“An Action Hero” box office: Ayushmann Khurrana’s meta film takes low start

Meanwhile, Ayushmann took to social media to express her admiration for the film and the audiences who came out to see An Action Hero. “This is my first action film,” he wrote in Hindi. This is Anirudh Iyer’s first film, Parag’s first theatrical, and Neeraj Yadav’s first film… Throughout the entire production of An Action Hero, we felt like we were the newest students of cinema, ready to create something truly unique and exciting.”

He continued, “As a team, we are always inclined to cause creative destruction. From Shubh Mangal Saavdhan, Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan and now An Action Hero, we have tried to give audiences something new to savour and discuss through our brand of cinema. So we are humbled with all the positivity and strong word of mouth. We hope this snowballs into more and more people coming into theatres. We have always wanted to tell stories differently and projects that are fresh, unique and clutter-breaking. We are grateful for all the love coming towards An Action Hero. It validates our stance of walking the road less travelled, to take risks and hopefully contribute to making our industry a more diverse storytelling entity. For us, An Action Hero is a rare script, a film that was meant to push the envelope of creativity and we hope you continue giving it love and appreciation in days to come. Keep loving and supporting.” The post was signed by Ayushmann and producer Aanand L Rai.

An Action Hero is the slowest horse in the box office race, and only time will tell if the film breaks even. An Action Hero will be Ayushmann Khurrana’s fourth flop in a row, following the box office failures of Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui, Anek, and Doctor G.

The trade is still hopeful that the film will pique the interest of cinephiles due to positive word of mouth, as the feature has been widely praised by critics. Shubhra Gupta, a film critic for The Indian Express, gave the film 2.5 stars and described it as “mostly fun.”

An Action Hero is the slowest horse in the box office race, and only time will tell if the film breaks even. An Action Hero will be Ayushmann Khurrana’s fourth flop in a row, following the box office failures of Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui, Anek, and Doctor G.

The trade is still hopeful that the film will pique the interest of cinephiles due to positive word of mouth, as the feature has been widely praised by critics. Shubhra Gupta, a film critic for The Indian Express, gave the film 2.5 stars and described it as “mostly fun.”

“The film is stuffed with meta jokes, in-house gags, and a running jibe against the shouty TV shows which have declared Bollywood a national enemy, including a string of rebuttals to the hashtag #BoycottBollywood that’s been the bane of the Hindi film industry. This is what makes it more than a message-in-a-bottle, a favourite Bollywood trope. The best part: many of those jokes land, and An Action Hero becomes a rarity, a caper which is mostly fun,” read a section of her review.