Khel Khel Mein a comedy-drama starring Akshay Kumar, Fardeen Khan, Taapsee Pannu and Vaani Kapoor, hit theatres on Independence Day. Directed by Muddasir Aziz, the film faced stiff competition as it clashed with John Abraham’s Vedaa and the highly anticipated horror-comedy sequel, Stree 2, starring Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao.
Stree 2 dominated the box office, grossing Rs 54 crore in total, including earnings from Wednesday previews. In contrast, Khel Khel Mein got a slow start and earned just Rs 5 crore on its opening day. Hence, Khel Khel Mein did not achieve a strong opening. Although, it’s performance on day 1 surpassed the initial earnings of Akshay Kumar’s recent releases- Sarfira, Mission Raniganj, Selfiee and Bell Bottom. Interestingly, Akshay Kumar also made a cameo appearance in Stree 2.
While the film’s (Khel Khel Mein) initial performance was not as robust as expected, let’s see what the long weekend holds.
Khel Khel Mein has been produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Vipul D Shah, Ashwin Varde, Rajesh Bahl, Shashikant Sinha and Ajay Rai. The film stars Fardeen Khan, Akshay Kumar, Taapsee Pannu, Vaani Kapoor, Ammy Virk, Pragya Jaiswal and Aditya Seal in key roles.