Bandar box office collection day 7: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s latest release, Bandar, starring Bobby Deol, earned widespread praise from critics upon its release. However, the positive reviews have not translated into box-office success. Despite completing a week in theatres, the legal drama continues to struggle in attracting audiences and generating the numbers needed for a strong theatrical run.
Collections continue to dip midweek
According to the industry tracker Sacnilk, the film Bandar continued to move forward on its seventh day in theatres, drawing audiences across 820 shows nationwide.
The film, which stars Bobby Deol, experienced its toughest day on its sixth day (Wednesday), bringing in just about ₹25 lakh. The movie began its theatrical journey with an opening-day collection of ₹50 lakh. It then found some positive momentum over its first weekend, with earnings rising to ₹95 lakh on Saturday and hitting a peak of ₹1 crore on Sunday.
Once the workweek started, however, the ticket sales began a steady downward trend. Bandar managed to collect ₹45 lakh each on Monday and Tuesday before taking that sharper hit on Wednesday. After completing seven full days in cinema halls, the film has collected an estimated ₹25 lakh on Thursday, translating its domestic collection to about ₹3.65 crore net.
A niche film facing stiff competition
At the same time, the movie is facing a massive struggle just to get enough space in cinema halls. It has to compete directly with two big domestic releases that are currently running in theatres: Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona and Peddi. On top of that, several major Hollywood and international movies are out at the exact same time, taking up a lot of screen space.
Even before the movie was officially released, industry tracking reports highlighted that the film’s team was having a really tough time bargaining with major multiplex chains (like PVR, Inox, and Cinepolis).
What is Bandar about?
Based on a true event, Bandar follows Samar (Bobby Deol), a fading singer-actor whose world turned upside down when a woman named Gayatri (Sapna Pabbi) accuses him of rape.
While Samar maintains that everything happened with mutual consent, he is quickly dragged into a messy, high-profile legal battle. As the media and the public turn on him, his career and personal life completely fall apart. Through Samar’s exhausting journey, the film takes a close look at how public opinion, media trials, accountability, and the court system function in the real world.
The movie is directed by Anurag Kashyap and features an ensemble cast including Sanya Malhotra, Saba Azad, Raj B. Shetty, and Indrajith Sukumaran in key roles.
