Taking
criticisms
head-on,
filmmaker
Srijit
Mukherji
on
Saturday
said
his
debut
Bollywood
feature
Begum
Jaan
has
opened
to
Rs
3.94
crore
as
opposed
to
a
lower
industry
expectation,
despite
mixed
reviews
and
releasing
alongside
the
mammoth
Hollywood
franchise
'Fast
&
Furious
8'
(FF8).
"For
the
statistically
inclined,
delighted
to
announce
that
despite
mixed
reviews,
FF8,
big
regional
new
year
releases
and
being
an
A
rated
film,
#BegumJaan
opened
to
3.94
cr
as
opposed
to
the
industry
expectation
of
3-3.25
cr
and
an
ORMAX
prediction
of
3.4
cr.
Thank
you
for
all
the
bouquets
and
brickbats,
have
a
great
New
Year!:)," Mukherji
wrote
on
Facebook.
Vidya
Balan-starrer
Begum
Jaan
is
an
adaptation
of
Bengali
film
"Rajkahini",
also
helmed
by
Srijit.
It
released
on
April
14.
The
movie
also
features
Gauahar
Khan,
Ila
Arun,
Pallavi
Sharda,
Chunky
Pandey,
Flora
Saini,
Raviza
Chauhan,
Poonam
Rajput
and
Naseeruddin
Shah.