Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video Scores Over Jigra

It
has
been
weeks
of
silence
at
the
box
office
with
audiences
just
not
coming
to
theatres.

While
limited
Hindi
films
have
released
since
the
Independence
Day
weekend
in
August,
they
have
been
flops
and
disasters.

Hollywood
hasn’t
brought
any
good
news
either
with

Joker
2
turning
out
to
be
a
disaster.

So
all
eyes
are
on
the
new
releases

Jigra
and

Vicky
Vidya
Ka
Woh
Wala
Video.

Jigra
is
the
bigger
movie,
both
in
terms
of
production,
presentation
and
cost.
Alia
Bhatt
is
a
superstar
and
when
she
steps
into
a
film,
expectations
soar.

Still,
given
the
kind
of
treatment
Director
Vasan
Bala
has
given

Jigra,
it
has
emerged
as
a
niche
film.
This
has
reflected
in
the
collections
too
where
footfalls
have
primarily
come
at
key
multiplexes
at
major
cities.

The
opening
day
numbers
stand
at
Rs
4.55
crore
(Rs
45.5
million),
with
a
nominal
weekend
growth.
As
a
result,
the
weekend
collections
have
come
to
Rs
17
crore*
(Rs
170
million).
Given
the
credentials
attached
to
the
film,
it
certainly
deserved
a
lot
more.

Vicky
Vidya
Ka
Woh
Wala
Video
managed
to
do
better
as
it
is
more
massy
in
its
treatment
and
presentation.

Still,
given
its
theme,
the
film
could
have
been
better.

Instead,
it’s
basically
an
assembly
line
of
jokes
and
gags
with
limited
impact.

Still,
since
the
trailer
was
interesting
and
Rajkummar
Rao
was
returning
after
the
blockbuster

Stree,
the
opening
day
numbers
managed
to
be
Rs
5.71
crore
(Rs
57.1
million),
with
a
fair
growth.
The
weekend
collections
came
to
to
Rs
21
crore*
(Rs
210
million).
Since
the
cost
of
making
is
controlled
here,
this
one
may
turn
out
to
be
a
safe
proposition
if
it
sustains
on
weekdays.

The
Hindi
version
of
Rajinikanth’s

Vettaiyan
was
hardly
promoted.

Amitabh
Bachchan
has
a
special
appearance
and
even
though
it
released
on
his
birthday,
the
marketing
plan
didn’t
encash
on
that.

The
result
was
that
despite


good
reviews,

Vettaiyan
hardly
reached
out
to
the
audience.
The
collections
of
its
extended
four-day
weekend
stayed
under
Rs
10
crore*
(Rs
100
million).

*Estimates.
Final
numbers
awaited.

Note:
All
collections
as
per
various
box
office
sources.