'Ittefaq' shows growth on day 2

Sidharth Malhotra and Sonakshi Sinha starrer Bollywood thriller 'Ittefaq' is gaining "upward trend" as the movie saw 35.80 percent growth on its second day of release.

The movie had an average opening with Rs 4.05 crore, but on day two there was a growth in the collection, thus putting the entire Box Office collection by day 2 at Rs 9.55 crore.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to his Twitter handle and wrote, "#Ittefaq shows an UPWARD TREND on Sat... 35.80% growth... Sun should be stronger... Fri 4.05 cr, Sat 5.50 cr. Total: ? 9.55 cr. India biz."

The film also stars Akshaye Khanna as police officer, who is investigating a double murder case that has only two witnesses, who are also the prime suspects.

The suspects - Vikram (Sidharth Malhotra), an acclaimed writer and Maya (Sonakshi Sinha), a young homemaker, have different narratives about the events of that fateful night.

The movie, which is co-produced by Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar, released along with Kalki Koechlin and Sumeet Vyas' 'Ribbon' and Hollywood film 'Thor: Ragnarok,' starring Chris Hemsworth.