Rosshan Andrrews’ maiden Hindi film ‘Deva,’ headlined by Shahid Kapoor and Pooja Hegde made it to the theatres on January 31. It is a high-octane action drama in which Shahid Kapoor is playing a cop, and as per the verdict on X, he has aced in the same. And if we talk about the numbers, then according to the Sacnilk report, the movie made Rs. 5 crore roughly on its opening day.
Compared to Shahid Kapoor’s last outing ‘Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya,’ which opened at Rs.6.7 crore, the numbers of ‘Deva’ are dismal. However, with multiple movies competing at the box office – Akshay Kumar’s ‘Sky Force,’ Ram Charar’s ‘Game Changer’ and Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Emergency,’ experts believe it is a decent opening for the movie. As a matter of fact, while ‘Deva’ made around Rs 5 crore on Friday, while ‘Sky Force’ minted almost half of it – Rs.2.75 crore.
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Further, if we talk about the occupancy rate – reportedly, the movie had a 5.87% occupancy in its morning shows, 9.18% in the afternoon, and 9.77% in the evening.
It is expected that the movie will see a rise in the numbers on the weekend.
Meanwhile, ahead of the film’s release, Shahid Kapoor shared a heartfelt note on his social media handle. He expressed how elated he was the movie was a result of his 1 year of hard work. He wrote, “One year of blood, sweat, and tears. 2024 was all DEVA!!! MERA DIL MERI JAAN. MERA KAAM MERI SHIDDAT. MERA ACTING KE LIYE PYAAR. MERI AUDIENCE KE LIYE MOHOBBAT. MERA SAALON KA EXPERIENCE MERA ANDAR KA CREATIVE BACHHA. SAB HAI IS DEVA MEIN… (My heart, my soul. My work, my dedication. My love for acting. My affection for my audience. My years of experience, my inner creative child–everything is in this DEVA).”
