Bareilly Ki Barfi has to cover a lot of ground to be successful at the box office.
Bareilly Ki Barfi might have started on a slow note at the box office but the film has shown growth in its collection on the second day of its release. The small town romantic comedy, starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Kriti Sanon and Rajkummar Rao, has garnered Rs 3.85 crore on Day 2 at the box office. Trade analayst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter and shared the Ashwini Iyer Tiwari’s directorial film’s box office numbers. He wrote that the film has all possibilities to show immense growth on Sunday. He wrote, “#BareillyKiBarfi witnessed ample growth on Sat… Sun should be much better… Fri 2.42 cr, Sat 3.85 cr. Total: ₹ 6.27 cr. India biz.”
Word of mouth might play a huge role in this film’s success. Indianexpress.com’s film critic Shubhra Gupta said this about the movie while praising Rajkummar Rao, who is one of the leads, “Rajkummar Rao blows away the weaknesses of this film with his consummate act, playing the timid ‘chota shehari’ on the one hand, and the loud ‘rangbaaz’ on the other. He sweetens the pot, and makes up for the rest of it.”
During a chat with indianexpress.com, trade analyst Girish Johar had explained that Bareilly Ki Barfi has to compete with two films: Akshay Kumar’s Toilet: Ek Prem Katha and the Hollywood release Annabelle: Creation. “Toilet: Ek Prem Katha will obviously be a strong contender for them (Bareilly Ki Barfi) this week. Maybe not Partition: 1947, because Gurinder Chadha’s film is for a very small segment of the audience. The Hollywood release Annabelle: Creation has a good brand recall. It also has a strong fan base,” he said.
#BareillyKiBarfi witnessed ample growth on Sat… Sun should be much better… Fri 2.42 cr, Sat 3.85 cr. Total: ₹ 6.27 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 20, 2017
#BareillyKiBarfi Fri ₹ 2.42 cr. India biz… Fared better in North India.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 19, 2017
It remains to be seen whether the film, which received mixed reviews, would be able to lure in enough people owing to its star cast, or it would turn out to be a disappointment.
