Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon in Shehzada.(courtesy: kartikaaryan)

New Delhi:

Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon’sShehzada, which opened in theatres on Friday, had an underwhelming begin by way of field workplace. Bollywood commerce analyst Taran Adarsh, in his newest tweet, revealed that the movie merely managed to gather Rs 6 crore on its opening day. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted: “Shehzada disappoints on Day 1, despite buy-one-get-one-free offer… National chains ordinary, mass circuits dull… Maha Shivratri holiday on Day 2 may improve biz, but needs bigger jumps for a respectable weekend total… Fri Rs 6 cr [+/-]. India biz.”

Read Taran Adarsh’s tweet right here:

#Shehzada disappoints on Day 1, regardless of buy-one-get-one-free supply… National chains extraordinary, mass circuits uninteresting… #MahaShivratri vacation on Day 2 might enhance biz, however wants larger jumps for a decent weekend complete… Fri 6 cr [+/-]. #India biz. pic.twitter.com/xBc2aDKWIR

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) February 18, 2023

Shehzada opened to largely common critiques from movie critics. In his overview for NDTV, movie critic Saibal Chatterjee gave the movie 2.5 stars out of 5 and he wrote: “Shehzada is fusty but fun. Take Kartik Aaryan out of it, there might not be much left in the film. If nothing else, Shehzada goes to show that the star now has the ability to power an entire film without having to fall back on an exceptionally brilliant Tabu as he had to in his previous hit, Bhool Bhulaiya 2.”

Shehzada is a Hindi remake of the 2020 movie Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, which featured Allu Arjun, Pooja Hegde and Tabu.

Shehzada has been directed by Rohit Dhawan and aside from Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon, it additionally options Manisha Koirala, Paresh Rawal, Ronit Roy, Sachin Khedekar. The movie has been co-produced by Kartik Aaryan, Bhushan Kumar, Allu Aravind S Radha Krishna and Aman Gill. The movie opened in theatres on Friday.