Shamshera box office collection Day 1: Ranbir Kapoor's film opens to a rocky start, collects Rs 10 crore

Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Shamshera saw a low opening day of around Rs 10 crore. The numbers are disappointing as it's a big film.

After a long wait, director Karan Malhotra's historical drama Shamshera released in theatres across India on July 22. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Vaani Kapoor. It also marked Ranbir’s return to the silver screen after almost four years and director Karan Malhotra after seven years. From the promotions and the hype around the film, it was expected that Shamshera will see a double-digit opening at the box office. However, it has failed to live up to the hype and the opening day numbers of the film are quite disappointing considering that Shamshera released on over 4350 screens.

Shamshera embarked on its journey with an opening between Rs 9.65 crore and Rs 10.65 crore on Day 1. The opening is way lower than what the industry expected out of it. According to Box Office India, "Shamshera saw a low opening day of around 10 crore nett in Hindi and could not make any momentum through the day as collections looked to be heading to roughly this mark in the morning. The number is dissapointing as its a big film and it becomes a very tough road ahead with an initial like this.

"There are mass pockets where the film has done better but it hardly makes a difference if some areas have managed average occupancy as a film like this needs good occupancy all over. It is another film which has not collected well in Mumbai circuit as there will not be much difference in the Mumbai and Delhi / UP numbers when they come in the morning. The film is the second widest release post pandemic after KGF 2 with over 4000 screens in Hindi and an opening was a must as upside over the weekend is limited with such a release. The film needed to reach 20 crore nett plus on Sunday but that will be pretty much impossible from here," Box Office India added.

The storyline of Shamshera follows Ranbir Kapoor's character being pitted against Sanjay Dutt. The latter plays the role of an evil, merciless and cold-hearted man named Shuddh Singh. The film is set in the 1800 fictitious city of Kaza, where a warrior tribe is imprisoned, enslaved and tortured by a ruthless authoritarian general Shuddh Singh. The story focusses on a slave who becomes a leader and then a legend for his tribe. He relentlessly fights for his tribe's freedom and dignity. Shamshera also stars Ronit Roy, Saurabh Shukla and Ashutosh Rana in pivotal roles.