Satyaprem Ki Katha box office day 1 collection: Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani’s film opens at ₹9 crore
Satyaprem Ki Katha box office day 1 collection: Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani’s romantic film released.
In theatres amid much anticipation and collected a decent collection of around ₹9 crore on its opening day. It was a Thursday release on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha holiday.
Satyaprem Ki Katha has received positive reviews from the critics and positive word of mouth can benefit the film in upcoming days. Directed by Sameer Vidwans, it also stars Supriya Pathak, Gajraj Rao, Siddharth Randheria, Anooradha Patel, Rajpal Yadav, Nirrmite Saawaant and Shikha Talsania.
Satyaprem Ki Katha opening collection
According to a report on Boxofficeindia.com, Satyaprem Ki Katha collected an estimated ₹8.5 -9 crore on Thursday. It stated that the number would have been a good collection if it came without the Eid holiday factor. It remains to be seen how the film performs on its day 2, a working Friday.
How the film fared as compared to Kartik’s earlier films
Film trade analyst Sumit Kadel had tweeted that Satyaprem Ki Katha had sold 51,500 tickets till Wednesday 10 pm which was “one of the best pre-sale for a mid-size film post pandemic.” The film’s opening is however, much lower than Kartik and Kiara’s 2022 blockbuster Bhoot Bhulaiyaa 2 which had opened at a massive ₹14 crore on day 1. It is still better than Kartik’s last theatrical release, Shehzada, which opened at ₹6 crore and turned out to be a flop.
Kartik’s visit to Siddhivinayak
As Satyaprem Ki Katha released in theatres on Thursday, Kartik Aaryan visited the Siddhivinayak Temple to seek Lord Ganesha’s blessings for the film, just like his practice for for earlier films. Taking to Instagram, the actor shared a picture of himself from the visit and wrote, “Overwhelmed with your Pure Love.”
Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, the romantic film reunites Kartik and Kiara after their 2022 hit Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. The film was earlier titled Satyanarayan Ki Katha but was renamed as Satyaprem Ki Katha to avoid controversy. The audience has liked the music of the film which includes songs like Naseeb Se, Aaj Ke Baad, Pasoori Nu and dance numbers like Sun Sajni and Gujju Pataka.