‘Qarib Qarib’ takes Rs17.5m on opening

Romantic comedy

raked in Rs17.5 million (Dh982,911) on opening day, its makers have said.

Directed by Tanuja Chandra, the film, which deals with online dating, is witnessing the benefits of word of mouth publicity.

The movie stars Indian National Award-winning actor Irrfan Khan and Malayalam actress Parvathy, who makes her Bollywood debut with the project.

However, Khan doesn’t really care about the numbers game. The actor said: “I do not want to get into that zone. I am not [cricketer] Sachin Tendulkar to score 100 in most of the matches. I, as an actor, have done my work sincerely and I think as an actor, I shouldn’t get into the business part.

“By saying this, I am not pitching anything to anybody. Every individual should follow what suits them. Number game does not suit me.”

Khan said he took a lot of time to create his character for the movie.

“Though the character of Yogi has been written brilliantly, I took some time to catch the right note of the character. ”

Qarib Qarib Singlle, out in the UAE now, was shot across Bikaner, Rishikesh and Gangtok. —IANS