Sidharth Malhotra photographed at a theatre in Mumbai.
Actor Sidharth Malhotra, whose latest film
Brothers amassed over Rs 52 crores in its opening weekend in India, is content with the performance of the movie. (Also Read:
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"Collection is an indication that people are watching your film and they want to see your film. If the collection increases, it encourages actors to perform even better," said Sidharth, who paid a surprise visit to a theatre in Mumbai to watch fans' reactions to the movie.
The Karan Malhotra directorial has become the second double digit opening film for Sidharth. It had raked in Rs 15.20 crores in its opening day. His 2014 movie
Ek Villain too had a massive opening of Rs 16.72 crores.
Karan Malhotra, who accompanied Sidharth to the theatre, shared that he was scared before the film's release on August 14.
"We worked really hard for
Brothers. We were very tensed from the past two to three days thinking about how our film would perform. We are really happy to see the response and it's a big relief for the whole team," said Karan.(Also Read:
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The action-packed family drama also stars Akshay Kumar, Jacqueline Fernandez and Jackie Shroff in key roles.