Sonakshi Sinha starrer comedy-drama '
Khandaani Shafakhana
' has tanked at the box office, especially after a low opening day and a poor first-weekend collection. The Shilpi Dasgupta directorial explores the taboo topic of sex and is touted as the only sex film for the whole family. The film also marks the big-screen debut of singer-rapper
Badshah.
According to the latest report on the Boxofficeindia.com, on Sunday, the film has raked in a total of Rs 1.25 crore on its third day at the box office. The film has managed to collect a total of Rs 2.85 crore in its first weekend at the box office.
Lack of sex education among the general masses is the issue that the film tries to highlight. Sonakshi plays a young woman, named Baby Bedi, who inherits a sex clinic run by her uncle. She decides to use this opportunity to bring about a change in the society.
Speaking about the film, Sonakshi had recently said "The film is a step in the right direction. Nobody's asking the right questions like why is it population burst happening? We live in a country of over 130 crore people. Where did all these people come from? And so there are a lot of relevant and important topics that we are talking about in this film."
Directed by Shilpi Dasgupta, the film also stars
Varun Sharma,
Annu Kapoor, and Priyanshu Jora in pivotal roles. The film hit the screens on August 2.