De De Pyaar De 2 is looking to collect Rs. 8 crore net on its first day at the Indian box office. This is, of course, a low first day, but then all things considered, it isn’t all that bad.

The non-action films have found it tough to record initial post-pandemic, unless there is hit music or star value. Ajay Devgn is a big star, but doesn’t have a big initial draw, and of course, hit music was missing here. The best first-day figure for a film in this zone recently is Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar , which collected Rs. 15 crore, with some holiday support, a younger star suitable to the genre, and hit music. In this context, this first day number doesn’t seem all that bad.

The main disappointment stems from the fact that the first day will just about match what the original did back in 2019,

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