Janhvi Kapoor-Rajkummar Rao film is at Rs 16 Crore and counting

New Delhi:

Janhvi Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao’s latest offering Mr and Mrs Mahi recorded impressive numbers at the box office on its third day. The sports drama grossed ₹5.50 crore, according to a report by Sacnilk. The film’s total earning till date is ₹16.85 crore. Directed by Sharan Sharma, the film tells the story of Mahima, a doctor who marries a failed but talented cricketer, Mahendra. As time passes, Mahendra realizes that his wife is a gifted cricketer and decides to train her to become a professional. The film also features Zarina Wahab, Rajesh Sharma and Kumud Mishra in important roles. Mr & Mrs Mahi was jointly produced by Zee Studios and Dharma Productions.

A day before Mr and Mrs MahiUpon the release of , Jahvi Kapoor shared a BTS video from the sets on Instagram. In the clip, the actress is dressed like her character. As the cameraman approaches her, Janhvi can be heard saying, “Kya hai?” (What?)”, “Ho gya na? (It’s done, right?”, “Aaj ke liye itna hi footage milega (That’s all the footage you’ll get for today.)” She makes hand gestures to signal to the cameraman to stop filming Soon after, a cheerful Janhvi asks if she can share a “secret”. Janhvi’s mood changes and she asks, “I want to know what you are capturing and ‘kitna close up lega’. How much close-up are you going to take?)” At the end, Janhvi talks about a self-written poem that she doesn’t want to record.

“I was definitely losing my mind on set most of the time….#MrandMrsMahi releases tomorrow, book your tickets now!” read the text attached to the message.

In a review for NDTV, film critic Saibal Chatterjee said Mr and Mrs Mahi 2 stars out of 5. He wrote: “The lead actors do their part to keep us invested in the narrative and the emotions of the two main characters. Rajkummar Rao, always on an equal footing, delivers Mahendra’s recriminations, some directed against his father, others against his wife, with conviction even when the lines spoken by the character are full of self-pity.