Box office: 'Do Aur Do Pyaar' earns only ₹50 Lakh
What's the story
The romantic comedy Do Aur Do Pyaar, starring Vidya Balan, Pratik Gandhi, Ileana D'Cruz, and Sendhil Ramamurthy, was released theatrically on Friday.
Helmed by debutant Shirsha Guha Thakurta, it garnered a less-than-impressive overall occupancy rate of 9.10% on its opening day, earning just half a crore on Friday.
The film's release coincided with the premiere of Dibakar Banerjee's Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2, which also performed poorly.
Screenings overview
'Do Aur Do Pyaar' screenings and occupancy details
Per Sacnilk, the film earned an estimated ₹50 lakh on Friday.
It had 244 screenings in Mumbai and 323 in Delhi-NCR, with occupancies of 13% and 7%, respectively.
However, Chennai recorded the highest occupancy at 28%, despite having only seven screenings.
Notably, the film is also pitted against Akshay Kumar-Tiger Shroff's Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Ajay Devgn's Maidaan, which were released on Eid.
Storyline
About 'Do Aur Do Pyaar'
The plot of Do Aur Do Pyaar revolves around a married couple, Kavya Ganeshan (Balan) and Anirudh Bannerjee (Gandhi), each involved in an extra-marital affair, awaiting the right moment to confess.
Kavya dates a dashing photographer Vikram (Sendhil), while Anirudh finds solace in the arms of Nora aka Rosie (Ileana), who later becomes pregnant with his child.
However, instead of coming clean about their indiscretions, Kavya and Anirudh find themselves drawn back into the flames of their past romance.
Future ventures
Upcoming projects of Balan and Gandhi
Do Aur Do Pyaar aside, Balan is all set to reprise her iconic role as Manjulika from 2007's Bhool Bhulaiyaa in the forthcoming third installment.
Helmed by Anees Bazmee, the film also stars Kartik Aaryan and Triptii Dimri.
On the other hand, Gandhi has several projects lined up, including Phule, Dedh Bigha Zameen, Woh Ladki Hai Kahaan? and Dhoom Dhaam.
He is also gearing up for Hansal Mehta's web series titled Gandhi.