Dhadak Box Office Collection: Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter starrer inches close to 50-crore mark

Shashank Khaitan's Dhadak, starring Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter, is creating a stir at the box office. The film, which is an official adaptation of the Marathi hit Sairat, started on a good note with Rs 8.50 crore, and overtook the first-day collection of Student Of The Year to become the highest opening Bollywood film featuring newcomers.

The fresh chemistry of Ishaan and Janhvi is being praised by the audience. On Wednesday, the film noticed a first considerable drop. The film earned Rs 4 crore which has take the total amount to Rs 47 crore. 

Here's the breakdown of Dhadak's collection till now: 

Friday - Rs 8.50 crore approx

Saturday - Rs 10.75 crore approx

Sunday - Rs 13.75 crore approx

Monday - Rs 5.25 crore approx

Tuesday - Rs 4.75 crore approx

Wednesday - Rs 4 crore approx

TOTAL - Rs 47 crore approx.

Talking about the success of Dhadak, Janhvi’s father and filmmaker Boney Kapoor recently said in a statement that he was somewhere sure that the film would do well. 

Apoorva Mehta, CEO, Dharma Productions, also expressed his happiness on the film’s success and said, “The movie, in just its 3-day-run at the box office, has set new benchmarks for newcomers. And, what is more heartening is the love these newcomers, Janhvi and Ishaan are getting from heartland India.”

Directed by Shashank Khaitan, Dhadak tells the story of two star-crossed lovers, Parthavi Singh (Janhvi Kapoor) and Madhukar Bagla (Ishaan Khatter), who belong to different castes.