This week, there is only one Bollywood film coming out on Friday and it is a biggie. Zero marks Shah Rukh Khan's first big release of 2018 and it is a highly anticipated one. For the first time in his career, Shah Rukh Khan is playing a vertically challenged character. It is also the first time that he is working with director Aanand L Rai. Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma are playing the female leads in Zero, that also stars Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Tigmanshu Dhulia. Shah Rukh Khan's Zero Fails To Beat the Opening Day Box Office Collection of Aamir Khan's Thugs of Hindostan and Salman Khan's Race 3.

There is definitely a huge buzz about the film and Zero can get a big opening at the box office. Zero is also very important for Shah Rukh Khan to be a hit, since the superstar is going through a lean phase at the box office. Let's talk about what all we know about Zero, including the cast, story, the budget and the box office. Zero: Shah Rukh Khan Has a Savage Reply to Fake and Negative Reviews.

Cast

Shah Rukh Khan plays Bauua Singh, a vertically challenged man who is looking for a bride. Anushka Sharma plays a paraplegic scientist, while Katrina Kaif is portraying the character of an alcoholic actress. The movie also starsTigmanshu Dhulia, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Brijendra Kala and Abhay Deol. Apart from these actors, Zero also features a slew of cameos in Salman Khan, Juhi Chawla, Kajol, Karishma Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, R Madhavan and the late Sridevi.

Story

The story details are not very clear. From the trailer, we guess that Bauua Singh falls for Anushka's character and later, an actress walks into his life. Also, yeah, there is a chimpanzee and NASA too!

Trailer

Here's the trailer of Zero -

Budget

While the details are not very clear, there are reports that suggest that Zero is made on a budget of Rs 190 crore. This makes Zero Shah Rukh Khan's costliest film to date!

Music

Ajay-Atul and Tanishk Bagchi have composed the songs in the film. Songs like "Mera Naam Tu" and "Issaqbaazi" are already ruling the charts.

"Mera Naam Tu" song video

"Issaqbaazi" song video

"Husn Parcham" song video

"Heer Badnaam" song video

Box Office Prediction

The advance booking for the film has opened on Sunday itself, and Zero is showing tremendous occupancy. Trade experts are predicting that Zero is expected to earn about Rs 25-27 crore on its opening day. Speaking to Indian Express, trade analyst Girish Johar said, "Zero is making the right amount of noise among cinephiles. It is being waited with bated breath and looks positive. From trailer to the songs, all have been promoted well and there has been a fantastic pre-release buzz." Zero's big competition on December 21 is the Kannada film KGF, also releasing in Hindi. There is also quite a few Tamil and Malayalam films coming out this Friday, including Dhanush's Maari 2 and Sivakarthikeyan's Kanaa.

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