Raabta mints over Rs 15 crore in opening weekend

Mumbai June 12 (IANS) Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon-starrer romantic period drama film Raabta has collected Rs 15.93 crore in its opening weekend according to its makers.

Released on June 9 Raabta which went through a legal battle with the makers of Telugu film Magadheera over its storyline has been getting a lot of appreciation from all quarters keeping the numbers strong read a statement issued on behalf of the makers.

The film directed by Dinesh Vijan collected Rs 5.61 crore on its opening day and witnessed a steady response on Saturday and Sunday by raking in Rs 5.11 crore and Rs 5.21 crore respectively.

Raabta is Sushant and Kriti s first film together.

The reviews of the film haven t been too impressive and going by the verdicts of trade analysts like Taran Adarsh and Komal Nahta it s not going to be successful at the ticket counters.

Dull dry and boring Nahta tweeted about Raabta while Adarsh said: Terrible. Bad writing. Bad direction. Bad acting.

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