Varun Dhawan's comedy drama, Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, has not lived up to expectations at the box office. The film, directed by David Dhawan in what is being billed as his final directorial venture, has shown little growth on its first weekend.
According to the latest report on Sacnilk, the film managed to collect ₹8.33 crore on Sunday, bringing the total India gross collections to ₹27.53 crore and total India net to ₹23.08 crore so far.
The film, which stars Pooja Hegde and Mrunal Thakur in key roles, was released in over 2500 screens across India, but showed weak occupancy throughout the day, with morning shows having just 10% occupancy and night shows maxing out at 36%.
The film revolves around Jass (Varun Dhawan), whose wife, Bani (Mrunal Thakur), forces him to divorce her, and he eventually moves on with Preet (Pooja Hegde). The real chaos begins when both women end up pregnant- and he is the father of both children.
The film has also remained in the spotlight amid an ongoing legal and ethical dispute raised by veteran producer Vashu Bhagnani over the alleged recreation and reuse of songs associated with his films without consent.
