Bombay
Velvet
Starring
Ranbir
Kapoor,
Anushka
Sharma,
and
Karan
Johar
was
released
worldwide
on
May
15.
Directed
by
Anurag
Kashyap,
it
was
one
of
the
most
anticipated
film
of
this
year.
With
too
many
negative
press
and
controversies
surrounding
it's
release,
which
in
turn
took
a
toll
on
box
office
collection.
Ranbir
Kapoor
is
seen
in
Bombay
Velvet
after
two
back
to
back
duds
(Besharam
and
Roy).
Bombay
Velvet
is
a
period
drama
set
against
the
backdrop
of
1960's.The
film
revolves
around
how
the
hopes
and
dreams
collide
with
individual
realities.
Greed
and
aspirations
take
centre
stage
in
the
backdrop
of
city
politics.
With
fine
characteristics
borrowed
from
the
Theatre
of
the
Absurd,
Anurag
Kashyap
blends
two
genres
to
create
an
unexpected
noir
film.
First
day
collection
of
the
movie
was
not
as
expected.
The
movie
which
opened
on
Friday
received
a
poor
response.
There
were
also
cancellations
of
morning
show
in
some
regions
due
to
lack
of
audience.
Theaters
had
very
poor
occupancy
of
only
about
15-20%
all
over
India,
which
improved
to
40-50%
by
the
evening.
Bombay
Velvet
collected
approximately
about
Rs
6
Cr
on
the
first
day
which
is
very
low
compared
to
his
Besharam
that
made
Rs
21
Cr.
Trade
analyst
Komal
Nahta
tweeted,
"Bad
start
for
Bombay
Velvet.
1st
show
at
Fun,
Gwalior
cancelled
due
to
lack
of
audience.
Velocity,
two
Inoxes
in
Indore
report
poor
collections.
Opening
of
disastrous
Roy
was
better
than
Bombay
Velvet
initial
in
C.I.
Sad
day
for
film
industry."
With
a
budget
of
Rs
100
Cr
the
film
will
not
gain
the
momentum
and
hit
the
right
chord
to
catch
up
at
the
box
office.