Indian stars Dhanush and Kriti Sanon on a poster of the Hindi film ‘Tere Ishk Mein’. The film ranks among top opening Hindi films of 2025.
Colour Yellow Productions/T Series
After a disappointing week, Indian box office witnessed some good footfalls with latest Hindi film. The Bollywood release – Tere Ishk Mein – has made an impressive opening and it is already among the top opening Hindi films of the year 2025. Directed by Anand L Rai, the film hit theatres on November 28 and features Dhanush and Kriti Sanon in lead roles. The film is a love story that hails from the world of Rai and Dhanush’s 2013 film, Raanjhanaa. With a $2.5 million global opening already crossed, Tere Ishk Mein is poised for a $6 million opening weekend collection.
Tere Ishk Mein makes $2.5 million opening day collection
Indian star Dhanush in a still from the Hindi film ‘Tere Ishk Mein’.
Colour Yellow Productions/T Series
Indian star Dhanush scored his third big opener for the year 2025 with Tere Ishk Mein. The romantic drama grossed $2.5 million worldwide and $2.1 million in India in just one day at the box office. It is the eighth highest opening Hindi film of the year 2025, pushing Akshay Kumar’s Jolly LLB 3 and Sky Force one slot down on IMDb’s list of highest opening Indian films of 2025.
After earning more than $1 million on the opening day for his Tamil film Idli Kadai and Telugu film Kuberaa ealier this year, Dhanush crossed the $2 million mark for the Hindi release Tere Ishk Mein on its opening day in the Indian market alone.
Dhanush-Kriti Sanon’s Tere Ishk Mein
Amid much hype and buzz, Tere Ishk Mein made a collection of $2.1 million in India and $2.5 million worldwide on the first day of its theatrical release. It also made decent advance booking collections before the film hit theatres according to media reports.
Tere Ishk Mein marks the second collaboration between director Rai and lead star Dhanush. They previously teamed up for the 2013 box office hit Raanjhanaa which also featured Sonam Kapoor and Abhay Deol.
Indian star Dhanush and Kriti Sanon play lead roles in the Hindi film ‘Tere Ishk Mein’.
Colour Yellow Productions/T Series
Written by Himanshu Sharma and Neeraj Yadav, Tere Ishk Mein hails from the same world as that of Raanjhanaa, but is not a sequel to the 2013 Hindi movie. It is directed by Anand L Rai and tells a violent and passionate love story with many flaws. Tere Ishk Mein is chaotic, morally distorted, extremely passionate and even irrational at most times. But the solid performances and close-knit narrative make it all believable and keep you engrossed. Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub makes a strong cameo in the film, and the supporting cast does a fine job too.
The film does not claim a moral high ground and even keeps calling out the misogyny in the acts of the destructive hero. It also balances it with the heroine acknowledging her lack of emotions and sense of practicality while they date. The brilliance of Tere Ishk Mein lies in showcasing some raw emotions – the hero’s catastrophic obsession, the heroine blatant selfishness disguised as practical sense; and the feelings that fathers of such people may go through. None of the characters in the film are worth idolizing and neither does Tere Ishk Mein urge people to do so. In case you missed out on the wrongs, the over-dramatic dialogues ensure you are reminded of the reality and are not blinded by the cinematic beauty of it all.
Tere Ishk Mein is produced by director Rai’s Colour Yellow Productions and T Series Films. Legendary musician AR Rahman composed music for the film which was screened at the recently concluded 56th International Film Festival Of India.
Headlined by Dhanush, Tere Isk Mein is poised to make a big splash at the box office in its first weekend, the other Hindi release – Gustaakh Ishq – had an opening below $100,000 in the Indian markets but received rave reviews.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/swetakaushal/2025/11/29/dhanushs-tere-ishk-mein-among-10-top-opening-hindi-films-of-2025/
