Bareilly Ki Barfi gets sweet opening

Mumbai Aug 19 (IANS) "Bareilly Ki Barfi" starring Kriti Sanon Ayushmann Khurrana and Rajkummar Rao opened on a sweet note by collecting over Rs 2 crore on its first day at the box office.

Backed by positive word-of-mouth the entertainer earned Rs 2.42 crore on Friday read a statement issued on behalf of the film s team.

"Bareilly Ki Barfi" is a collaborative effort between director Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari creative producer Juno Chopra and writer Nitesh Tiwari of "Dangal" fame and Shreyas Jain.

The comedy-romance is produced by Junglee Pictures and BR Studios.

This is the first time Kriti Ayushmann and Rajkummar have worked together.

Kriti had earlier said: "Since they come from a theatre background their approach towards a character is quite similar and that helped me to enhance my performance; because acting is also about reacting to your co-actors."

--IANS
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