Romantic drama 'Saiyaara' earns Rs 83 crore at the box office
Helmed by Mohit Suri of "Ek Villain" and "Aashiqui 2" fame, 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 Rs 70 crore and Rs 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 Rs 21 crore, earned Rs 25 crore on day two and as per trade tracking website Sacnilk's early estimates, it has made Rs 37 crore on day three.It is also Suri's highest opening among his other films -- "Ek Villain" earned Rs 16 crore on day one, "Aashiqui 2" made over Rs 6 crore and "Murder 2" earned almost 7 crore on the first day of their release.
The film is among the highest grossing opening weekend alongside films like Vicky Kaushal's "Chhava" (Rs 122.43 crore), Salman Khan's "Sikandar" (Rs 90.25 crore) and Akshay Kumar's ensemble comedy "Housefull 5" (Rs 91.83 crore). 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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