Ayushmann Khurrana. Pic/Dream Girl 2
Ayushmann Khurrana and Ananya Panday's Dream Girl 2 has released in theatres globally. Owing to strong pre-release buzz and a loyal fanbase for the franchise, the sequel got a good opening and is growing steadily at the box office. After getting a double digital start, the rom-com drew more audience on Saturday to theatres.
Dream Girl 2 is proving to be a box office winner. On Saturday, the film collected Rs. 14.02 crores. In just two days, it minted Rs. 24.71 crores. Directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa, Dream Girl 2's first day collection was Rs 10.69 crores. Renowned trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, "#DreamGirl2 SHINES on Day 2⦠Gathers speed at metros, witnesses growth at Tier-2 centres⦠Eyes â¹ 41 cr [+/-] weekend, which is an EXCELLENT TOTAL, more so since #DG2 faces the fury of #Gadar2 at mass sectors⦠Fri 10.69 cr, Sat 14.02 cr. Total: â¹ 24.71 cr. #India biz. The #RakshaBandhan holiday [on Wed; 30 Aug] will give #DreamGirl2 the required push to put up a SOLID SCORE in 'Week 1'."
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Ananya shared the box-office collection of Dream Girl 2 on her Instagram handle and wrote, "Pooja ke tyohaar ko bigger & louder banane ke liye, aap sab ka shukriya."
Dream Girl 2 also stars Paresh Rawal, Annu Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Vijay Raaz, Abhishek Banerjee, Manjot Singh, Seema Pahwa, and Manoj Joshi. It is the sequel to Raaj's 2019 film. The prequel starred Ayushmann with Nushrratt Bharuccha.
The film revolves around Karam (Ayushmann) who is in love with Pari (Ananya), a lawyer. When her father (Manoj Joshi) gets to know about their relationship and marriage plans, he puts forth a condition before the unemployed Karam. To fulfill the condition, he has to become Pooja, a bar dancer and then a psychiatrist. Chaos ensues Karam's friend informs Abu Salem (Paresh Rawal) of Pooja. The rich and influential man decides to get Pooja married to his son Shah Rukh (Abhishek Banerjee) to pull him out of depression.
Dream Girl 2 is produced by Ektaa R Kapoor's home banner, Balaji Motion Pictures. It released in theatres on August 25, 2023.
