Maalik, featuring Rajkummar Rao and Manushi Chhillar, registered a notable jump in box office collections on its second day after hitting theatres on Friday, July 11.

Directed by Pulkit, the action thriller opened with Rs 3.75 crore on Day 1 and witnessed a 40% increase in revenue on Saturday, collecting Rs 5.25 crore, according to data from Sacnilk. With this, the film’s domestic total now stands at Rs 9 crore.

On Day 2, Maalik recorded an overall Hindi occupancy of 18.84%. Night shows saw the highest turnout with 32.85% occupancy, followed by evening shows at 19.14%, afternoon shows at 16.95%, and morning shows at just 6.40%.

Alongside the lead pair, the film also stars Prosenjit Chatterjee, Saurabh Shukla, Huma Qureshi, Anshumaan Pushkar, Swanand Kirkire, Rajendra Gupta, and Medha Shankr in prominent roles.

Rajkummar Rao plays a fierce gangster in the film — a character unlike any he has portrayed before. Speaking to NDTV, the actor shared how he approached the intense role.

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“Stepping out of such an intense role is easier than getting into it, because getting into it, you're still figuring it out,” he said. “There’s a process of growing your beard and then beating up people, so that takes time. And to understand the core of the character is another thing altogether.”

He added, “I’ve never played such a ferocious character before, someone with so much power. His name itself is Maalik, which took me time to absorb. But once you get into it, it’s a lot of fun — the journey becomes very exciting.”

Maalik is produced by Kumar Taurani and Jay Shewakramani under the banners of Tips Films and Northern Lights Films.

Source: NDTV