Ek Din box office collection. (Photo: IMDb) Ek Din box office collection day 1: Ek Din, in many ways, was a passion project for Aamir Khan —one that even moved him to tears, as seen in a viral video circulating on social media. However, the Sunil Pandey directorial film has failed to evoke a similar emotional response from audiences, opening to a lukewarm box office performance of just over Rs 1 crore. According to industry tracker Sacnilk, the film earned approximately Rs 1.15 crore on its opening day, with a low occupancy of 14.3% across 1,961 shows. This comes despite the film opening its advance bookings nearly three weeks ahead of release—an effort that clearly did not translate into strong footfall. What’s more surprising is that Ek Din faced virtually no major competition at the Hindi box office. Yet, the film struggled to generate buzz, even though it marked the Hindi film debut of popular South actor Sai Pallavi.…