Maa Box Office Collection Day 2: Kajol's Film Mints Rs 10 Crore, Sees Slight Growth
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Kajol's mythological horror film Maa, directed by Vishal Furia, got mixed reviews. Despite a slow start, it crossed Rs 10 crore.
Kajol's big-screen return after three years with Maa, a mythological horror film directed by Vishal Furia, has been met with a mixed response from both critics and audiences. Despite a lukewarm start on Friday with Rs 4.65 crore, the film showed a slight upward trend on its second day. As per early estimates, Maa has now crossed the Rs 10 crore mark at the box office.
As per trade tracker Sacnilk, Maa earned Rs 4.65 crore on its opening day and followed it up with Rs 5.4 crore on Day 2. Despite receiving mixed reviews, the film held its ground, bringing its total domestic collection to Rs 10.05 crore. On its first Saturday, the film saw a Hindi occupancy rate of 22.36 per cent starting with 9.94 per cent in the morning, which picked up to 26.87 per cent in the afternoon and peaked at 30.26 per cent during evening shows.
Maa was released alongside Vishnu Manchu's big-budget mythological drama Kannappa, which opened with a strong Rs 9.35 crore on Day 1. However, while Maa showed a slight rise in collections on its second day, Kannappa witnessed a dip.
A part of the review of Maa by News18 read, 'The concept and story have substance, but the film lacked largely because of its style of storytelling. Besides, the film also has a lot of stereotypes that could have been done without. Besides the exaggeration that the palace had a almost 30-feet tall Kali maa's stone carved statue, the way people from Chandrapur talk in the film, everything seems to be a cliche that all the Bengalis would be running away from. It only gets disappointing to see Ronit Roy, who plays a vital part in the film, deliver all his Hindi dialogues with such a heavy Bengali accent. A lot would argue that it is not how people from Bengal speak when they talk in Hindi."
In Maa, a mythological horror thriller, Kajol takes on the powerful role of Ambika, a fearless mother who will stop at nothing to protect her daughter from dark, supernatural forces. The film blends myth and mystery, marking Kajol's first foray into the horror genre. Alongside her, the cast includes Indraneil Sengupta, Jitin Gulati, and Kherin Sharma. Directed by Vishal Furia, Maa is backed by producers Ajay Devgn and Jyoti Subbarayan.
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