With Helicopter Eela, that hits the screens today, Kajol is returning to Hindi films after a pause of almost three years. She was last seen in Rohit Shetty’s critically-panned film Dilwale (2015) that had none other than Shah Rukh Khan opposite her. At the domestic box-office too, the film, also starring Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon, had failed to show its magic.
with her latest film, Kajol would not only hope to receive positive reviews but also make an impact at the ticket windows. But with three other films – Tumbbad, FryDay and Jalebi – lined up for release today, can it really do that? To understand the box-office prospects of the Pradeep Sarkar directorial, we got in touch with film exhibitor Akshaye Rathi.