‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu’ Off to a ‘Low’ Start at the Box Office
Will the film pull audiences to cinema halls?
The social drama starring Shraddha Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor and Yami Gautam, set in Uttarakhand marked a tepid start at the box office, earning Rs 6.76 crore on Friday.
After directing Toilet - Ek Prem Kath, Shree Narayan Singh turned his gaze towards faulty meters and inflated electricity bills in rural India with this film.
Addressing the relevance of the film in India, Shahid had earlier said: "It talks about the issue of electricity which is a fundamental human right in India. There are around 31 million homes in our country where there is no electricity. We all must have experienced that there is certain rise in the amount of bills after privatisation of electricity so, it's really a relevant issue.”
The film opened to an equally tepid response from critics.
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