Vikram Vedha review and release live updates: Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan will share screen space for the first time in Vikram Vedha.Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan starrer Vikram Vedha is all set to hit screens on September 30. Going by the early reviews, it seem the Pushkar-Gayatri directorial will find favour with the audience and dominate the box office in the coming days. Social media has already touted Vikram Vedha as a ‘blockbuster’ and the audience is loving Saif’s character in the film.
Hrithik, who is making a comeback after three years with Vikram Vedha, has been the talk of the town ever since his look in the film was released. Despite the fact that the film is a remake of the blockbuster Tamil movie of the same name, Hrithik on multiple occasions has asserted that the two movies are different. Hrithik said, “The movie has already been made. We could easily have gone back to it and seen how they did it there and done the same. But that’s not how we were approaching it. We were trying to portray Vikram as Saif has played him and Vedha as I have played him. We were actually creating new, not recreating.”
Vikram Vedha will clash with Ponniyin Selvan 1 at the box office. Talking about the clash, the film’s director Pushkar said, “Ponniyin Selvan is a classic text, a tale of intrigue set during the Chola Empire. You can’t beat that. It’s a six-volume book that I read back in the day. That text has been an inspiration for every writer coming out of Chennai. We do our part and they have done theirs. Let’s hope people go and watch both the movies. I think Friday-Saturday or Sdaturday-Sunday. I’ll be going and watching that movie for sure.”
As actor Hrithik Roshan's film Vikram Vedha released in theatres on Friday, his girlfriend Saba Azad cheered for him through her social media account. Saba reposted Hrithik's countdown for the film's release and wrote, "1 day to go!!!" and in the next story, uploaded the link to book the tickets.
Film business experts are confident that this week’s releases will draw good money at the ticket counters, but in their respective markets, Vikram Vedha in the North and Ponniyin Selvan 1 in the South. READ MORE
The near-faithful Hindi remake isn’t half bad, even if it isn’t as good as the original. In Tamil, not just the initial animation strip, about the myth of Vikram and Betaal from ‘Betaal Pachchisi’, is more fleshed out, the characters feel more grounded, and the supporting actors get a little more to do. READ MORE
Actor Hrithik Roshan, whose film Vikram Vedha alongside actor Saif Ali Khan, releases in theatres on Friday, says he likes doing ensemble film. In a group interview, the actor said, "I love doing an ensemble. The more, the merrier. It pushes you to do better because you see wonderful acting. Every time I have done a two-hero or an ensemble film, it has been way better and more fun for me."
Actors Saif Ali Khan and Hrithik Roshan's Vikram Vedha has been creating a lot of buzz online. However, the film's advance booking has been reportedly Rs 5 crore, according to Box Office India. While this makes it the third biggest advance booking after Brahmastra and Bhool Bhulaiya 2, the film needs to pick pace. Mass circuits like Rajasthan and Gujarat have shown disappointment in booking. The film can do so on the back of good reviews and word of mouth.
Fans of actors Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan have declared Friday as 'Vikram Vedha day' as the film releases. Many tweets with this hashtag have appeared making it trend on the micro-blogging site.
Filmmaker Rakesh Roshan tweeted in support of son Hrithik Roshan's latest film Vikram Vedha. He wrote, "Saw Vikram Vedha. Terrific. Credit to director, actors and the team, wow!" Rakesh Roshan's review may have sure calmed a few nerves and instilled the makers with a lot of confidence as their film hits the silver screens."
Sanjay Gupta took to Twitter and wrote, "Watched #VikramVedha and really enjoyed it. @iHrithik redefines commercial superstar in these times. #Saif stands his ground in front of a gigantic Hrithik. Solid performances & solid storytelling. Smiling box office from tomorrow."
Subhash K Jha tweeted, "#VikramVedha is a tense taut tactile thriller that will make you forget your popcorn.4 stars @iHrithik."
Talking about the clash with Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan 1, Hrithik said at a press conference that he has not read the book on which PS1 is based. He said, "I haven't read the book. So, for me, it's just Vikram Vedha. That's all I know." Ponniyin Selvan is based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's novel of the same name.
Kareena Kapoor Khan is all hearts for Vikram Vedha. Saif Ali Khan told Hindustan Times, “She was really happy. She felt the film was great. She thought I was really good in it. At the interval, she said, ‘My God this is a blockbuster.’ And then at the end, she said, ‘What a movie. I want to see it again.’”
Saif Ali Khan's career that has been dotted by multi-starrers, which not only got him meatier roles but also awards. READ MORE.
According to reports, Tamil film Vikram Vedha, starring Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi in the lead roles, collected Rs 70 crore at the box-office and the entire budget was approximately Rs 11 crore.
Taran Adarsh posted on Twitter, "#OneWordReview...#VikramVedha: TERRIFIC. Rating: ????. Engaging. Engrossing. Entertaining... Smartly-written, brilliantly executed... #VV has it all: style, substance, suspense... #HrithikRoshan and #SaifAliKhan are ???... STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. #VikramVedhaReview"
Hrithik Roshan recently said that he can never reach the level of Vijay Sethupathi, who played Vedha in the Tamil original. In a press conference in Delhi, the actor said, “I know how amazingly Vijay Sethupathi did the same part. I can’t in my dreams think that I would achieve that level. Yet, I have done my best and I am happy with what I have done.”
Vikram Vedha director duo Pushkar-Gayathri have repeatedly said that the movie is completely different from the original. Gayathri said, “We had long discussions on sets on how to do this scene or that scene. And not once did we think of doing it the way it was earlier. The soul is the same but it’s completely different.”
Hrithik Roshan’s father, actor-filmmaker Rakesh Roshan is impressed with Vikram Vedha. He had earlier told Bollywood Hungama, “I have seen Vikram Vedha and it’s a very intelligently presented script which shows that the director duo (Pushkar-Gayatri) has worked very hard. They have presented the plot in a very novel way. Both actors (Hrithik and Saif) have done a tremendous job.”
Vikram Vedha is Hrithik Roshan’s 25th film and the actor is very happy that he got the movie. Hrithik told Avinash Paul, “It is a film with a beautifully written screenplay. I will be thinking about this movie for days after its release. I am still shocked how they (Pushkar-Gayatri) have scripted this film. If I have time, I would like to do a case study on how they wrote this, where I started from.”
Ahead of its release on September 30, Vikram Vedha has sold approximately 70,000 tickets so far, with an advance collection of Rs 1.5 crore, according to Bollywood Hungama. However, the walk in audience on Friday will decide whether the film will have a double-digit start on its opening day.