Lucknow Central Box Office Collection Day 2: Farhan Akhtar's Film Makes 4.86 Crore

New Delhi: Farhan Akhtar's jail drama Lucknow Central released on Friday and has made a total of Rs 4.86 crores, trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted on Sunday. The film has been at the theatres for two days now with its single day break-ups for Friday and Saturday respectively being Rs 2.04 crore and Rs 2.82 crore. On Friday, Lucknow Central had a clash with Kangana Ranaut's crime thriller Simran, which has made slightly higher that Farhan's film. Directed by Ranjit Tiwari, the cast of Lucknow Central also includes Diana Penty, Gippy Grewal and Deepak Dobriyal in key roles apart from Farhan Akhtar.

Farhan's movie may have scored slightly less than Simran but witnessed a higher jump on Saturday. "Lucknow Central shows 38.24% growth on Saturday," Mr Adarsh wrote in his tweet.
 

#LucknowCentral shows 38.24% growth on Sat... Fri 2.04 cr, Sat 2.82 cr. Total: Rs 4.86 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) September 17, 2017

In his review for NDTV, Raja Sen writes: "The importance of a solid supporting cast cannot be overstated. Ranjit Tiwari's Lucknow Central, a film about prisoners who form a band - a surprisingly popular theme this season - can be called engaging only because it is populated by very good character actors." However, about the film's climax, he adds: "It feels like it's taking place in slow motion, and because these scenes are set to a musical performance in the backdrop, the scenes put us in a fresh hell where the Selfie Le Le song never bl**dy ends."

Lucknow Central is Farhan Akhtar's first movie after 2016's Rock On 2, which turned out to be a box office dud. Will Lucknow Central prove to be lucky for Farhan this time? Only box office figures will tell.