Badhaai Do: Rajkummar Rao, Bhumi Pednekar's movie grosses 7.82 crore in 3 days

Badhaai Do earnings skyrocketed over the weekend after a poor start on February 11, and the Harshvardhan Kulkarni film grossed 7.82 crore in its first weekend of release. Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar play the key roles in the film.

The first day's earnings for Badhaai Do were a pittance of Rs.1.25 crore, but the following day's earnings increased. On Saturday, the film grossed Rs.2.72 crore. It made 3.45 crore on Sunday.

The statistics were posted by trade analyst Taran Adarsh on Monday morning. "#BadhaaiDo goes from strength to strength with each passing day... Records healthy total in the opening weekend, after a slow start ... Covers lost ground on Day 2 and 3... #ValentinesDay will benefit... Fri 1.65 cr, Sat 2.72 cr, Sun 3.45 cr. Total: ₹ 7.82 cr. #India biz. #BadhaaiDo day-wise growth...Sat: +64.85% Sun: +26.84% ."

He added, "What's heartening is the fact that the growth has come in *without* the contribution of night shows at several places... It's a known fact that night shows contribute to a strong total, especially on Fri and Sat."

Rajkummar Rao plays Shardul Thakur, a closeted gay police officer, and Bhumi plays Suman Singh, a closeted lesbian physical education teacher, in the film. Suman and Shardul marry in order to protect their lovers and keep their conservative families at away.

In an interview with ETimes, Bhumi said about her mother's reaction to her new film, "Badhaai Do is about celebrating love and acceptance. We have taken the route of humour to talk about something that our society is uncomfortable addressing. I watched the film for the first time with my mother next to me. She is accepting of one's choices, yet she has never seen me romance a person of the same gender. After we watched the film, I asked her if she felt different after seeing me romance a woman. She said not at all."