Saif Ali Khan's film Bazaar showed declined in its box office collections on Monday. The movie which is set against the backdrop of the stock market has witnessed up to 44.63 per cent decline on Monday after a decent Sunday.
The movie took a dull start on Friday and had earned Rs 3.07 crore at the domestic box office. However, it somehow managed to pull the audience to theatres on Saturday and Sunday witnessed a growth of around 30 to 35 per cent earning Rs 4.10 crore on day 2 and Rs 4.75 crore on Sunday. However, the movie fell flat on Monday earning Rs 1.70 crore taking the total amount to Rs 13,63 crore.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh said, “#Baazaar registers the normal weekday decline [44.63%] on Day 4... Mumbai circuit continues to lead and will be driving its biz till #TOH arrives in #Diwali... Fri 3.07 cr, Sat 4.10 cr, Sun 4.76 cr, Mon 1.70 cr. Total: ₹ 13.63 cr. India biz”.
Baazaar sees Saif Ali Khan portray a rich Gujarati stock trader. Saying he had to change his voice, walk and look for the film, the actor told IANS, “That’s a complete experience for an actor. I like films which involve a lot of talking and creating space and Baazaar is one of that kind.”
Of late, Saif has had a dry run at the box office with his films Happy Ending, Rangoon, Chef and Kaalakandi failing to work at box office. “I really don’t know how something runs and something does not run... If I knew, I would be doing films which just run. I don’t have an answer to it. It is good if films collect good money because so many people have invested so much money in the films. It does bother me, I would be lying if I say it does not bother me. But it (collections) does not affect my confidence because I know these things go up and down in life,” he said.
On the kind of films that work at the box office nowadays, Saif said: “I really don’t know how something runs and something does not run... If I knew, I would be doing films which just run. I don’t have an answer to it. It is good if films collect good money because so many people have invested so much money in the films.
“It does bother me, I would be lying if I say it does not bother me. But it (collections) does not affect my confidence because I know these things go up and down in life.”
