The weekend would be filled with options for movie lovers with a spate of new releases hitting theaters on Friday. In the list, the Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer Babumoshai Bandookbaaz will be one of the biggest attractions. Despite facing several hurdles including a ban order by the then Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chief Pahlaj Nihalani, the movie is expected to garner good response on its opening day. A report by Bollywoodhungama states that the movie is expected to do a business of around Rs 1.5 to 2 crore. The movie is based on the concept of love and lust in the hinterlands of Uttar Pradesh with Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bidita Bag, Jatin Goswami in lead roles. This is Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s fifth film of 2017 after Munna Michael, MOM, Raees and Haramkhor.
There is no debate over fan base that Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s has created within a very short span of time and he will be one of the main reasons why the movie would fly in theaters. The movie, however, is said to be in close competition with musical drama film Qaidi Band, produced by Aditya Chopra. Nevertheless, Babumoshai Bandookbaaz is expected to do comparatively better as the former is predicted to bag less than a crore on the opening day.
Commenting on the response the Nawazuddin starrer movie is likely to gain, trade analyst Girish Johar told Indian Express, “On Friday it will make roughly around Rs 2 crore. By this weekend it may earn somewhere around Rs 8 to Rs 10 crore. Babumoshai Bandookbaaz has limited releases. So it will be a tapered kind of release. There are around eight to ten films releasing this week.”
“There will be spill overs from the previous week too. With old hits like Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, Annabelle: Creations, Bareilly Ki Barfi, the audience will have too many choices to make this week,” he added.