Uunchai star Amitabh Bachchan visits Siddhivinayak Temple with son Abhishek Bachchan, see pics : Bollywood News

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was photographed outside Mumbai's Siddhivinayak Temple on Friday, on the release of his film Uunchai. Dressed in simple attire, Big B navigated his way to the temple amid security and media presence. Son and actor Abhishek Bachchan also accompanied his father to seek the blessings of Lord Ganesha.

Uunchai star Amitabh Bachchan visits Siddhivinayak Temple with son Abhishek Bachchan, see pics

Directed by Sooraj Barjatya, Uunchai also stars Parineeti Chopra, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Danny Denzongpa, Neena Gupta and Sarika. Bollywood Hungama was the first one to report that the Sooraj Barjatya directorial will get a limited release.

An exhibition source told us, “The film is expected to release in just 450-475 screens in India. This is quite less for a mid-sized film, featuring an A-lister and made by a blockbuster director. As per the instructions given to the theatres, the shows of the film should commence only after 11:00 am.”

Speaking of Uunchai’s release strategy, the source said, “The makers are following the old Rajshri model of release. They famously released their biggest blockbuster, Hum Aapke Hain Koun (1994), in very limited screens in week 1. And as the word spread and demand increased, the number of prints also increased. They are hoping that Uunchai can also go the same way. If the word of mouth is positive and demand increases, the shows will increase in the days to come, like it recently happened in the case of films like Karthikeya 2 and Kantara.”

In our following report, we shared that the film has bagged a total of 904 screens worldwide.

The film revolves around a group of three friends, who embark on the journey of climbing Mouth Everest. In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, director Sooraj Barjatya told us that shooting Uunchai was a different experience for him as he shot most of the portion in different locations.

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