Bandar box office collection day 4: Anurag Kashyap’s crime thriller starring Bobby Deol in the lead role, finally released in theatres on June 4. Despite praise for the film and Bobby Deol’s performance, the box office has remained dry so far. Here’s a closer look at how the film has performed at the box office on its first Monday. (Also read: Bandar review: Bobby Deol leads Anurag Kashyap’s timely, gripping drama on false accusation and its consequences)
Bandar shows a sharp dip
The latest report on Sacnilk states that Bandar has witnessed a sharp dip on its first Monday, collecting its lowest single-day haul so far. The film managed to collect ₹24 lakh on its fourth day of release. On its opening day, it earned ₹50 lakh. Saturday saw some growth at ₹95 lakh and the film finally managed to touch the ₹1 crore mark on Sunday. This brings the total India gross collections to ₹3.22 crore and total India net to ₹2.69 crore so far.
Bandar is facing stiff competition at the box office from a number of releases, Varun Dhawan’s Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, Hollywood horror release Obsession, Ram Charan’s Telugu film Peddi, and the new He-Man movie, Masters of the Universe. Bandar demands a niche audience and is propelled by word-of-mouth reviews on social media, but even that has not translated to box office growth in the last few days.
About Bandar
The crime thriller written by Sudip Sharma and Abhishek Banerjee and directed by Anurag Kashap, is inspired by a real-life event. The film tells the story of Samar (Bobby Deol), a singer-actor whose career is on the decline. His life takes a shocking turn when he is suddenly arrested after a woman named Gayatri (Sapna Pabbi) files a rape complaint against him. What follows is a legal circus, with Samar, the ‘bandar’ forced to navigate one hurdle after another.
The film also stars Saba Azad, Raj B Shetty, Jitendra Joshi, Riddhi Sen, Indrajith Sukumaran and Nagesh Bhonsle in important roles. The film is produced by Nikhil Dwivedi’s Saffron Magicworks and backed by Zee Studios.
Bobby’s half-sister Esha Deol was also seen cheering for him at the film’s special screening. She also penned a note urging the audience to catch the film in theatres and wrote, “You are in the best form ever! Undoubtedly the finest actor today. Enduring and vulnerable! Way to go, bhaiya.”