It's a small film made with a lot of heart. Vishal Bhardwaj's Haider, his twist on William Shakespeare's tragic play Hamlet, is climbing up the Bollywood box office ladder thanks to a positive word of mouth, say experts. It has earned a cumulative Rs 13.07 crore within two days of its release.
The film, starring Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Tabu and Kay Kay Menon hit the screens on Thursday along with the big budget entertainer Bang Bang.
On its opening day, Haider minted Rs 6.14 crore, and on the following day, it managed a business of Rs 6.93 crore, registering a 14 percent jump in its collections, said a source from the production team, UTV Motion Pictures.
Made at a budget of Rs 24 crore, the canvas of Haider is dark and violent, but beautiful in its own way.
Industry experts believe Haider is performing well, and its collections are poised to grow over the days.
Sharma said the audience is aware that it's a "very different movie", and its performances and cinematography are turning out to be crowd pullers.
Agrees Rajesh Thadani of Multimedia Combines.
Bang Bang, starring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif, and directed by Siddharth Anand, is the official Bollywood remake of Hollywood film Knight and Day. Its exotic locations, high octane action sequences and star power added an additional buzz much before the movie hit as many as over 4500 screens worldwide.
Sanjay Ghai of Mukta Arts says Haider is doing decent business. The screens have been divided between both the films, but both the films are little long. If the films had medium or short length, they would have got more screens."
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