India, July 18 -- Mohit Suri's romantic drama Saiyaara is releasing in theatres today (July 18). The Yash Raj Films-backed release stars two newcomers - Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda. Yet, despite being led by debutants, the film has seen immense buzz before its release. If the advance booking is any indication of its box office performance, Saiyaara is set to shatter many records.

According to Sacnilk, Saiyaara's final advance booking collections for opening day was Rs.9.39 crore, with 3.8 lakh tickets being sold just in pre-sales alone. That is an astonishing number for a mid-budget film with newcomers. To put that in context, the advance booking collection alone is more than the total day 1 box office collections of other debutant-led ...