'Drishyam 2' becomes third Hindi film this year to enter the Rs 200-crore club
As per a report in Bollywood Hungama, Drishyam 2 had minted Rs 198.93 crore till its fourth Friday. On Saturday, the collections were “upwards of Rs 4 crore.”
Published: 11th December 2022 03:55 PM | Last Updated: 12th December 2022 01:29 PM | A+A A-
Ajay Devgn in Drishyam 2
Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Akshaye Khanna starrer Drishyam 2 has surpassed Rs 200 crore in box office collections. It has now become the third film this year to achieve this milestone after Ayan Mukerji’s magnum opus Brahmastra Part One: Shiva and the controversial The Kashmir Files.
As per a report in Bollywood Hungama, Drishyam 2 had minted Rs 198.93 crore till its fourth Friday. On Saturday, the collections were “upwards of Rs 4 crore.”
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The film had already reached the Rs 150-crore mark in its second weekend. It had a comfortable run at the box office despite two big releases Varun Dhawan-led creature comedy Bhediya and Ayushmann Khurrana starrer An Action Hero.
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Drishyam 2 is the sequel to the 2015 film Drishyam. Both films are remakes of Mohanlal's Malayalam films of the same names. It received a good response from critics for its gripping story and tight screenplay. Talks are on for the possibility of making the third part.
Experts say that Drishyam 2 worked at the box office because of its existing fanbase, able adaptation and the unavailability of the Malayalam original’s Hindi dubbed version.
(This story originally appeared in Cinema Express)
