Two distinct films release today – Son of Sardaar 2 and Dhadak 2. First is a sequel, second is a franchise offering. Ajay Devgn-Mrunal Thakur starrer is a family comedy. Siddhant Chaturvedi-Triptii Dimri film is a romantic social drama. Former is set up as an out and out mass entertainer. Latter is aiming for multiplexes at key urban audiences before breaking out in the interiors.

The two films are as different from each other as they could have been, and usually this wouldn’t have been seen as a clash per se as they are appealing to an altogether different audience segment. What’s happening though is that is more than competing with each other, there is a lot of competition which is there from holdover releases Saiyaara and Mahavatar Narsimha. Former could still have been taken into the stride since it’s in the third week. However, it’s the latter which has arrived out of nowhere and is not just occupying a lot of screens and shows in the second week but also seeing an upwards trajectory after a fantastic first week. As a result, audiences have choices aplenty. In fact, the good thing for these new arrivals is that at least Vijay Deverakonda’s Samrajya has seen just a token Hindi release because if it had also seen a wide release then there would have been further competition.

Looking at all of this, Son of Sardaar 2 is aiming at an opening day of Rs. 5-6 crores. Though a double digit was otherwise a given for the film, the crowd around it means it would need to sneak its way in. On the other hand, Dhadak 2 will see Rs. 4-5 crores opening day. Again, it would have actually aimed for that Rs. 5-6 crores opening day but for now would depend entirely on word of mouth doing the trick.

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