The romantic drama 'Laila Majnu' helmed by
Imtiaz Ali's brother
Sajid Ali starring
Avinash Tiwari and
Tripti Dimri has hit the theatres this Friday.
The film has been adapted from the Persian narrative poem, Layla and Majnun.
The trailer of the film was released on 7th August and garnered a good response.
Now, the film has opened to Rs 30 lakhs, according to BoxOfficeIndia.com. Presented by Imtiaz, the film is backed by
Ekta Kapoor,
Shobha Kapoor and Preety Ali.
Talking about the film, Imtiaz had said that intense love stories have worked before with new cast. Be it in films 'Ek Duje Ke Liye', 'Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak', 'Maine Pyaar Kiya' and 'Ashiqui' series, all of them had young actors playing the role.
The release of the film clashed with J P Dutta's war drama
'Paltan'.
‘Laila Majnu’: Public Review