David Dhawan's romantic comedy, Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, has taken a disappointing start at the domestic box office, earning ₹7.50 crore net on day 1 in India.
This is lower than Varun Dhawan's previous solo releases and makes it one of his lowest openings ever.
The film, which stars Varun Dhawan, Mrunal Thakur, and Pooja Hegde, showed weak occupancy throughout the day, with a sub-20% occupancy in theatres across India on Friday.
Given the lukewarm reviews, the film's chances of turning the tide on Saturday are low.
