Batti Gul Meter Chalu Box Office Collection Day 4: Shahid Kapoor's Film is Slow and Steady on Its First Monday, Collects Rs 26.42 Crore

Shahid Kapoor's Batti Gul Meter Chalu is turning out to be an average grosser at the box office. The movie, despite being the most commercial of all September 21 releases, has failed to capitalise on that and earn a big opening weekend. Batti Gul Meter Chalu is directed by Shree Narayan Singh and also stars Shraddha Kapoor, Divyendu Sharma and Yami Gautam in important roles. Batti Gul Meter Chalu: Akshay Kumar' TEPK, Sanjay Dutt's Lage Raho Munna Bhai ; 5 Movies Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor's Film Reminded Us of (SPOILER ALERT)!

At the box office, as the movie completes its four-day run, Batti Gul Meter Chalu has performed below expectations at the box office. As per trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the movie has collected Rs 26.42 crore at the box office. He had tweeted, "#BattiGulMeterChalu Fri 6.76 cr, Sat 7.96 cr, Sun 8.54 cr, Mon 3.16 cr. Total: ₹ 26.42 cr. India biz. #BGMC". Considering the movie has two big leads in Shahid and Shraddha, these collections are not up to the mark. Shraddha Kapoor in Batti Gul Meter Chalu, Alia Bhatt in Dear Zindagi; 7 Times When Popular Actresses Broke Stupid Notions and Surprised Us With Their OnScreen Kisses View Pics!

Shahid Kapoor is coming after the Rs 300 crore blockbuster hit in Padmaavat, while Shraddha had just scored a Rs 100 crore hit in Stree (which still continues to draw the audiences in theatres). Also, the director himself had given a big hit with his debut film last year - Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar's Toilet Ek Prem Katha. So expectations were high from Batti Gul. So what went wrong here? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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