And the day has arrived! Arjun Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, and Sanjay Dutt starrer Panipat: The Great Betrayal is all set to hit the screens, tomorrow. The trailer was dropped a month back and it has been raving wide reviews since then. Panipat helmed by Ashutosh Gowarikar has been mired in controversies. First Bajirao’s descendent raised the objection against a dialogue mouthed by Kriti Sanon in the trailer and later a bestseller novelist Vishwas Patil accused the makers of stealing a plot from his novel.
Panipat: The Great Betrayal will clash with Mudassari Aziz’s Pati, Patni Aur Woh starring Kartik Aaryan, Bhumi Pednekar and Ananya Panday at the box-office. Going by the trailer, Pati, Patni Aur Woh seems to be a light-hearted film, while, on the other hand, it is a larger than life periodic spectacle. As both the films will clash tomorrow, here’s the box-office day 1 prediction of Arjun and Kriti starrer. To know the same, we got in touch with Film Business and Trade Analyst Girish Johar, who, with his expertise has predicted the film to earn around Rs 5.5-6 cr on day 1. (ALSO READ: Panipat: 2 Days Before The Release, Arjun Kapoor-Kriti Sanon-Ashutosh Gowariker Open Up On Filming The Period Drama- EXCLUSIVE)
He told SpotboyE, “I would peg the film around Rs 5.5-6 crore. Then depending upon the word of mouth, if the audience would like it, collections can go up to Rs 6.5-7 crore and if they don’t the collections can drop. This start would definitely enable the film to have a long run at the box-office.” (ALSO READ: Pati Patni Aur Woh Box-Office Early Prediction: Kartik Aaryan, Ananya Panday And Bhumi’s Love Triangle To Lead At BO)
Further talking about the film, Johar said, “As we all know, Panipat is based on one of the historic events, which has happened in India. The director Ashutosh Gowarikar is one of the credible directors. He is a master craftsman in his own way. So, he has picked up this story to be told to the audiences. Till now whatever we have seen of the film, I am pretty much sure this is going to be a big-screen experience. The star cast Arjun Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, Sanjay Dutt, Mohnish Bahl, Padmini Kolhapure and Zeenat Aman among others are a great ensemble of the film, which is an exciting point to watch the film.”