Sonchiriya Box Office Collection Day 1: Sushant Singh Rajput's Film 'Opens To Low Numbers'

Sonchiriya opened to largely positive reviews from critics

NEW DELHI: Sonchiriya might have managed to impress  the critics but it did not have an impressive start at the box office. The Abhishek Chaubey-directed film, which stars Sushant Singh Rajput and Bhumi Pednekar in the lead roles, managed to collect merely Rs. 1.20 crore on its opening day, reports Bollywood trade analyst Taran Adarsh. According to Taran Adarsh, Sonchiriya's slow-paced performance at the box office could be attributed to the film's limited screens and the fact that it "caters to a niche audience." Taran Adarsh tweeted: "Sonchiriya opens to low numbers, since the screen count (720 screens), shows are limited and also because it caters to a niche audience... Biz on Day 2 and 3 crucial... Fri Rs. 1.20 cr. India biz."

Take a look at Taran Adsrsh's tweet here:

Sonchiriya opened to largely positive reviews from film critics. In his review for NDTV, film critic Saibal Chatterjee gave the film 3.5 stars out of five and he wrote: "The film completely upends the conventions of the genre. It draws the themes of crime and retribution, caste and gender, despair and redemption into the near-mythic, overarching sweep of the narrative."

Set in the Chambal valley, the film follows the story of a legion of dreaded, warring dacoits who once terrorised the Indian heartlands.

Release date: 1 March 2019 (India)

Director: Abhishek Chaubey

Producer: Ronnie Screwvala

Screenplay: Abhishek Chaubey, Sudip Sharma