Word of mouth publicity made Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns a hit
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oi-Tarneet
By Puri
New
Delhi:
Director
Tigmanshu
Dhulia,
who
has
directed
drama-thriller
Saheb
Biwi
Aur
Gangster
Returns,
has
a
reason
to
celebrate.
Word
of
mouth
publicity
has
helped
the
movie
to
mint
Rs
12.75
crore
during
its
opening
weekend.
The
opening
day
figure
of
Saheb
Biwi
Aur...
stood
at
Rs
3.5
crore,
which
jumped
to
Rs
4.25
crore
on
Saturday
and
on
Sunday
the
collection
reached
Rs
5
crore
mark,
said
a
statement.
Said
to
be
made
on
a
budget
of
Rs
7
crore,
Saheb
Biwi...
is
co-produced
by
Dhulia
and
Rahul
Mittra.
The
movie
is
a
sequel
to
2011
film
Saheb
Biwi
Aur
Gangster,
which
was
appreciated
for
its
intense
script,
narration
and
performances.
The
sequel
stars
actors
Jimmy
Sheirgill
and
Mahie
Gill,
who
are
reprising
their
roles
from
the
previous
film.
They
are
joined
by
Irrfan
and
Soha
Ali
Khan
in
the
cast.
The
film
grew
from
strength
to
strength
over
the
weekend
as
it
was
supported
by
strong
word
of
mouth
and
extremely
positive
reviews
from
critics.
With
its
strong
direction,
dialogues
and
acting,
the
movie
also
created
quite
a
buzz
on
social
media
and
was
trending
for
three
days
on
Twitter.
With
a
small
release
in
India
as
well
as
limited
screenings
in
overseas
market,
Saheb
Biwi
Aur
Gangster
Returns
has
got
one
of
the
best
openings
for
a
small
film.
This
is
also
highest
ever
for
a
Dhulia
film.