NEW DELHI: Bollywood is bracing itself for the dullest Eid in years, even as multiplex owners hope for staggered cinema openings across the country by mid-July or later.
Expectations were high for this Eid. Trade experts say Salman Khan-starrer Radhe and Akshay Kumar’s Laxmmi Bomb, both slated for the festival release, could have together made ₹45-50 crore on day one. “This could have been one of the biggest Eids ever and a week of immense excitement and trade banter on which film gets more shows and better timings.
Unfortunately, as things stand now, this is the dullest Eid since 2009 when Salman Khan’s Wanted had arrived with zero buzz though it had gone on to do stupendous business," Atul Mohan, editor of trade magazine Complete Cinema