Ayushmann Khurrana spy comedy Udta Teer takes Rs 19.45 crore in opening weekend
Takings for the Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan film rose on each of its first three days in cinemas, Indian outlets reported.
Udta Teer, a Hindi spy comedy starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan, collected Rs 19.45 crore over its opening weekend, the Hindustan Times and The Times of India reported. Sunday was its biggest day so far, with Rs 8.10 crore.
The film opened in theatres on Friday. Citing Sacnilk, the Hindustan Times said it took Rs 4.10 crore on day one and Rs 7.25 crore on Saturday. After the second day, NDTV reported that the film had passed the Rs 10 crore mark.
Khurrana plays Bilal Ahmad, a Pakistani intelligence operative who loses his memory after an explosion, according to NDTV. The Hindustan Times said the character comes to believe he is an officer in India's Counter-Terrorism Squad. That mistake pulls him into a cross-border espionage operation, which the film plays for comedy and action.
The film is the first directed by Akash A Kaushik, who previously worked as a writer on Housefull 4, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, the Hindustan Times reported. The Times of India spelt the director's name as Aakash Kaushik.
The supporting cast includes Rahul Bose, Ram Kapoor, Suhail Nayyar, Gulshan Grover, Raghubir Yadav, Brijendra Kala, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Sandeep Anand and the late Mukul Dev.
The Hindustan Times said Udta Teer opened to decent reviews. It was released while Nayyi Navelli and Prahaar, which came out the previous week, were still in cinemas.
The paper quoted Taran Adarsh, who wrote on X that the film "springs a wonderful surprise" with a 76.83% jump on Saturday. He said national cinema chains doubled their business that day. Outside Mumbai, he said, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Pune and Chennai had reported solid footfalls.
Adarsh said weekday takings would now decide how the film's first week ends up. "The film now needs to sustain this momentum through the weekdays to post a respectable Week 1 total," he wrote.
Sources: The Times of India, 'Udta Teer' day 3: Ayushmann and Sara’s film earns Rs 8.10 cr on Sunday; NDTV, Udta Teer Box Office Collection Day 2: Ayushmann Khurrana's Film Crosses Rs 10 Crore Mark; Hindustan Times, Udta Teer box office collection day 3: Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan film crosses ₹19 crore in opening weekend.
