Rumy
Jafry's
murder
mystery
Chehre
starring
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Emraan
Hashmi
released
in
theatrical
screens
on
Friday
(August
27)
and
received
mixed
reviews
from
the
critics.
The
film
is
the
second
major
Bollywood
big-ticket
movie
to
arrive
in
cinema
halls
after
Akshay
Kumar's
Bell
Bottom.
Speaking
about
its
performance
at
the
box
office
on
its
first
day
of
release,
early
reports
suggest
that
the
Big
B-Emraan
starrer
had
a
dull
start.
As
per
a
report
in
Bollywood
Hungama,
the
movie
is
estimated
to
have
raked
around
in
around
Rs
60
lakhs
on
Friday.
The
report
further
mentions
that
Chehre
released
in
1000
screens
in
India
with
the
film
faring
well
in
Delhi.
Earlier
in
an
interview
with
Outlook
magazine,
producer
Anand
Pandit
had
opened
up
about
taking
the
risk
of
releasing
Chehre
in
theatres
amid
the
current
COVID-19
scenario
and
no-show
in
states
like
Maharashtra
where
theatres
are
still
shut
due
to
second
wave
of
the
pandemic.
He
was
quoted
as
saying,
"As
far
as
I
know,
every
maker
who
has
made
a
film
for
the
big
screen
wants
to
release
it
in
theatres.
I
am
no
exception
and
regardless
of
the
risks,
I
feel,
it
is
the
right
time
to
start
going
back
to
the
theatres.
The
industry's
well-being
depends
on
it
and
I
hope
more
producers
join
me
and
do
the
same."
Directed
by
Rumy
Jafry,
Chehre
stars
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Emraan
Hashmi,
Annu
Kapoor,
Rhea
Chakraborty
and
Krystle
D'Souza
in
pivotal
roles.