Poor run for Bollywood continues; Salaam Venky,Maarrich get poor opening at box office


By Rajesh Ahuja

Poor show by Bollywood films  after the meteoric run of Drishyam2,  continued  with this week's releases Salaam Venky and  Maarrich failing to draw crowds at the theatres.

Both  releases of the week had a poor opening , earning below Rs 1 cr in their opening weekend.

While the much acclaimed Salaam Venky earned around Rs 90 lakh in its opening weekend,  the other release Maarrich had collections of around Rs 50 lakh in its opening weekend.




Salaam Venky and Maarrich failing to draw crowds at the theatres 



Directed by Revathi, Salaam Venky is a slice of life drama which tells the story of a mother who does everything she can to let her son, diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, live life to the fullest.

Produced by Suraj Singh and Shraddha Aggarwal under their banners Blive Productions and RTake Studios respectively,  Salaam Venky stars Kajol and Vishal Jethwa in the lead roles.

Based on the book The Last Hurrah  by Srikant Murthy, Salaam Venky, which was earlier titled The Last Hurrah  is inspired by a true story of a mother Sujata who battled with a smile the most challenging situations  due to her son being diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

The other release of the week Maarrich is a horror film directed by Dhruv Lather.

It is the story of a police officer who, in course of his investigation to solve a murder mystery,  uncovers deep dark secrets from the past which leads to a spine chilling face off in the finale

The poor run by Salaam Venky and Maarrich follows the lacklustre box office performance of previous week releases Bhediya and An action Hero.

Despite its release evoking a lot of buzz among cinelovers,  an action hero had a poor opening at the box office,  earning just Rs 5.6 cr in its opening weekend.

The film managed collections of just Rs 8.75 cr in its opening week.

Horror comedy Bhediya too failed to set the box office on fire.

After poor collections of Rs 38 cr in its opening week, the horror comedy saw a drop in collections to Rs 17 cr in its second week,  taking its earnings in two weeks to Rs 55 cr..

Both Bhediya and An action Hero released to high expectations at the box office but failed to enthuse audiences.

Meanwhile,  psychological thriller Drishyam 2 continues its meteoric run at the box office,  having earned Rs 203 crate end of its  fourth weekend.


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