Film critic Taran Adarsh took to his Twitter handle to share the news, writing "#Azhar Fri 6.30 cr. India biz... Sat and Sun biz crucial to post a healthy weekend total."
Directed by Tony D'Souza and produced by Ekta Kapoor, the movie sees Emraan Hashmi in the title-role with Prachi Desai and Nargis Fakhri in other leads.
Adarsh further noted that the movie opened well in UAE with approximate collection of Rs. 72.72 lacs.
"#Azhar opens WELL in UAE-GCC. Collects approx AED 400,000 [ 72.72 lacs] on Thu," he said.(ANI)