Bala Hit By Ayodhya Decision

Ayushmann Khurrana’s  eighth  consecutive  hit Bala was hit by a roadblock on Saturday when , anticipating unrest  after  the Ayodhya  decision  , theatres in  some cities in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, specially  Bhopal, decided to down shutters.

The  one-day hit has , however, not put this winner of a  film on the  backfoot .Collections  everywhere soared by  60 percent  over the weekend .

Bihar’s prominent  distributor Kishan Damani comments, “The collections of Bala are better and has opened  stronger  than Ayushmann Khurrana’s previous  release  Dream Girl with better  reviews  all across. Yes, collections were  hit in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh where  theatres were closed to government orders.”

Damani expects Bala to touch all-India collections  of  125 crore rupees.

Another prominent exhibitor-distributor  from Mumbai who wishes  to go unnamed says Bala  was  initially affected  by the release  of a similar  film a week earlier.  “After Ujda Chaman last week audiences  felt  it was  too much  to see another film about premature balding. But they went nevertheless  only  because  of  Ayushmann Khurrana who has become synonymous  with quality products.”