Jigra Box Office Collection Day 1: Alia-Vedang's Film Kickstarts On Decent Note; Earns THIS Much On 1st Day

Jigra Box Office Collection Day 1: How did Alia Bhatt's first theatrical release of the year, Jigra, perform at the box office office on its opening day? The day 1 box office report card of Jigra looks underwhelming.

Directed by Vasan Bala (of 'Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota' and 'Monica, O My Darling' fame), Jigra is prison-break thriller-drama that stars Alia Bhatt and Zoya Akhtar's 'The Archies' star Vedang Raina in the lead. The movie marks Alia's second production venture under her production banner Eternal Sunshine Productions after 'Darlings'. Jigra is co-produced by Karan Johar-led Dharma Productions along with Viacom18 Studios.

Jigra Full Cast, Story & More

Headlined by Alia Bhatt and Vedang Raina, Jigra tells the story of a sister-brother relationship. The movie chronicles how Satya (played by Alia) goes against the world to save his younger brother Ankur (played by Vedang). The movie also stars Manoj Pahwa in am important role along with Akansha Ranjan in a special appearance.

For those unversed, Jigra marks the new chocolate boy on the block, Vedang's first theatrical release.

Jigra Box Office Collection Opening Day Report

Amid positive buzz, Jigra had its much-anticipated theatrical release yesterday, October 11, clashing with Rajkummar Rao-Triptii Dimri's 'Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video'. Alia-Vendang's film opened to mixed reviews from audiences and critics alike. However, Alia and Vedang's performances have been praised by the audience.

According to a Sacnilk report, the thriller-drama kickstarted on a decent note at the box office, collecting Rs 4.25 crores only (Hindi - ₹ 4.2 cr; Telugu - ₹ 0.05 cr) on the opening day. To note, this is a rough figure and the actual numbers are awaited.

For those unversed, the film also released in Telugu language. As per the Sacnilk report, the movie had an overall 20.13% Hindi occupancy yesterday, October 11.