Commando Scores high Over Nautanki Saala

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Nautanki Saala!, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Kunaal Roy Kapur in lead roles along with Pooja Salvi got off to a decent start at the domestic box office with the first day collection of Rs. 3.25 crore nett. The film has got mixed reviews and has been panned for being too slow in the second half. In comparison, Commando, the actioner starring Vidyut Jamwal and Pooja Chopra, has fared better at single screens, and quite understandably so because of its subject. The film has done better than Nautanki Saala! on its first day at the box office with the collection of Rs. 3.69 crore nett. The reviews of Commando too have been mixed but almost everyone is all praise for Vidyut’s action and stunts.

In Mumbai, Rajesh Thadani of Multimedia Combines says, “Commando has opened very well in single-screens whereas Nautanki Saala! has opened better in multiplexes. This means, both films have opened equally well all-India and in Mumbai, with a 20-30 per cent opening.”According to Brijesh Tandon of HK Tandon and Company, distributors in Delhi-UP have hopes of a prosperous weekend as Nautanki Saala! and Commando have promising newcomers whose films have done well in the past.

“Nautanki Saala! opened at 20-30 per cent whereas Commando opened at 50 per cent in Delhi-UP. Reports of both films are good. Since one is an action film and the other a comedy, there is something for everyone this Friday.”Things don’t look very favourable for Nautanki Saala! even in West Bengal. Debashish Dey of Aum Moviez mentions, “The opening of Nautanki Saala! was 25 per cent whereas Commando opened at 35 per cent. Besides, the reports of Commando are better and that’s odd because we expected Nautanki Saala! to open very well, thanks to Ayushmann Khurrana’s fan following. But that didn’t happen.”