Paresh Rawal’s 'The Taj Story' crashes by 85 % on Monday to collect only Rs 31 lakh

Paresh Rawal's controversial film 'The Taj Story' had surprised everyone with its steady run at the box office despite facing competition from big films like SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali- The Epic, Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna’s Thamma and Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa’s Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat but on Monday the film has crashed by over 85 % to collect just Rs 31 lakh on its second Monday.

The film which released on October 31st opened to a mere Rs 1 crore collection, but as word of mouth publicity spread the film saw a 100 % jump on Saturday to mint Rs 2 crore on day 2 and Rs 2.75 crore on day 3. The film ended its week 1 collection with Rs 11 crore.


Over the second weekend, the film added Rs 4.74 crore to its collection, with Sunday collection reaching Rs 2.09 crore. But on Monday the film crashed by over 85 % and collected just Rs 31 lakh, taking the overall collection of the film to Rs16.05 crore.

The film revolves around a court case filed by Paresh Rawal’s character questioning the authenticity of Taj Mahal, he plays a guide in the film. The film was supposed to have strong legs at the box office but with this sudden Monday drop-its longevity at box office is now under doubt. As per Paresh Rawal the film has been made on a budget of rs 7-8 crore, the film has already turned a profit for the makers.

The Taj Story marks another win at the box office for Paresh Rawal as his other release Thamma has also been doing good business at the ticket window.But both the films will be facing stiff competition Friday onwards with the release of De De Pyaar De 2 with Ajay Devgn, Rakul Preet Singh, R Madhavan and meezaan Jaafri.
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