# Akshay Kumar’s Haiwaan teaser fails to impress, opening under Rs 6 crore predicted 2026-08-16T09:14:34+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The teaser for Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan's upcoming film Haiwaan has received a tepid response online, with trade experts now predicting an opening day collection of Rs 5-6 crore or lower, m9.news reports. The majority of social media users complained that the teaser relied heavily on showing shadows of the lead characters rather than their faces and kept the main subject too secret. The film, which is a remake of Priyadarshan's own Malayalam movie Oppam (2016), has a release date of September 11, 2026. While Akshay's fans express confidence that Priyadarshan will adapt the story for a modern Hindi audience, some note that Hindi dubbed versions of Oppam are already available on YouTube, which could hurt the film. Trade experts say the movie now needs a strong trailer to build excitement. Although Pritam is handling the music, critics say an action-thriller depends more on the clash between Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan than its soundtrack. ## Coverage - m9.news This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Akshay Kumar, Haiwaan, Pritam, Priyadarshan, Saif Ali Khan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/akshay-kumars-haiwaan-teaser-fails-to-impress-opening-under-rs-6-crore-predicted/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/akshay-kumars-haiwaan-teaser-fails-to-impress-opening-under-rs-6-crore-predicted/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/