Main Atal Hoon Box Office Collection Day 2: Pankaj Tripathi’s Atal Bihari Vajpayee movie earns ₹1.80 crore on Saturday
Main Atal Hoon Box Office Collection Day 2: Pankaj Tripathi’s movie, Main Atal Hoon, opened with a lukewarm response at the box office. On the first Saturday, The biopic of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, directed by Ravi Jadhav, earned ₹1.80 crore. On its release day, the movie did the business of ₹1.15 crore.
So, the total collection stands at ₹2.95 crore. The morning shows had 7.90% occupancy, the afternoon shows 12.42% and the evening shows 13.91%. The night shows had a maximum occupancy rate of 19.70%.
Among major cities, Chennai had the maximum occupancy rate at 42%. Bengaluru comes second with 31.25%. Hyderabad (30.50%), Pune (28.75%) and Mumbai (14%) come next.
Jaipur (12%), Chandigarh (11%) and Ahmedabad (10%) show weak occupancy rates for the Bollywood movie. The Hindustan Times has called Pankaj Tripathi “terrific" in the movie. “Despite all the flaws and loopholes, it's Pankaj's solid performance that doesn't make you blink an eye and keeps you invested in the film.
As Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the actor puts a terrific show and displays a myriad of emotions," Monika Rawal Kukreja wrote. “The release of the film in this election year is certainly no coincidence," wrote Times Now, “Main Atal Hoon examines Vajpayee's contribution to India as a statesman but it isn't able to balance that properly with what he was as a regular man as well." “While Pankaj Tripathi’s imitation of Vajpayee’s particular speaking style and body language is spot-on, his character has as much weight as an election poster," wrote Scroll.in. The movie’s screenplay is “shaky", but the director’s work is “commendable", as per India Today.
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