After a strong box office performance on its opening weekend , Dhadak has continued to do well on the following weekdays, earning Rs 4.76 crore on Tuesday. The Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter starrer recorded a box office collection of Rs 33.67 crore on its debut weekend and raked in Rs 5.52 cr more on Monday. Its sustained performance on Tuesday, trade analyst Taran Adarsh reports , brings its total to Rs 43.95 crore.
The film’s international collection over five days, since its release, is a commendable Rs 11.55 crore (approx $1.68 mn) for a Bollywood release. These estimates are, however, only calculated from its collections in North America, UAE-GCC, UK-Ireland and Australia-New Zealand territories. [caption id=“attachment_4212591” align=“alignnone” width=“825”]
Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter in a still from Dhadak[/caption] Produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions and Zee Studios, the film has created quite a buzz. It made more than the opening day total of Student of the Year, which amounted to Rs 8 crore. Dhadak marks the Bollywood debut of star kids Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter; much like, Student of the Year was the debut movie of star kids Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan. Janhvi, daughter of late actor Sridevi, plays a girl belonging to the erstwhile royal family based in Udaipur. Her co-star Ishaan Khatter, who is relatively more experienced having made his debut with Majid Majidi’s Beyond The Clouds, plays her star crossed lover. Directed by
Shashank Khaitan
, Dhadak — a Hindi adaptation of critically-acclaimed Marathi film Sairat that explored the themes of caste divide and honour killing — hit theatres on 20 July.
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