Updated On: 23 December, 2023 06:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Priyanka Sharma
With SRK’s Dunki and Hindi version of Prabhas’ Salaar registering average opening at Rs 28 cr and Rs 15 cr respectively, trade says audience’s mixed response will curtail their run

Dunki
It was an eventful run-up to what was being touted as the clash of the year. Fans picked their side, there were long-running negotiations over screen division. And yet, as the big day arrived, Shah Rukh Khan’s Dunki and Prabhas’ Salaar: Part 1—Ceasefire found themselves sharing a common aspect—a mixed audience response. Khan’s final release of 2023, coming after two blockbusters in Pathaan and Jawan, scored a Rs 28 crore opening. The average opening isn’t worrisome as it hit the marquee on a non-holiday. What is worrisome, however, is that Rajkumar Hirani’s directorial venture hasn’t impressed the audiences as much as his past gems did. Rajasthan-based exhibitor Raj Bansal says, “The audience was expecting a much better film from Shah Rukh and Rajkumar Hirani. It has fallen short of their expectations.”
