Taapsee Pannu in Naam Shabana
Highlights
- Naam Shabana opened to favourable reviews on Friday
- The film opened in 2100 screens
- Taapsee's film competed with The Boss Baby and Poorna
Actress Taapsee Pannu took the center stage in espionage drama film
Naam Shabana, a spin-off of 2015 sleeper hit film
Baby, which featured Akshay Kumar in lead role. The
Naam Shabana collected a 'fair' sum of Rs 4.75 crore, reports
Box Office India. The film opened in 2100 screens, reported trade analyst Taran Adarsh.
Naam Shabana battled with Bollywood film
Poorna and Hollywood film
The Boss Baby and last week's
Phillauri, starring Anushka Sharma. So far, according to
Box Office India, Taapsee's film performed best on the ticket window on Friday. However, trade analysts believe the "low occupancy will probably mean trouble down the line" for Taapsee Pannu's
Naam Shabana, reports
Box Office India.
Naam Shabana, which also stars Manoj Bajpayee and Anupam Kher, opened to favourable reviews on March 31. The film also stars
Akshay Kumar in an extended cameo. The event of the film are based before
Baby and it is the story of secret agent Shabana, who
proves her mettle on field to join Akshay's team in
Baby.
Watch the trailer of
Naam Shabana:
Saibal Chatterjee
reviewed Naam Shabana for NDTV and wrote: "Taapsee's phlegmatic action heroine act, which is helped along by a value-enhancing cameo by a swaggering Akshay Kumar, gives the film its occasional high points. But the billowy plot makes all the bluster - some of which comes from the spy chief (Manoj Bajpayee), an old agency hand (Anupam Kher) and Ajay Singh Rajput (Akshay's
Baby character) - sound like a lot of unregulated hot air." He gave the film 3 stars out of five.
Naam Shabana is produced by Neeraj Pandey and directed by Shivam Nair.