Kareena Kapoor Khan starrer The Buckingham Murders registered a slight jump on its second day, although it remained underwhelming. The Hansal Mehta-directed murder mystery could only collect Rs 1.55 crore on its first Saturday after a dull opening of Rs 1.10 crore at the Indian box office. 

Kareena Kapoor Khan’s The Buckingham Murders Takes A Jump Of 40% After A Dull Start

The Buckingham Murders is released on limited screens in two audio formats- Hindi and Hinglish, considering its niche audience in urban-centric areas. However, the response has not been upto the expectations. The movie could only record a slight jump of 40% on its second day and took its total box office collection for two days to Rs 2.65 crore domestically. 

It is likely to collect around Rs 4.50 crore in its first weekend, which is not a good report for a Kareena Kapoor-starrer film. The new weekend release should have trended better than the re-release movie, Tumbbad but the case is otherwise. The other major competitor for the Hansal Mehta movie is Stree 2, which is still the #1 choice among the moviegoers. 

The favourable word of mouth and positive audience response can only boost its business from hereon. Although the movie did not have much to do at the box office, such passion projects got sanctioned solely on the love for the craft. We can only hope for a decent non-theatrical deal which could recover its cost of production. 

The Day Wise Box Office Collections Of The Buckingham Murders In India Are As Under

Day
India Net Collections

1
Rs 1.10 crore

2
Rs 1.55 crore

Total
Rs 2.65 crore in 2 days in India

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Masaba Gupta is known for her celebrity clothing brand. However, she followed in the footsteps of her actress mom Neena Gupta, and showcased her caliber as an actor in their web series, Masaba Masaba. While the audience was impressed by watching the mother-daughter duo on-screen, her mom once advised her not to keep her hopes high as she cannot become a ‘mainstream Hindi film heroine’.

While talking to Faye D’Souza on her YouTube channel, mom-to-be Masaba Gupta recalled being warned by her mother Neena Gupta. She told the journalist that her mom said that the industry in India has always functioned a certain way, and there are certain faces people associate with that of an actor. Hence, she would always be considered a bit out of the box and too artsy who would probably get vamp roles or that of a ‘seductress’. The Badhaai Ho actress further told her daughter “If you want to be a mainstream Hindi film heroine, it won’t happen”. Therefore, she should let it go.

Having said that, Masala did acknowledge that her mom Neena Gupta thought about her well-being. Hence, instead of sugarcoating anything and being overly supportive like other parents, she gave her a bit of realistic advice about the problems she might have to face in the future. “She said this can be very frustrating as an actor,” Masaba added. This made Masaba decide that she won’t be playing a supporting cast in any project as she likes to be front and center.

In the same chat, the fashion designer also spoke about social media trolling. She admitted that people online mocked her because of her skin color and the texture on her face. Speaking about an incident, Masaba divulged that she has been told that she has skin like the late actor Om Puri, because of her acne scars. The entrepreneur also recalled shooting a video for a skin tint and not putting any filters on. She found it useless to filter her flaws as it would make her look blurred. But that garnered a lot of negative attention with desktop warriors dropping mean comments on the post.

But she decided not to fight with the haters on social media, rather putting her head down and working hard to become more successful until the day comes when people could see her beyond her scars.