Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha, Ulajh: No Shows At Box Office

Just
when
things
started
looking
good
in
theatres
with

Bad
Newz,
last
week’s
twin
releases
—

Auron
Mein
Kahan
Dum
Tha
and

Ulajh
—
have
proved
to
be
party-poopers.

Auron
Mein
Kahan
Dum
Tha
has
been
ready
for
a
while
but
Ajay
Devgn
wanted
to
release

Shaitaan
first,
followed
by
the
much
delayed

Maidaan.

He
wanted
to
place
this
Neeraj
Pandey
love
story
next
before
his
actioner,

Singham
Again,
during
Diwali.

Interestingly,
Devgn
is
not
even
the
solo
lead
in

AMKDT.
Yes,
it’s
his
presence
that
has
been
promoted
to
bring
in
the
audiences
but
for
a
large
part
of
the
narrative,
Shantanu
Maheshwari
—
who
plays
Devgn’s
younger
version
—
is
seen
on
screen.

The
opening
weekend
collections
are
merely
Rs
5.75
crore*
(Rs
57.5
million),
which
are
the
lowest
for
Ajay
Devgn
in
the
longest
time.

Janhvi
Kapoor
was
last
seen
in

Mr
And
Mrs
Mahi,
which
has
taken
a
good
start,
courtesy
ticket
prices
that
were
kept
at
merely
Rs
99
for
the
first
day.

Post
that,
the
film
managed
lifetime
collections
of
over
Rs
30
crore
(Rs
300
million)
only.

In
case
of

Ulajh,
one
knew
that
the
opening
numbers
would
not
be
on
the
same
lines
as

Mr
And
Mrs
Mahi,
since
it’s
a
niche
film,
narrated
in
a
realistic
manner.

So
the
first
day
collections
were
in
line
as
well
with
Rs
1.37
crore
(Rs
13.7
million)
coming
in.

But
collections
needed
to
jump
massively
for
the
film
to
make
an
impression.

Unfortunately,
the
first
weekend
collection
stand
at
a
mere
Rs
6
crore*
(Rs
60
million).

With
such
numbers,
one
can’t
expect
any
turnaround.

Both
films
will
likely
be
off
the
screens
once
Independence
Day
releases
arrive
on
Thursday,
August
15.

*Estimates.
Final
numbers
awaited.
Note:
All
collections
as
per
various
box
office
sources.