Ah, Bollywood – where the drama isn’t just on-screen, but also at the box office. This weekend, amidst a deluge of re-releases like Saman Teri Kasam and Interstellar (yes, because we all love a good time-traveling space opera with our samosas), two fresh contenders attempted to make their mark: Badass Ravi Kumar and Loveyapa. Spoiler alert: neither set the box office on fire, but let’s dive into the numbers with a sprinkle of sarcasm and a dash of cynicism.
Badass Ravi Kumar swaggered into theaters on Friday with a respectable opening of ₹3.52 crores. Given the film’s title, one might have expected it to bulldoze its way to box office glory. Alas, the weekend was less of a badass and more of a polite nod, as the total collection limped to ₹7.77 crores. Yet, there’s a silver lining! With a modest recovery target of ₹15-20 crores, there’s still hope for this Himesh Reshammiya starrer to sing its way to breaking even.
Meanwhile, Loveyapa had its own love story with the box office – the kind where the box office stood it up on a first date. Despite whispers of positive word-of-mouth, audiences played hard to get, resulting in a lackluster ₹4 crores over the weekend. The film needs its Monday numbers to mirror Friday’s to have any chance of wooing its way into Valentine’s week with a smile. Junaid Khan and Khushi Kapoor must be crossing their fingers — and perhaps their toes — for a miraculous turnaround.
For now, the true test will be how these films fare during the weekdays. Will they find their groove or fade into the oblivion of Bollywood’s crowded past? Stay tuned, dear readers, because in Bollywood, the box office is a drama that never ends.
And remember, folks, all figures are as per my trusty sources. As they say in the movies, “Picture abhi baaki hai mere dost!”
