‘Saiyaara’ Day 2 box office collection: Mohit Suri’s romance drama inches closer to ₹50 crore mark-OxBig News Network

Saiyaarais having a dream run at the box office! Director Mohit Suri’s romance drama, starring newcomers Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, has collected ₹45.75 crores in its first two days of release. The film is expected to cross the ₹50-crore mark on Sunday (July 20).

After making a record for debutant-led films on the opening day, earning ₹21.25 crore on Friday, the film collected ₹24.5 crores on Saturday, as per trade tracking website Sacnilk.

As per the website, the film had an overall occupancy of 51.24 per cent on Saturday. Bengaluru registered the highest occupancy (72 per cent) followed by Jaipur and Lucknow (66.5 per cent each).

With such a strong opening stand, Saiyaara is expected to beat other recent Hindi titles such as Maa, Maalik, Deva, The Diplomat, and Metro….In Dino.

What fascinates many is how the film’s strong opening is despite having almost no media buildup before its release. Suri has revealed that he wished to keep the opening pair away from the pre-release promotions, like he did with his 2013 hit Aashiqui 2, starring Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur. The move seems to have worked in favour of the film, as filmmaker Sanjay Gupta said, it helped maintain the “freshness” of the lead pair, making their presence on screen more impactful.

The Hindu’s review of Saiyaararead, “With mental health as the villain of the piece, the story echoes the times when love is reduced to a lollipop by market forces. In the digital age, Mohit dials back to the pre-rom-com era, when heartache travelled through the screen on the wings of melodies, sacrifice was considered a virtue, and selfless love was celebrated.”

Saiyaara is produced by Akshaye Widhani of Yash Raj Films.