Dono box office collection day 3: Sunny Deol’s son Rajveer Deol’s debut could not create any buzz while the female-led Thank You for Coming managed to create some storm.
Seems like audiences are in no mood to see smaller films after having experienced the magic of cinema experiences with biggies like Gadar 2 and Jawan recently. Sunny Deol’s son Rajveer Deol’s debut film Dono released on October 6 and failed to attract any audience. After opening with Rs 35 lakh, the film hardly saw a growth even on weekends. On Sunday, Dono collected Rs 30 lakh, reported industry tracker Sacnilk. The three-day collection could not even cross a crore as it stands at just Rs 95 lakh.
Dono also marks the debut of Poonam Dhillon’s daughter Paloma Dhillon and is directed by Sooraj Barjatya’s son Avnish Barjatya. The film received a lukewarm response even from critics. Indian Express’ Shubhra Gupta in her review wrote, “Neither Rajveer nor Paloma lift off the screen, even if they aren’t terrible. And as for the rest of the cast, you could interchange one dude with another, and one girl with another, and it would be all the same.” The romantic drama couldn’t capitalise on a buy-one-get-one scheme, and an extensive promotional campaign that included endorsements from Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and Anupam Kher, among others.
Dono’s fate at the box office was also affected by the films that were released with it on the same day — Thank You for Coming and Mission Raniganj. While the Akshay Kumar-Parineeti Chopra-led drama has been seeing average footfall, Bhumi Pednekar’s ‘chick-flick’ managed to keep its pace after opening with Rs 1.06 crore.
On Sunday, the Karan Boolani directorial netted Rs 1.70 crore, bringing the three-day earnings to Rs 4.22 crore. The film also stars Shehnaaz Gill, Kusha Kapila, Dolly Singh and Shibani Bedi. Produced by Ekta Kapoor and Rhea Kapoor, Thank You for Coming also has a cameo by Anil Kapoor.
From the moment Thank You for Coming was announced, it has been called the Indian version of the iconic television show Sex and the City. Bhumi Pednekar, in a recent chat with us dismissed the same and elaborated on the need to have well-made chick flicks.
“I still watch Sex and the City whenever I am feeling down and out. From when I was very young, those four women gave me a lot of strength. Looking at them, I feel like their lives are a mess, my life is a mess, but we’ll be fine at the end. You’ll see this representation in this film as well,” she said.
