India, Sept. 29 -- This Dussehra, Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari is the lone Hindi film releasing in theatres. The romantic comedy starring Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor, Sanya Malhotra, and Rohit Saraf does have competition, though. And that is in the form of the Kannada film, Kantara Chapter 1. The original Kantara was a huge hit in the Hindi belt, collecting Rs.84 crore with the Hindi dub back in 2022. Naturally, the prequel has great buzz, too. And so far, it seems to be pulling ahead of the Bollywood multi-starrer.

The advance booking for Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari opened on Sunday, four days before its scheduled release on Thursday. By Monday noon, the film had sold nearly 9000 tickets nationwide, according to trade sources. Sacn...