Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani-starrer ‘Bhool Bhuliyaa 2’ has made a beautiful kick-off at the box office, raking in £1.4 million on its opening day. This is the best opening by a Bollywood film since ‘Sooryavanshi’ last year, ending a long period of a disappointment for the Hindi film industry. Actress Kangana Ranaut has congratulated the actors and the entire team of the film for ending the “dry spell at the Hindi box office”.
Sharing a note of appreciation for ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ on Instagram Stories, Kangana wrote, “Congratulations to Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 for ending the dry spell at Hindi box office…congratulations to the entire team of the film.” She tagged both Kartik and Kiara in the post.
Earlier, film trade analyst Taran Adarsh had shared that Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 has received a “fantastic” opening at the box office with a total business of £1.41 million in India. He also noted that the film has become Kartik Aaryan’s biggest opener. The last Hindi film to do well was Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’. The Alia Bhatt-starrer made £1 million on its opening day in February. It eventually did a lifetime business of £20.9 million.
The only films that have worked in the Hindi-speaking regions of the country in the past few months are the dubbed versions. Telugu film ‘RRR’s Hindi version opened with £2 million on day one, while Kannada film ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ broke all records with a massive £5.4 million opening day for the Hindi-dubbed version alone.
