Actor Akshay Kumar-led action-thriller ‘BellBottom’ has grossed £835,000 after three days of its box office journey. It collected £ 300,000 on its third day. Directed by Ranjit M Tewari, the film also stars Adil Hussain, Zain Khan Durrani, Vaani Kapoor, Huma Qureshi, Lara Dutta, Denzil Smith, Dolly Ahluwalia, and Sunit Tandon in pivotal roles. The film is the first big release after theatres reopened.
Trade analyst Girish Johar said the film would have earned £2 million on opening day in pre-Covid times. He said, “As industry insiders, we are not looking at it from the perspective of box office numbers, but it will help the industry’s revival. With the release of BellBottom, the wheels of the industry will start moving.”
‘BellBottom’ has received mostly positive reviews so far. Film critic Shubhra Gupta gave it 3 stars. She concluded her review by saying, “‘BellBottom’ works on its stated metrics of see, no complexities, everything easy. Fun and games and rat-a-tat action, and no hostages lost, just as they didn’t in real life after the rescue operation was pulled off successfully. We get the flag, but no strident flag waving. We get bad Pakistani terrorists who brainwash hapless Indians, but no loud jingoism. Bad guys lose. Good guys win. Jai Hind.”