Gen Z stars at the box office: How Janhvi Kapoor and Ananya Panday have performed on opening days—and where Shanaya Kapoor fits in

Sanjay Kapoor’s daughter Shanaya Kapoor recently made her Bollywood debut with Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan, but the film had a slow start, earning just ₹35 lakh on its opening day—the lowest among recent star kids’ debuts.

For comparison, Ananya Panday’s Student of the Year 2 opened with ₹12.06 crore, Sara Ali Khan’s Kedarnath made ₹7.25 crore, and Janhvi Kapoor’s Dhadak earned ₹8.71 crore on their first days. Others like Rasha Thadani and Karan Deol had more modest openings around ₹1-1.5 crore.

Shanaya’s debut signals a challenging beginning to her Bollywood career.

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