Deepika's 'Piku' overshadows Ranbir's 'Bombay Velvet'

New Delhi: Ranbir Kapoor-starrer "Bombay Velvet" has failed to displace Deepika Padukone's simple, subtle and meaningful act as a dutiful daughter in "Piku", box office figures suggest.

"A colossal flop", "a debacle", "a disaster" are some of the verdicts by film trade analysts on Anurag Kashyap's high-budget drama "Bombay Velvet", which is set in the Bombay of the 1960s and about a man who wants to make it big in life at any cost.

The film has earned a little over Rs.16 crore in its opening weekend.

Released on May 15, the film, which also stars Anushka Sharma and has marked the acting debut of Karan Johar, only managed to mint Rs.5.20 crore on its opening day and Rs.5.10 crore and Rs.5.80 crore on Saturday and Sunday respectively.

Its weekend total amounts to Rs.16.10 crore, according to trade expert Taran Adarsh, who on Twitter called the film a “debacle”.

"It's very bad. 'Bombay Velvet' earned just 16.25 crore. That should have been the day 1 collection instead of the weekend collection," trade analyst Komal Nahta told IANS.

"But you can't compare 'Bombay Velvet' to other films because of its budget of Rs.108 crore. With that amount, it should have collected Rs.15 crore on day 1. The film is a colossal flop," he added.

Another film expert, Vinod Mirani said "'Bombay Velvet' is a disaster".

However, Kashyap has no regrets that the audience is not finding a connect with his film, which has been his dream project since nine years.

"A lot of people do not connect with it and a small number of people did... Maybe our experimenting with the narrative didn't work for most but I firmly believe in the film,” he posted on his Facebook page.

The one film which has continued its success story is Shoojit Sircar's slice-of-life entertainer "Piku", which has Amitabh Bachchan, Irrfan Khan and Deepika telling an endearing family tale through their lovable characters.

“Piku” is running successfully at the cinemas and has minted Rs.14.60 crore in its second weekend, which takes its total collection to Rs.56.02 crore. In its opening weekend, it minted over Rs.25 crore.

Also, the film is being tagged as a hit overseas as it has earned $4.3 million (Rs.27.34 crore).

In fact, Adarsh has called “Piku” the “BIGGEST HIT of 2015 in Overseas”.

As far as the future of “Bombay Velvet” and "Piku" on the box office is concerned, it will be decided by Kangana Ranaut and R. Madhavan-starrer “Tanu Weds Manu Returns”, which has quite a positive buzz about it.

Directed by Anand L. Rai, the film, which stars the same cast from 2011 film “Tanu Weds Manu”, will release on Friday.

See various moods of Anushka Sharma for `Bombay Velvet` promotions

New Delhi: Anurag Kashyap's `Bombay Velvet` promotions have become the talk of the town.

Better known as Rosie Noronha, by the name of her character in Anurag Kashyap's 'Bombay Velvet', Anushka Sharma has swept her fans off their feet with her intense and retro look that was seen in the songs and trailer of the much awaited movie of this year.

Anushka took to Twitter to post some pictures from the promotions of the movie along with co-star Ranbir Kapoor across the country.

From #BombayVelvet promotions earlier today .. https://t.co/UmlYsfqCo6

— ROSIE NORONHA (@AnushkaSharma) May 10, 2015

5 days to #BombayVelvet 15th may ... 😍 https://t.co/Ib6kqkpvp6

— ROSIE NORONHA (@AnushkaSharma) May 10, 2015

Many moods of Rosie ... #BombayVelvet 15th may https://t.co/oPapdJH0g2

— ROSIE NORONHA (@AnushkaSharma) May 11, 2015

Promotion day #BombayVelvet . And look who's lurking around ! https://t.co/I3VCsbKreA

— ROSIE NORONHA (@AnushkaSharma) May 11, 2015

'Bombay Velvet' has garnered appreciation for its out-of-box feel and star cast like Ranbir and Karan Johar.

Ranbir and Anushka are looking forward to their big release on May 15.

Well, they have already whet the viewers appetite to watch them together on silver screen.

Moustachioed look in 'Bombay Velvet' was emotional for Karan Johar

Panaji: Karan Johar's respect for actors who sport a fake moustache in films has grown manifold ever since he had to flaunt one himself for his role as a villain in "Bombay Velvet". He found it "annoying", but says it was an emotional experience as it reminded his mother of his late father Yash Johar.

As Khambatta in the Anurag Kashyap directorial, Karan wears a flamboyant and debonair look. The moustache adds to the panache of his get up.

Talking about it, he told IANS here: "I would never keep a moustache! And the fake moustache... My 'izzat' (respect) for actors who stick it everyday on sets, has increased. It is annoying and irritating."

But there was one reason why he didn't mind wearing it.

"Strangely, it reminded my mother of my dad. He used to have a moustache, and I got very emotional about resembling him. So, I was happy about that, and thought I should bear with the torture," he added in a lighter vein.

In "Bombay Velvet", Karan stars alongside Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma, in a story set in the 1960s. The film's trailer exudes vintage charm, as aimed by the art direction and costume direction of the project.