Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter couldn’t have asked for a better Bollywood debut. An official remake of Marathi film Sairat, Dhadak boasts of a good story, a talented filmmaker and an interesting star cast. And the film is doing great business at the box office. After a great start, the film has crossed the Rs 50-crore mark within a week of its release.

The film started on a good note with Rs 8.71 crore, and overtook the first-day collection of Student Of The Year to become the highest opening Bollywood film featuring newcomers.

Dhadak did even better business on its second day, and raked in Rs 11.04 crore. On its third day, the film made Rs 13.92 crore. Dhadak passed the Monday test, and made Rs 5.52 crore. On its fifth day, Dhadak made around Rs 4.76 crore, bringing its total collection to Rs 43.95 crore. On its sixth day, the film added another Rs 4.76 crore to its kitty, thus bringing its total collection to Rs 48.01 crore.

According to early reports, Dhadak has collected Rs 3.5 crore (approx) on its seventh day (Thursday), thus taking the total to Rs 51.51 crore (approx).

Producer Karan Johar celebrated the film’s success with Janhvi, Ishaan and Shashank recently.

Directed by Shashank Khaitan, Dhadak tells the story of two star-crossed lovers, Parthavi Singh (Janhvi Kapoor) and Madhukar Bagla (Ishaan Khatter), who belong to different castes. All hell breaks loose when Parthavi’s family discovers their affair, and the couple is forced to elope. They soon realise that they can’t survive on love and fresh air, and a happily-ever-after is far from easy.

There was a strong buzz surrounding the film, as it marked the debut of Sridevi and Boney Kapoor’s elder daughter Janhvi Kapoor. Fans were also excited to see if Dhadak could recreate the magic of Sairat.

source: indiatoday.in/movies