After
Akshay
Kumar's
Bell
Bottom,
Amitabh
Bachchan-Emraan
Hashmi's
Chehre
is
the
second
major
Bollywood
film
to
release
in
theatrical
screens.
The
murder
mystery
was
earlier
slated
to
release
in
April
this
year.
However
the
makers
were
forced
to
postpone
the
release
date
owing
to
the
second
wave
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
One
of
the
reasons
why
this
Rumy
Jafry
directorial
has
garnered
a
lot
of
curiosity
is
because
that
the
film
has
Big
B
and
Emraan
Hashmi
sharing
screen
space
for
the
first
time.
Having
said
that,
it
would
be
interesting
to
watch
if
this
flick
manages
to
pull
back
the
crowd
in
the
theatres
amid
the
current
COVID-19
restrictions
in
the
country.
Speaking
about
how
Chehre
is
expected
to
fare
on
its
first
day
of
release,
trade
pundits
predict
an
opening
collection
between
Rs
70
lakh
to
Rs
1
crore.
Trade
analyst
Girish
Johar
told
news9live.com
that
he
believes
unlike
Akshay's
Bell
Bottom,
Chehre
has
a
specific
target
audience,
due
to
which
the
box
office
collection
may
be
completely
different
for
the
film.
He
was
quoted
as
saying,
"Rumi
Jaffery's
mystery
thriller
is
mostly
made
for
an
upmarket
premium
audience.
Its
an
urban
thriller
and
mostly
looking
for
intellectual
target
audience
unlike
BellBottom.
It
is
hard
to
predict
the
film's
box
office
performance
due
to
various
SOPs
followed
in
different
places.
The
seating
occupancy
varies
from
30-50
per
cent
in
many
places,
others
follow
different
curfew
timings.
With
limited
screens
and
different
protocols,
the
film's
performance
completely
depends
on
its
story."
Johar
went
on
to
say
that
more
than
a
film's
box
office
performance,
it's
important
to
see
the
return
of
big
ticket
films
in
cinema
halls,
starting
with
Bell
Bottom,
Chehre
and
Thalaivi.
Besides
Amitabh
Bachchan-Emraan
Hashmi's
faceoff
on
screen,
Chehre
has
also
caught
everyone's
attention
because
of
Rhea
Chakraborty
who
marks
her
return
on
the
big
screen
post
Sushant
Singh
Rajput's
death
controversy.