Karan Sharma’s time loop comedy ‘Bhool Chuk Maaf’ starring Rajkummar Rao and Wamiqa Gabbi had a modest start at the box office on Friday. The film earned Rs six crore on its opening day.

As per early estimates, ‘Bhool Chuk Maaf’ registered an overall 19.36 per cent occupancy in the Hindi 2D category across India on its opening day. Morning shows started slow with just 9.40 per cent occupancy but saw a steady rise, peaking at 31.27 per cent by night.

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The film fared better than Rajkummar Rao’s last film, ‘Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video’, that had earned Rs 5.5 crore on day one of its release. However, it lagged much behind the actor’s ‘Stree 2’ which minted Rs 51.8 crore on it’s opening day.

The increase in footfalls during the evening and night shows indicates positive word-of-mouth, a good sign for the film’s weekend prospects.
The story follows a soon-to-be-married man who discovers he’s caught in a time loop, reliving the day before his wedding over and over.

India Today Digital’s review of the film reads, “Directed by Karan Sharma, ‘Bhool Chuk Maaf’ is an idea with potential, but one that needs more introspection. Time may loop, love may falter, and faith may be tested, but cinema must evolve. Because audiences aren’t stuck in yesterday!”

A few weeks prior, producer Dinesh Vijan’s Maddock Films announced that the film would skip its planned theatrical release on May 9 and instead premiere on Prime Video on May 16, citing heightened nationwide security drills following Operation Sindoor.