Daayra box office collection day 2 : Kareena Kapoor received positive reviews for her understated performance in the investigative thriller Daayra, which released in theatres on Friday. The Meghna Gulzar film, which also stars Malayalam star Prithviraj Sukumaran in a pivotal role, has been steady at the box office- showing that good content will always find its audience.
The latest update from Sacnilk states that Daayra has managed to collect ₹ 1.60 crore on its second day of release. It is a jump from its opening day numbers, which stood at ₹ 1 crore. The total nett collection now stands at ₹ 2.60 crore after two days of release.
Therefore, all I can do is create cinema that helps to keep that hope alive, or ask the question, or maybe enforce change,” the director of critically-acclaimed movies such as Talvar, Raazi, Chhapaak and Sam Bahadur, told PTI during a media interaction ahead of release. A film like Daayra will always rely on positive word of mouth to hold its ground at the box office, and with that happening, it is expected that the film will fare well in the upcoming days. The film deals with the aftermath of a rape and murder and the functioning of the justice system. “There is outrage in me, I will not deny it and there has been for many years but one can’t lose hope, one cannot stop being optimistic.
The director said she does not want to lose optimism though there are issues that trouble her.
Earlier reporting noted: Daayra has been released in two languages—Hindi and Malayalam. The film is about two police officers who find themselves in a moral conflict following a controversial encounter killing linked to a brutal rape and murder case. Earlier reporting noted: Daayra box office collection day 1: Kareena Kapoor’s film records lowest opening of her career Daayra box office collection day 1: Meghna Gulzar’s directorial Daayra , which brings together Kareena Kapoor and Malayalam star Prithviraj Sukumaran for the first time on the big screen, has started its theatrical run with a slow response at the box office. Earlier reporting noted: As per Sacnilk, the crime thriller has recorded an estimated India net collection of ₹ 85 lakh on its opening day so far. The film is currently running across 2,332 shows in India and recorded an occupancy of 11.1% on Friday. The Hindi version has contributed ₹ 82 lakh to the film’s ₹ 85 lakh India net collection, while the Malayalam version has collected a negligible ₹ 3 lakh.
Meghna said she saw a form of redemption in the developments that followed the release of her earlier films Talvar and Chhapaak, which also engaged with questions of crime, justice and social change.
