Salaam Venky Box Office Collection Day 2: After much anticipation, Kajol’s family drama was released in theatres on December 9. Also starring Vishal Jethwa, the film opened to fairly positive reviews this week. However, the same wasn't converted to the box office numbers as it failed to pull the audience to theaters. The film, which talks about a serious problem called Duchenne muscular dystrophy, seemed to not resonate well with the moviegoers. As per trade reports, it is believed that in the coming days, Salaam Venky can perform better with positive word of mouth.
Salaam Venky Box Office Report
Despite getting a good response and with Bollywood superstars like Kajol and Aamir Khan being a part of Salaam Venky, the film had a disappointing opening day. According to trade reports, the first-day collection of the film has been only Rs 60 lakh. The film really needs to pick up pace over the weekends in order to do well at the box office and set the cash registers ringing.
Salaam Venky, featuring Kajol in the lead and directed by Revathy, is facing cutthroat competition from films like Drishyam 2 starring Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Akshaye Khanna along with Ayushmann Khurrana's An Action Hero and Varun Dhawan starrer Bhediya.
About Salaam Venky
In Salaam Venky, Kajol is essaying the role of a mother to a terminally ill boy. Directed by actress-director Revathy, the film tells the heartwarming story of a mother-son duo as they face challenges thrown at them by life. It builds on the theme of making the most of life and features the legendary dialogue "Zindagi lambi nahi, badi honi chahiye, Babumoshai (Life should not be long but grand and meaningful)" from the Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna-starrer movie 'Anand'.
It sees Vishal in a wheelchair-bound character, who takes everything in his stride rather than being negative about his life. Salaam Venky touches upon the subject of 'euthanasia', which means the act of deliberately ending a person's life to end their suffering.
The film also stars actors like Rajeev Khandelwal, Rahul Bose, Prakash Raj and a cameo by Aamir Khan. Presented by Connekkt Media and produced by Suuraj Sinngh, Shraddha Agrawal, and Varsha Kukreja under the banner Blive Productions and RTAKE Studios, 'Salaam Venky' is based on the novel The Last Hurrah by Shrikant Murthy.
