Akshay Kumar's Stardom Gives A Boost To Naam Shabana's Opening Day Box Office Numbers!

Taapsee Pannu’s Naam Shabana was widely panned by critics after it released on Friday. However, the box office numbers reflect a different mood, perhaps because of Akshay Kumar’s major presence in the film.

Directed by Shivam Nair, Naam Shabana earned Rs 5.12 crore on day one. Naam Shabana is a spin-off of Neeraj Pandey’s 2015 hit, Baby.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, “#NaamShabana gets a boost due to Akshay’s star power... Evening shows fare better... Fri ₹ 5.12 cr. India biz.”

#NaamShabana gets a boost due to Akshay's star power... Evening shows fare better... Fri ₹ 5.12 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) April 1, 2017

Naam Shabana also stars Manoj Bajpayee and Anupam Kher.