‘Fukrey 3’, starring Varun Sharma, Pulkit Samrat, Richa Chadha and Pankaj Tripathi, has been doing well at the box office. According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the Mrighdeep Singh Lamba directorial has entered the Rs 50 crore club in India over the extended weekend.
Sharing the box office figures, Taran Adarsh wrote, ‘Fukrey3 puts up an EXCELLENT SCORE in its *extended* opening weekend… Biz on Sat - Sun - Mon witness a spike, the holiday factor has also helped, besides the hugely-popular brand-value… Now all eyes on Tue… Thu 8.82 cr, Fri 7.81 cr, Sat 11.67 cr, Sun 15.18 cr, Mon 11.69 cr. Total: ₹ 55.17 cr. #India biz. #Boxoffice.’
‘Fukrey 3’ is produced under the banner of Excel Entertainment by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar.
‘Fukrey 3’ was released in theatres on September 28 and it received a mixed response from fans and critics.
The first instalment of the film was released in 2013 and received huge love and appreciation from the audience. ‘Fukrey Returns’ was released in 2017. Actor Ali Fazal, who appeared in the first two instalments of the hit franchise, is not a part of the third instalment.
Ali had issued a statement confirming his exit from the franchise. He shared he did not work on ‘Fukrey 3’ owing to a scheduling conflict with Mirzapur 3 season.
Reacting to Ali’s absence from the film, actor Pulkit Samrat told news agency ANI, ‘We actually miss him a lot. We have a lot of fun with him during the promotions or even during the shoot. He also gives very interesting inputs, but unfortunately due to his dates and time he will not be seen in Part 3, but who knows, he might be in Part 4.’
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