‘Saiyaara' day three box office: Ahaan Pandey-Aneet Padda film maintains strong run
While the film marks Pandey's first appearance on screen, Padda has previously featured in Big Girls Don't Cry and Kajol-starrer Salaam Venky. Directed by Mohit Suri, the Hindi movie has minted ₹83 crore at the box office in the first three days in India.
The movie is produced by Yash Raj Films. The film also marked the highest opening day release ever for a debutant-led film as well as the highest for a love story. Pandey is actor Ananya Pandey's cousin.
The film's impressive three-day run at the box office has beat lifetime collection of other debuts of star kids like Alia Bhatt's Student of the Year and Jahnvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khattar's Dhadak, which earned ₹70 crore and ₹73 crore (lifetime).
Saiyaara follows Krish, played by Pandey, a fiery, ambitious musician, and Vaani, played by Padda, a shy lyricist recovering from heartbreak. The chemistry of the lead pair, built through soulful songwriting sessions and raw emotional moments, is the heart of the film, reads the official logline.
Saiyaara opened with ₹21 crore, earned ₹25 crore on day two and as per trade tracking website Sacnilk's early estimates, it has made ₹37 crore on day three.
It is also Suri's highest opening among his other films -- Ek Villain earned ₹16 crore on day one, Aashiqui 2 made over ₹6 crore and Murder 2 earned almost ₹7crore on the first day of their release.
The film is among the highest grossing opening weekend alongside films like Vicky Kaushal's Chhava (₹122.43 crore), Salman Khan's Sikandar (₹90.25 crore) and Akshay Kumar's ensemble comedy Housefull 5 (₹91.83 crore).
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The music of Saiyaara, which features seven songs composed by Mithoon, Sachet–Parampara, Tanishk Bagchi, Rishabh Kant, Vishal Mishra, Faheem Abdullah and Arslan Nisami, is already a chartbuster. Alongside Pandey and Padda, the romance also stars Geeta Agarwal, Rajesh Kumar, Varun Badola and Shaad Randhawa in key roles.
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