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Devara Hindi box office collection week 1: Jr NTR, Janhvi Kapoor, and Saif Ali Khan’s film performs well with Rs 43 crore amidst no Bollywood releases

Oct 4, 2024 · 12:24 AM Blog

Devara Part 1, starring Jr NTR, Janhvi Kapoor, and Saif Ali Khan, has worked well at the Hindi box office. The sea-adventure drama directed by Koratala Siva ended its first week at an impressive Rs 43 crore in Hindi. The movie is heading for a good second week, full of festivals.

Devara Inches Closer To Rs 45 Crore In Hindi; Showing Good Hold

After taking an opening of Rs 7.50 crore in Hindi, Devara registered a spike in collections over the weekend and ended its first weekend at Rs 26.5 crore. The movie faced a major drop on the first Monday, and it looked like it wouldn’t be able to make it big in Hindi. However, its trends in the following days portrayed a different picture.

The movie jumped on Tuesday and Wednesday (Gandhi Jayanti) which helped it to put a respectable total in the first week. As per the estimates, the total cume of Devara has reached to Rs 43 crore in its opening week with a Thursday collection of Rs 2.25 crore net in Hindi.

Talking about the worldwide gross, the movie has entered the Rs 300 crore club and garnered a respectable figure in its first week.

Devara Acts As A Good Filler Amidst No Bollywood Releases

Devara performed better in non-national chains and single screens in the North belt, which shows the glowing stardom of Jr NTR among the masses of the heartland. Moreover, the Koratala Siva-directed movie acts as a good filler despite no Bollywood releases this week. The bad calendar planning of the Hindi film industry has certainly helped Devara to show a good hold at the box office.

The movie performs best in Telugu and Hindi, while its underperformance in Tamil and Malayalam versions is quite worrisome. Internationally, too, the movie couldn’t lure the audience much.

Devara is expected to hold well in the second week, owing to the Navratri and Dussehra festival period. Though the movie has received mixed word-of-mouth, it has been able to record decent footfalls, which is driving its ship to a favorable end. The real test will begin in the third weekend with new releases and reduced show count.

The Day Wise Hindi Box Office Collections Of Devara Part 1 Are As Under

Day
India Net Collections

1
Rs 7.50 crore

2
Rs 8.75 crore

3
Rs 10.25 crore

4
Rs 3.75 crore

5
Rs 4.00 crore

6
Rs 6.50 crore

7
Rs 2.25 crore

Total
Rs 43 crore net in 7 days

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About Devara

Devara: Part 1 starring Jr NTR in the lead role, tells the story of a man who is both feared and respected across four villages in a coastal region known as Devara. The movie follows his journey as a dacoit and how he eventually turns against crime, becoming an urban legend. It also stars Janhvi Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan in pivotal roles.

Due to his fearsome reputation, other villagers hesitate to engage in crime, while several adversaries struggle to regain control. Amidst this, his son Vara tries to build a life for himself, standing in stark contrast to his father’s persona and legacy.

The remainder of the film revolves around Devara’s opponents as they attempt to subdue him and diminish his legendary status while the enigmatic figure hides among them, ready to defend his position.

Devara Part 1 In Theatres

Devara Part 1 plays at a theatre near you, now. Have you watched the movie yet? If yes, what are your thoughts on it?

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EXCLUSIVE: Tumbbad actor Sohum Shah says he started wearing denim because of Salman Khan; Find more

Oct 4, 2024 · 12:24 AM Blog

Sohum Shan was in an exclusive chat with Pinkvilla, sharing about his life and struggles in the industry. While the actor called Shah Rukh Khan his inspiration and motivation behind joining Bollywood, he stated that he started wearing denim pants because of Salman Khan.

In the chat with us, Tumbbad actor and producer Sohum Shah shared that Salman Khan was the one behind him wearing denim pants. He said in Hindi, “Maine meri zindagi ki pehli denim pehni thi Salman Khan saab ji vajah se. Humare ghar me 2-3 jodi kapde mila karte they jo darji stitch karte hai. Denim nai cheez hua karti thi. (I wore the first denim of my life because of Salman Khan. At our home, we were given 2 to 3 pairs of clothes that were stitched by tailors. Denim was a new thing.)

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The Big Bull actor further added, “Gang hua karte they college me, Shah Rukh Khan gang and Salman Khan gang. Salman Khan ko maine dekh tha light blue denim aur dark blue denim ka shirt. Toh mere bhai Jaipur gaya toh toh maine usko kahan tha ki mere liye denim ki jeans leke aana. Toh pehli denim maine Salman Khan ke wajah se pehni thi. (There would be Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan gangs in college. I once saw Salman wearing light blue denim pants with a dark blue denim shirt. So, I requested my brother, who was visiting Jaipur, to bring me denim pants. That’s how I wore my first denim because of Salman Khan.)”

Further in the same interview, the actor-producer shared that his education has been through films as there was no access to literature or Hollywood cinema. “Humne toh joh seekha hai vo filmon se he seekha hai. (Whatever I learned it’s because of movies)” Shah stated adding that he applies the philosophy of Aamir Khan in his life and that is how he was able to wait and complete Tumbbad in six long years. He applies the formula of doing any business passionately and this has been fruitful for him till now.

ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: Tumbbad actor Sohum Shah compares Shah Rukh Khan to God, calls meeting King Khan ‘dream come true’

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Teacher Gets Scam Call About Daughter In Sex Racket, Dies Of Heart Attack

Oct 4, 2024 · 12:24 AM Blog

Scams over the telephone have led to several people suffering financial losses, but this may be the first instance in which one such attempted fraud allegedly cost a woman her life.

On Monday, Malti Verma, 58, a teacher in a government school in Agra, received a WhatsApp call from a man whose display photo was that of a police official. The man told the teacher that her college-going daughter had been caught in a sex racket.

Ms Verma’s son, Dipanshu, said the call came around noon and the man asked her to deposit Rs 1 lakh in a particular account to ensure that her daughter came back home safe and no case was filed.

The man also allegedly told Ms Verma that he was calling her to ensure that the family did not have to go through the trauma of having their daughter implicated in a sex racket-related case.

“My mother taught in a government girls junior high school in Agra’s Achnera. After she got the call from the man, she panicked and called me, and I asked her for the number from which she had received the call. When I checked the number, I found that it had a +92 prefix and I told her it was a scam. She was still very anxious and started feeling unwell,” said Dipanshu.

“I reassured her and also told her that I had spoken to my sister, who was in college and was fine. My mother’s health kept deteriorating, however, and when she came back from school, she said she was feeling some pain. We gave her something to drink but things got worse and she died,” he added.

Additional Commissioner of Police Mayank Tiwari said the family filed a complaint on Thursday.

“The family has complained that Ms Verma died of a heart attack. The cause for this, her husband has said, was that she had received a call stating that her daughter had been caught in a sex racket and the caller had demanded Rs 1 lakh from her. She got very worried because of this and died 15 minutes after she reached home. She was cremated on Tuesday and we have received the complaint today. We are investigating the number from which the call came and will take action,” Mr Tiwari said.

(With inputs from Naseem Ahmad)

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