‘Saiyaara': Mohit Suri's romance drama earns ₹119 crore worldwide
The movie, which marks Panday's big screen debut and a critically-praised turn for Padda, who previously featured in Big Girls Don't Cry and Kajol-starrer Salaam Venky, earned ₹101.75 (gross) and ₹84 crore (nett) in India and brought in ₹17.25 crore from international markets.
Helmed by Mohit Suri of Ek Villain and Aashiqui 2 fame, the movie is produced by Yash Raj Films. Social media is filled with fans reacting strongly to the love story with many crying as the credits roll and some dancing to its songs with their friends.
The film's impressive three-day run at the box office has beaten the lifetime collection of other debuts of star kids like Alia Bhatt's Student of the Year and Jahnvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khattar's Dhadak, which earned ₹70 crore and ₹73 crore (lifetime). Panday is Chunky Pandey's nephew.
Saiyaara follows Krish, played by Panday, an ambitious musician, and Vaani, played by Padda, a shy lyricist recovering from heartbreak. The chemistry of the lead pair, built through soulful songwriting sessions and raw emotional moments, is the heart of the film, reads the official logline.
Saiyaara opened with ₹22 crore, earned ₹26.25 crore on day two, and it has made ₹35.75 crore on day three, according to Yash Raj Films in the domestic box office amounting to ₹84 crore. In the international box office, the film has made ₹17.25 crore.
It is also Suri's highest opening among his other films -- Ek Villain earned ₹16 crore on day one, Aashiqui 2 made over ₹6 crore and Murder 2 earned almost ₹7 crore on the first day of their release. The film is the first and only romance movie to gross over ₹100 crore in its opening weekend.
The film is among the highest-grossing opening weekend alongside films like Vicky Kaushal's Chhaava (₹122.43 crore), Salman Khan's Sikandar (₹90.25 crore) and Akshay Kumar's ensemble comedy Housefull 5 (₹91.83 crore).
Yash Raj Films has requested exhibitors not to hike ticket prices in order to keep them accessible for the youth supporting the film.
The production house has kept both Panday and Padda away from the promotions of the film.
The music of Saiyaara, which features seven songs composed by Mithoon, Sachet-Parampara, Tanishk Bagchi, Rishabh Kant, Vishal Mishra, Faheem Abdullah and Arslan Nisami, is already a chartbuster. Alongside Panday and Padda, the romance also stars Geeta Agarwal, Rajesh Kumar, Varun Badola and Shaad Randhawa in key roles.
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