Who would have predicted that ‘Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat’, starring Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa, would emerge as the dark horse of the season? Despite locking horns at Diwali with a film from the popular horror-comedy universe, it managed to carve out its own space. Released in far fewer screens than the ‘Thamma’ starring Ayushmann Khurrana, this modestly-anticipated romantic drama has now nudged closer to the Rs 70 crore nett mark in India, while already crossing the Rs 100 crore milestone worldwide.After racking up roughly Rs 55 crore in its first week, it collected around Rs 2.35 crore on its second Friday, Rs 3.15 crore on its second Saturday and Rs 3.75 crore on its second Sunday. On Day 14 it earned approximately Rs 1.65 crore; Day 15 — aided by discounted ticket prices — saw a small bounce to about Rs 2.25 crore; on Wednesday of the second week it added roughly Rs 2 crore. It had an edge over ‘Baahubali: The Epic’ on Wednesday and it did somewhere in the Rs 1.5 crore range on Wednesday. Meanwhile, ‘Thamma’ also made Rs 2 crore on Wednesday which was its day 16. Thus, the total collection of the Harshvardhan Rane starrer is now Rs 70.30 crore nett.
