First Day First Show: Shahid-Kangana-Saif Starrer Rangoon Opens To Packed Theatres

So far so good. Vishal Bhardwaj’s period drama has lured the crowds into the theatres and the audience gave a thumbs-up to the efforts of Shahid Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut and Saif Ali Khan

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First Day First Show: Shahid-Kangana-Saif Starrer Rangoon Opens To Packed Theatres

Vishal Bhardwaj’s magnum opus, Rangoon, hit theatres today and is off to a good start at the box-office. The film starring Saif Ali Khan, Kangana Ranaut and Shahid Kapoor is a love triangle set in the backdrop of World War 2.


The star cast and the unique story seems to have got the moviegoers’ attention as the film opened to packed theatres. The morning shows in a few suburban theatres had about 90-93% occupancy. This comes after a lacklustre show last Friday where three new films (Ghazi Attack, Running Shaadi, Irada) could not even garner 5% occupancy.

The audience were all praise for the performances of Kangana, Shahid and Saif. However, a few people did complain that the story wasn't relatable while others maintained that adding a love triangle to the Second World War and the Indian movement for Independence, created a confusing narrative.

The people at the ticket windows seemed happy as they hadn't had such high footfall in the morning shows for over two weeks now.

Vishal Bhardwaj’s films tend to start slow and then pick up, thanks to word-of-mouth publicity. We have seen that happen for Maqbool (2003), Omkara (2006), Kaminey (2009) and Haider (2014). This time Rangoon is off to a good start but will it be able to maintain the momentum?  Let’s wait and watch. 


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