'Saiyaara' set to enter Rs 200 crore club, crosses Rs 172.5 crore in seven days
Starring debutant Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, Saiyaara has captivated audiences with its emotionally charged love story between aspiring musician Krish Kapoor and shy writer Vaani Batra. The film has maintained solid occupancy rates across the board, with average figures for Day 7 hitting 31.43%. Notably, night shows recorded a peak occupancy of 40.08%.
With this performance, Saiyaara has now overtaken Aamir Khan's Sitaare Zameen Par (₹164.74 crore) and is poised to surpass Ajay Devgn's Raid 2 (₹179.3 crore) in the coming days. The next milestone would be Housefull 5 (₹198.41 crore), which Saiyaara is likely to challenge over the weekend.
The film's earnings so far are:
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