Salaam Venky Box Office Collection Day 4: After tremendous anticipation, Kajol’s family drama failed to live up to the audience’s expectations with its plotline. Also starring Vishal Jethwa, The film debuted to favourable reviews this week. However, the same did not translate to box office statistics as it failed to pull the audience to theaters. Salaam Venky features Kajol who plays a mother to a 24-year-old son who is suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Helmed by Revathy, Salaam Venky struggles to do any business. However, as per trade reports, it is believed that in the coming days, Salaam Venky can perform better with positive word of mouth.
Salaam Venky Box Office Report
The film, featuring Kajol and Aamir Khan, which talks about a serious problem called Duchenne muscular dystrophy, seemed to not resonate well with the moviegoers. The total tally of the four days stands at approximately Rs 2.5 crores.
Salaam Venky is facing cutthroat competition from films like Drishyam 2 starring Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Akshaye Khanna along with Ayushmann Khurrana’s An Action Hero and Varun Dhawan starrer Bhediya. However, Revathy directorial is that it is doing far better than the other two releases, Vadh and Marrich, at the box office.
About Salaam Venky
In Salaam Venky, Kajol is essaying the role of a mother to a terminally ill boy. Directed by actress-director Revathy, the film tells the heartwarming story of a mother-son duo as they face challenges thrown at them by life. It builds on the theme of making the most of life and features the legendary dialogue “Zindagi lambi nahi, badi honi chahiye, Babumoshai (Life should not be long but grand and meaningful)” from the Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna-starrer movie ‘Anand’.
It sees Vishal in a wheelchair-bound character, who takes everything in his stride rather than being negative about his life. Salaam Venky touches upon the subject of ‘euthanasia’, which means the act of deliberately ending a person’s life to end their suffering.
The film also stars actors like Rajeev Khandelwal, Rahul Bose, Prakash Raj and a cameo by Aamir Khan. Presented by Connekkt Media and produced by Suuraj Sinngh, Shraddha Agrawal, and Varsha Kukreja under the banner Blive Productions and RTAKE Studios, ‘Salaam Venky’ is based on the novel The Last Hurrah by Shrikant Murthy.
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