Filmmaker Akiv Ali's directorial debut De De Pyaar De has turned out to be quite a crowd puller. The film starring Ajay Devgn in the lead released on April 17 and since then has been going steady at the Indian box office. Though the film garnered mixed reviews from the critics and took an average opening, it slowly picked up the pace and started trending well even on weekdays thus ensuring a good box office collection till now. Co-starring Rakul Preet Singh and Tabu in the lead, the romantic comedy has continued to draw the audience to the cinema halls despite new releases as well which is quite impressive. De De Pyaar De Box Office Collection Day 9: Ajay Devgn, Rakul Preet Singh and Tabu Starrer Gathers Momentum on Second Saturday, Collects Rs 69.41 Crore

Popular film trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to the microblogging site Twitter a while back and revealed the updated figures tweeting, "#DeDePyaarDe crosses ₹ 75 cr... Does pretty well in Weekend 2... Enjoys steady run at metros and Tier-2 cities... Not strong in mass circuits... [Week 2] Fri 3.58 cr, Sat 4.78 cr, Sun 5.68 cr. Total: ₹ 75.09 cr. India biz. #DDPD."

He also wrote, "#DeDePyaarDe biz at a glance...Week 1: ₹ 61.05 cr, Weekend 2: ₹ 14.04 cr, Total: ₹ 75.09 cr. Will fall short of ₹ 100 cr mark [as per current trending], since #Bharat arrives next Wed. India biz. #DDPD." De De Pyaar De Box Office Collection Day 8: Ajay Devgn and Tabu's Romantic Comedy Is Steady Despite New Releases, Mints Rs 64.63 Crore

Yes, with Salman Khan's much-awaited film Bharat releasing next week, things will definitely heat up at the domestic box office. Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, Bharat also features Katrina Kaif, Disha Patani, Sunil Grover and few more familiar faces. Since Salman starrer is one of the biggest releases of this year, Ajay's De De Pyaar De and rest of the films will get affected at the box office from next Wednesday onwards.

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