Ajay Devgn’s comedy-drama released in theatres on August 1 and clashed with Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri’s Dhadak 2. While the film has managed to stay ahead of Dhadak 2, it is still struggling at the box office and has now seen a decline in collections on its first Monday.
As per Sacnilk, Ajay's movie wrapped up the opening weekend with ₹24.75 crore (gathering ₹7.25 crore on Day 1, ₹8.25 crore on Day 2, and ₹9.25 crore on Day 3). The movie, though, could not sustain pace on the box office on its opening Monday, collecting merely ₹1.88 crore. The overall collection of the film is now at ₹26.63 crore.
As the movie keeps leading in a race against Dhadak 2, it has obviously drawn stiff competition from Saiyaara. Ajay's movie raked in ever so slightly more than Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda's Saiyaara drew on Monday, day 18 at the box office. Saiyaara made ₹1.82 crore, with the trade tracking website putting its overall box office total to ₹301.29 crore.
Mrunal Thakur, the film’s female lead, was seen encouraging viewers to watch the movie in theatres and decide its fate for themselves. When a fan tweeted about the film’s mixed reviews on social media, saying, “The way the reviews are on Instagram and YouTube, I don’t even feel like watching it anymore,” Mrunal responded, “Most of the reviews are misleading… I would appreciate if you decide how YOU LIKE IT SIR!”
The sequel to the 2012 hit Son of Sardaar follows the story of Ajay’s character, Jassi, who is called to London by his wife (played by Neeru Bajwa), only to be blindsided by her demand for a divorce. Stranded and heartbroken, he crosses paths with Rabia (Mrunal Thakur), a spirited member of an all-girl wedding dhol band. Rabia’s younger sister, Saba (Roshni Walia), is in love with the son of the stern and traditional Raja (Ravi Kishan), who insists on meeting her parents before giving his approval. The problem? Saba’s parents are no more.
In order to maintain the romance, Jassi complies with posing as her father, a retired army colonel, and Rabia becomes the mother. There follows a wildly funny and disorganized rollercoaster of turns, emotional moments, and drama.
The movie fetched mixed reviews from the critics. Regardless of that, the performances of Ravi Kishan, Sanjay Mishra, and Deepak Dobriyal and their comic timing were much admired by both the critics and the audiences.
