokes from old films to create a nostalgic appeal, a section of the audience had reservations about it. Thankfully, the film's timing is correct. Usually nowadays, viewers prefer to wait for reviews before booking tickets. But in the case of Bhooth Bangla, the advance ticket sales are healthy, possibly as there hasn't been any film since Dhurandhar The Revenge, which released a month ago.
Bhooth Bangla will have a full-fledged release on April 17, with paid previews starting at 9:00 pm on April 16. The film is expected to collect Rs. 2-3 crores in paid previews. On Friday, the film should collect Rs. 12-13 crores with an outside chance of crossing the Rs. 15 crore mark.
At one point, Akshay Kumar was having a dream run, but post pandemic, his track record suffered. Sooryavanshi was his best opener at Rs. 26.11 crores, followed by Housefull 5 (Rs. 22 crores), Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (Rs. 15 crores), Ram Setu (Rs. 15 crores), Sky Force (Rs. 13.50 crores), Jolly LLB 3 (Rs. 12.50 crores), Bachchhan Paanday (Rs. 12.18 crores) and Samrat Prithviraj (Rs. 10.58 crores). The rest of his films have opened at single digits. The aim for Bhooth Bangla should be to go past the Rs. 15 crore mark so that it could be his third biggest opener in the post-pandemic era.
Meanwhile, Lee Cronin's The Mummy also releases tomorrow, and its advance is decent. It should open at around Rs. 1 crore plus.
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