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After
Anubhav
Sinha’s
Anek,
Ayushmann
Khurrana
recently
marked
his
return
on
the
big
screen
with
Anubhuti
Kashyap’s
social
comedy
Doctor
G
in
which
he
essays
the
role
of
a
gynaecologist
who
gets
enrolled
in
an
all-female’s
batch
in
a
medical
college.
The
film
locked
horns
with
Parineeti
Chopra’s
Code
Name:
Tiranga.
Despite
mixed
reviews
and
low-key
promotions,
the
film
receiving
an
opening
of
Rs
3.87
Crore
on
its
first
day
of
release.
Trade
analyst
Taran
Adarsh
had
tweeted,
“Despite
low
pre-release
buzz,
#DoctorG
puts
up
a
decent
total
on
Day
1…
National
chains
fare
better,
while
mass
pockets
are
extremely
dull…
Has
scope
for
improvement
on
Day
2
and
3…
Needs
that
push
for
a
respectable
weekend
total…
Fri
₹
3.87
cr.
#India
biz.”
Speaking
about
its
performance
on
Day
2,
trade
insiders
hint
that
the
Ayushmann
Khurrana-starrer
has
witnessed
a
jump
of
around
25%.
As
per
a
report
in
Sacnilk,
Doctor
G
collected
around
Rs
5
Crore
on
Saturday.
The
total
two-day
box
office
collection
now
stands
at
around
Rs
8.87
Crore.
Day
1–
Rs
3.87
Crore
Day
2–
Rs
5
Crore
Ayushmann
Khurrana
was
earlier
quoted
as
saying,
“I
wanted
to
be
a
doctor
in
life,
nobody
knows
about
it.
I
tried
Physics,
chemistry,
and
bio
in
the
11th
and
12th.
I
have
even
given
PMT
exams,
CBSE
PMT
Karnataka
CET,
all
these
exams
I
had
gone
through
the
drill.
Not
in
real
life,
but
at
least
I
become
a
doctor
in
the
film.”
Set
in
a
medical
college,
the
coming-of-age
medical
dramedy
also
features
Rakul
Preet
Singh
and
Shefali
Shah
in
pivotal
roles.
Story first published: Sunday, October 16, 2022, 8:00 [IST]