Overview
- Released on November 28 after an IFFI Gala screening, the film is a 1990s Old Delhi romance about a struggling printer, a reclusive poet and the poet’s daughter.
- Day 1 net was about ₹50 lakh and Day 2 early estimate is ₹45 lakh, taking the two‑day tally to roughly ₹95 lakh, according to Sacnilk.
- The opening trails rival Tere Ishk Mein, which collected ₹16 crore on Friday, underscoring a sharp commercial gap.
- Reviews commend Naseeruddin Shah’s gravitas and the leads’ chemistry and applaud Vishal Bhardwaj’s score with Gulzar’s lyrics, while some cite a stretched second half.
- Despite strong social‑media buzz and a starry Mumbai premiere, trade reports describe the start as weak against a reported ₹25 crore budget.