Despite
being
tagged
as
'mindless',
'loud',
'dumb',
'pointless'
and
'exhausting',
action
thriller
Bang
Bang!
has
emerged
as
a
clear
winner
at
the
box
office
with
business
of
Rs.27.54
crore
on
the
first
day
with
simultaneous
release
Haider
minting
just
Rs.6.14
crore.
Bang
Bang!,
reportedly
made
at
a
budget
of
Rs.180
crore,
was
pitted
against
Rs.24
crore
film
Haider,
which
is
Vishal
Bhardwaj's
adaptation
of
William
Shakespeare's
'Hamlet',
with
both
releasing
Thursday.
Directed
by
Siddharth
Anand,
Bang
Bang!
starrs
Hrithik
Roshan
and
Katrina
Kaif.
In
addition
to
star
power,
it
has
ingredients
like
love
story,
amazing
stunts
and
peppy
music.
With
Shahid
Kapoor
and
Shraddha
Kapoor
as
the
lead
actors,
Haider
is
set
against
the
unrest
in
the
Kashmir
Valley
and
revolves
around
a
man
who
wants
to
avenge
his
father's
death.
If
one
goes
by
numbers,
the
chemistry
between
Hrithik
and
Katrina
has
overpowered
the
intense
love
story
of
Haider.
Bang
Bang!
opened
across
the
country
at
90
percent
occupancy
and
continued
its
run
at
the
counters
through
the
day,
said
a
statement.
Nevertheless,
Haider
is
getting
rave
reviews
by
critics
worldwide
and
audience
word
of
mouth
is
excellent!
Haider
has
performed
extremely
well
in
metros
and
specifically
in
Mumbai,
Pune,
Delhi/NCR,
Bangalore,
Hyderabad,
said
a
statement.