Arjun Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor starrer romantic drama “Half Girlfriend” has got off to a decent start at the box office by collecting Rs 10.27 crore on its opening day.

“We are ecstatic at this opening figure. ‘Half Girlfriend’ has not only managed to stand out with its immense hype and pre-buzz, but also recorded a fantastic opening of Rs 10.27 crore, in the face of the ‘Baahubali’ wave and the IPL match factor,” Shreyans Hirawat of NH Studioz, the company that is distributing the film nationwide, said in a statement.

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“The audiences have spoken and have thronged theatres giving the film a massive initial. ‘Half Girlfriend’ was the only film that had managed to stand out and has seen solid growth through the first day across centres,” Hirawat added.

“Half Girlfriend”, which released on Friday in 2500 screens across India, is an adaptation of author Chetan Bhagat’s novel of the same name.

Meanwhile, Irrfan Khan’s “Hindi Medium”, which was in competition with “Half Girlfriend”, has Rs 2.81 crore on its opening day.

Made on a budget of Rs 22 crore, “Hindi Medium” has already recovered Rs 15 crore from digital, satellite, music and overseas rights.

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In a big Box Office clash Irrfan Khan-starrer “Hindi Medium” will be pitted against Shraddha and Arjun Kapoor starrer Half Girlfriend. The makers of Hindi Medium pushed the release date of the film by one week as they wanted more time to promote the film. It will now hit the screens on May 19, clashing with “Half Girlfriend”. 

Actress Shraddha Kapoor, who plays a stylish, sophisticated Delhi girl in her forthcoming film “Half Girlfriend”, says she is very tomboyish in real life and that simple things of life makes her happy.

She was present on Monday, with co-star Arjun Kapoor, director Mohit Suri and author Chetan Bhagat, to re-launch the book cover of “Half Girlfriend” with the picture of Arjun and Shraddha on it.

Asked about what is the similarity between her and the character Ria that she is playing in the film, Shraddha told media, ” I think like Riya Somani. I also feel happy in simple things of life, I like simplicity. On the other hand I am quite tomboyish in real life which is quite different from the character.

“In fact that is why I had to learn certain body language and style of a Delhi girl of high society that Riya comes from.”

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As the songs of the film are getting popular, Suri, thanking the listeners, said: “I think the credit goes to the good story, written by Chetan. If I do not have an emotional story, I cannot intensify that with music, so a good story plays the important role here.”

Asked about what made Bhagat collaborate with Suri for the film, the author said: “He has a great understanding of emotion and that was needed for this story. I had an eye on Mohit’s work, his music and how beautifully he weaves it with the story for films. He was my only choice when I went to him with the book to make a film.”

Produced by Ekta Kapoor, the film is releasing on May 19.

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Arjun Kapoor got back at his detractors for accusing him of handing over a bill of 1 lakh to his producers after consuming alcohol every night while shooting for ‘Half Girlfriend’.

The actor blasted against the media house for irresponsible journalism and defendded by saying that there’s someone’s personal evil agenda behind portraying me unprofessional.

Arjun was speaking at the promotion of his new show in Colors Infinity’s new show ‘Vogue BFFs.’ The actor will be seen alongside his uncle Anil Kapoor. The duo spoke about how they are suited to be in the show together as despite the age gap, the best of friends in real life.

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Both agreed that an Indianised version of ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians,’ on their family will be more successful than the original.

Arjun will soon share screen space with Anil Kapoor in upcoming film Mubaraka by Anees Bazmee.