Thugs of Hindostan review – Bollywood swashbuckler takes on Disney's Pirates

Thugs of Hindostan had a massive opening on Day 1, with a total collection of Rs 52.25 crore. But the film’s box office collections saw a major dip on the second day as it could only earn Rs 29.25 crore taking the total box office collection to Rs 81.50 crore.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared on Twitter, “And the DECLINE begins… #ThugsOfHindostan slips on Day 2, facing a fall during #Diwali holidays… Mass belt / single screens are holding better, but the cracks are already showing at plexes… Day 3 [Sat] and Day 4 [Sun] are extremely crucial… #TOH”

thugh of  hindostanYou’ll need to make peace with the fact that plot matters less than the prospect of major stars running rings around one another. The first half floats the question of who might best lead the rebellion: thugh of hindostan

grizzled salt Khudabaksh (Bachchan, still a mighty screen presence at 76, despite understandable slowness in the action scenes) or Khan’s smirking, kohl-eyed triple agent Firangi, who trots into view on an ass, having seemingly been styled after Bob Dylan’s character Alias in Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Although a third option presents herself in trainee warrior princess Zafira  s Sana Shaikh, dourly tomboyish here), the outcome is unusually boysy for modern Bollywood – it’s a great pity that Kaif, dazzling in her two musical numbers, should wind up with less