‘Bha. Bha. Ba.’ has completed ten days in theatres. The film did well in its first week and earned around Rs 20.9 crore India net. After nine days the total stood at around Rs 21.55 crore.According to the Sacnilk website, on day ten which was Saturday the film earned around Rs 40 lakhs India net. With this the total collection has reached around Rs 21.95 crore. The film had a strong opening week but the second weekend numbers show a clear slowdown.
Day ten numbers and occupancy
On the tenth day the Malayalam occupancy stayed low overall. The total occupancy was around 15.08 percent. Morning shows had very less crowd. Afternoon shows picked up slightly. Evening shows were better than daytime. Night shows saw the highest turnout at 26 percent.
Star cast and direction
The film is directed by Dhananjay Shankar. Bha. Bha. Ba. stars Dileep Mohanlal Vineeth Sreenivasan Dhyan Sreenivasan Balu Varghese Saranya Ponvannan and Redin Kingsley. The film is built as a spoof and uses many film references. The makers wanted it to be light and fun. Some viewers enjoyed the jokes while many others felt uncomfortable with certain scenes.
Controversy and writers response
‘Bha. Bha. Ba.’ became controversial after a scene upset many viewers online. This is Dileep first release after his acquittal in the actress abduction and assault case. Because of this background many people felt the scene was painful.Writers Noor and Fahim spoke about this and shared their side. Fahim said, “Not a single scene or dialogue was done to hurt anyone.”They said the film was made only for humour. They added, “If people understood what we intended, that itself is a good thing,” They also explained the idea behind the scene.They said, “This is a proper spoof film, made by using references from many films, character references, and humour alone.”About the cow scene they said it shows the bad thinking of a character. The writers added, “Only when a character is bad does the audience dislike a villain.”DISCLAIMER: The box office numbers in this article are compiled from our proprietary sources and diverse public data. We strive for accuracy and all figures are approximate unless explicitly mentioned. We offer a fair representation of the project’s box office performance. We are open to feedback and suggestions on toientertainment@timesinternet.in
