But for all its recycled elements and predictable narrative stratagems, this diverting Diwali-timed extravaganza stands on its own merits as a lightly satisfying popcorn epic - provided, of course, you have a taste for such over-the-top amusement.ĭuring the darkly majestic opening scenes - set in 1795, when the Indian subcontinent was known as Hindostan - Acharya provides the impetus for a tale of rebellion, revenge, and redemption as members of a royal clan are killed by British troops representing ruthless colonists of the East India Company. Writer-director Vijay Krishna Acharya, a creative force behind the popular “Dhoom” movies, has borrowed freely from Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean,” even to the point of having Indian superstar Aamir Khan often come across as a smudged carbon of Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow while playing a similarly unreliable rogue. The film, which also features Fatima Sana Shaikh, Jackie Shroff, Katrina Kaif released on November 8.Reportedly the biggest-budgeted and most widely released Bollywood production ever, “ Thugs of Hindostan” is an exuberantly excessive masala of swashbuckling heroics, broader-than-broad comedy, propulsively choreographed action, and raucously caffeinated song-and-dance sequences. ' Thugs of Hindostan' is based on Philip Meadows Taylor's 1839 novel 'Confessions of a Thug' and is about a gang who posed a serious challenge to the British Empire in India during the early 19th century.
However, on the second day, it saw a major drop and failed to maintain the numbers with minting just Rs 28.25 crores. 52.25 crore and had shattered many box office records, with being the first film in Bollywood to cross the 50 crore mark on day one.
On its opening day, the action-adventure film had witnessed a massive box office opening of Rs.
On the third day, collections yet again witnessed a drop as the film earned in the Rs 22.5-23 crore net range but the total collections have solidified the flick as a member of the 100-crore club, according to Box Office India. The movie's content was also rejected by the audience. The film has not garnered a lot of appreciation from the critics and has received poor reviews. New Delhi, Nov 11 (ANI): Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan starrer ' Thugs of Hindostan' entered the 100 crore club despite witnessing a downfall on its third day.
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