Daayra box office collection day 1: Kareena Kapoor’s film records lowest opening of her career
Here's the latest box office buzz making the rounds:
Daayra ticket-window earnings day 1: Meghna Gulzar’s directorial Daayra , which brings together Kareena Kapoor and Malayalam star Prithviraj Sukumaran for the first time on the big screen, has started its theatrical run with a slow response at the ticket-window. The movie is about two police officers who find themselves in a moral conflict following a controversial encounter killing linked to a brutal rape and murder case.
Adding to this, Kareena Kapoor in a still from Meghna Gulzar's Daayra. Daayra ticket-window day 1 As per Sacnilk, the crime thriller has recorded an estimated India net collection of ₹ 85 lakh on its opening day so far. The movie is currently running across 2,332 shows in India and recorded an occupancy of 11.1% on Friday.
Meanwhile, Daayra has been rolled out in two languages—Hindi and Malayalam. The Hindi version has contributed ₹ 82 lakh to the movie’s ₹ 85 lakh India net collection, while the Malayalam version has collected a negligible ₹ 3 lakh.
Notably, Kareena Kapoor Khan’s lowest opening-day collection in recent years came with Hansal Mehta’s 2024 movie The Buckingham Murders, which collected ₹ 1.15 crore rupees net on its opening day in India. Daayra has now beaten the Hansal Mehta movie to become the lowest opener of her career.
As per the latest buzz, Kareena is also competing at the ticket-window with her brother-in-law Kunal Kemmu, whose directorial Vibe also rolled out on Friday. The movie also stars Preity Zinta and Sparsh Shrivastava. However, like Daayra, Kunal’s movie has also recorded a slow start, but it has still managed to beat Daayra. The comedy-action movie has minted ₹ 1.29 crore rupees at the ticket-window on its opening day.
In further updates, Hindustan Times’ Rishabh Suri gave the movie 3 stars and wrote, “The first half is deliberate rather than gripping. The subject is important, and what works in the movie’s favour is its willingness to let the investigation breathe. The procedural drama is given room to play out instead of being rushed from one revelation to another. The trade off, however, is that the movie sometimes lacks the urgency one would expect from such a disturbing case. "
On top of that, He added, "The second half picks up pace and moves towards its climax. While the conclusion may not come as a complete surprise, there are enough compelling moments along the way to keep you invested. The movie’s strength lies less in shock value and more in the questions it raises about institutions and accountability.”
Vibha Maru is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times Entertainment, based in Delhi. With a decade of experience across digital and print media, she covers Bollywood, Hollywood and web shows. A self-confessed cinephile who breathes Hindi cinema, Vibha can often be found sacrificing sleep after binge-watching films and web series. Though she holds a Commerce degree, she discovered her true calling in journalism after enrolling at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). She began her career covering Delhi's cultural scene, food, nightlife, concerts, and city life at The Times of India, before moving into full-time entertainment journalism with India Today. At India Today, Vibha interviewed some of the biggest names in Bollywood and television while carving a niche for herself through movie reviews, opinion pieces, nostalgic features, star interviews, and trend-driven stories. She later brought her storytelling and editorial expertise to The Indian Express, where she continued to deepen her understanding of cinema through long-form entertainment explainers, retrospectives and feature writing. Now, as Assistant Editor at Hindustan Times Entertainment, Vibha continues to chronicle the world of movies and pop culture. Her work spans breaking entertainment news, exclusive interviews, star features, and stories that capture the conversations shaping Indian cinema. Read More
Source: Hindustan Times