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Ek Thi Daayan’s BO collection remains below the mark
MUMBAI: Balaji Telefilms‘ Ek Thi Daayan met with a response that was below expectation. Despite a long weekend with Friday being Ramnavami holiday, the film‘s first day collections remained below the mark dropping further on day two. The first weekend collections stood at Rs 152.5 million.
Rohan Sippy‘s comedy outing Nautanki Saala dropped in collections from Monday after a good weekend at the multiplexes. With limited merit and only Ayushmann Khurana to count on, the film added just another Rs 54 million over the next four days ending its first week with figures of Rs 169 million.
The Vidyut Jamwal starrer Commando, aimed at single screen mass audience, sustained well through the week to end its first week with Rs 173.5 million. Maintaining steady collections, the film raked in Rs 19.1 million in its second weekend.
Chashme Baddoor benefitted as Nautanki Saala dropped at the multiplexes. The film collected a healthy Rs 89 million taking its two week total to Rs 394.5 million.
Sajid Khan‘s Himmatwala hit rock bottom collecting just about Rs five million for third week taking its three week tally to Rs 430.5 million.
Court room comedy/drama Jolly LLB collected Rs four million in its fifth week taking its five week total to Rs 314 million.
Mere Dad Ki Maruti added Rs two million for its fifth week to move its five week total to Rs 119 million.
Hindi
Dhurandhar 2 hit by YouTube leak amid record box office run
Cam-rip surfaces online but blockbuster streak continues at record pace
MUMBAI: It has been a dramatic week for Dhurandhar: The Revenge. Even as the espionage thriller smashes box office records, a piracy scare briefly threatened to steal its thunder after a full-length version surfaced on YouTube.
The leak emerged on March 30 via a channel titled “A2z movie”, which uploaded what appeared to be a cam-recorded print of the film. Clocking in at nearly three hours and 49 minutes, the footage was reportedly blurry but complete enough to spark spoilers and fan outrage online.
Soon after, users on X began flagging the issue, explicitly naming the “A2z movie” channel in their posts while tagging the film’s makers and urging swift legal action. Fans of director Aditya Dhar and lead star Ranveer Singh were particularly vocal, helping the issue gain rapid traction.
Within hours, the video was taken down, likely through a mix of platform detection systems and intervention by producers Jio Studios and B62 Studios.
Despite the leak, the film’s theatrical run remains virtually unshaken. As of March 31, the sequel has raked in an estimated Rs 872.17 crore net in India, with worldwide collections soaring to Rs 1,392.23 crore. Its Hindi opening day alone brought in Rs 102.55 crore, setting a new benchmark.
In a notable milestone, the film has matched Pushpa 2 as the fastest Indian release to cross the Rs 1,000 crore mark globally, achieving the feat in just seven days.
Interestingly, the version leaked online is believed to be an earlier cut. Midway through its theatrical run, the makers issued revised prints after eagle-eyed viewers spotted a fleeting editing error involving a cameraman’s reflection. The corrected version now plays across cinemas, adding an unusual twist to the film’s release journey.
Directed by Aditya Dhar, the high-stakes sequel stars Ranveer Singh alongside Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal and Sara Arjun. The film has drawn praise for its scale and action sequences, though some critics have pointed to its intense violence and layered political themes.
For now, piracy may have made noise, but it has not slowed the juggernaut. If anything, the episode underlines the film’s cultural grip, proving that even a leak cannot derail a box office storm already in full force.
