Kunal Kemmu
, once a successful child actor, transitioned to leading roles with moderate success. Known for his work in films like Kalyug, Go Goa Gone, Lootcase, and the Golmaal series, he now shines as a director with
Madgaon Express
. The film is his twist on the Goa trip from the film
Dil Chahta Hai
, and stars
Divyendu Sharma
,
Pratik Gandhi
,
Avinash Tiwary
, and
Nora Fatehi
.
Incidentally the film is produced by the makers of Dil Chahta Hai,
Farhan Akhtar
and Ritesh Sidhwani.
The film has been gaining a lot of praise not only from the industry, but also from the audience members and it is showing in the box office collection. After minting about Rs 7.05 on the weekend, the film added another Rs 2.6 crore on Monday, which was also a holiday, and on Tuesday the film earned another Rs 1.5 crore which was barely a drop of around 40 % , thus taking the total collection of the film to Rs 11.15 crore. The trade is expecting the film to cross at least Rs 13 crore
With only ‘Crew’ starring Tabu,
Kareena Kapoor
Khan, Kriti Sanon,
Diljit Dosanjh
releasing this week, Kunal’s directorial venture is expected to carry on its journey into the second week as well. Also Prithviraj’s Malayalam film The Goat is releasing this weekend, but is unlikely to impact the business in North India despite, the film being released in Hindi.