Actor Nana Patekar made a comeback to Bollywood last year with The Vaccine War. She is all set to star in filmmaker Anil Sharma’s next film Vanvas, which is scheduled to hit the screens on December 20, 2024. Ahead of the release, Vanvas is expected to have a slow start at the ticket windows.
Vanvas will open at Rs 1 crore; Pushpa performance will be affected amid 2nd wave
Vanvas, which also stars director Anil Sharma’s son Utkarsh Sharma in the lead role, is likely to get a low opening of Rs 1 crore at the box office. Between the strong wave of Pushpa 2 and the much-awaited film, Mufasa: The Lion King, which releases in the US on the same day, Sharma’s film has not received a wide release.
The box office performance of the film starring Utkarsh and Nana Patekar will depend on its word-of-mouth, which will eventually lead to a respectable lifetime collection.
Gadar 2’s opening is Rs 40 crore. Overall earned Rs 515 crore
Before Vanvas, Anil Sharma had directed Gadar 2, the sequel to Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001) after 22 years. The 2023 release emerged as the highest-grossing film of all time in India for a brief period, until it was replaced by Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan in the same year. Gadar 2 had a bumper opening of Rs 40 crore during its release and collected Rs 515 crore by the end of its run in India.
Utkarsh Sharma played the role of Sunny Deol’s on-screen son in both the Gadar films. While the original featured him as a child actor, the sequel featured him as an adult.
Vanvas will face competition from Baby John
Vanvas will run parallel to Varun Dhawan’s much-awaited film Baby John which will release 5 days later on Christmas. Given the success of Anil Sharma’s last release, Gadar 2, the filmmaker is expected to approach Vanvas with his commercial sensibilities. Although the trailer of Utkarsh and Nana Patekar’s film was good, there is no promotion about the film that can draw the audience to the theatres. In short, it’s not looking good at the moment.
Watch the official trailer of Vanvas here:
Disclaimer: Box office figures are compiled from various sources and our research. Figures may be approximate, and Pinkvilla makes no claims about the authenticity of the data. However, they are adequate indicators of the box-office performance of the respective films.
Also read: Vanvas Trailer: Nana Patekar shines as the abandoned father, along with carefree Utkarsh Sharma as they journey through life in the spiritual backdrop of Varanasi.
