Danish Pandor Recalls Heartbreaking Theatre Turnout Due to 'Negative Publicity'
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Filmmaker Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar: The Revenge shattered box office records within a week of its release on March 19. However, a day before its release, the film suffered a setback when its paid reviews were reportedly cancelled due to "technical issues". Actor Danish Pandor recalled a "heartbreaking" moment when he saw only 40–50 people in the theatre on the film's opening day amid what he described as "negative publicity".
Danish Pandor spoke about how the cancellation of the paid reviews affected him and said, "It's all about the audience. I remember the film released on Friday after the screening got cancelled on Thursday. I was completely heartbroken. I couldn't understand what was happening. I kept thinking, 'It is such a great film, why is this happening?' And on top of that, there was too much negative publicity around it."
He added, "When the film finally released on Friday, I went for the 2:30 pm show. There were barely 40–50 people in the theatre. I kept wondering — we have made such a beautiful film, and there are no viewers. From 8 pm onwards, reviews started pouring in. Suddenly people began watching it and talking about it on social media. It picked up so well that there was no looking back. The reality is, no matter how much negativity surrounds a film, when audiences decide to show their love, nobody can stop them."
The film still took a bumper opening at the box office, collecting ₹145 crore on its opening day. It then went on to register two consecutive ₹100 crore days and ended its first week with a domestic collection of ₹643 crore and a worldwide total of over ₹1000 crore.
