The success of 'The Kashmir Files': 325% jump in the collection in 3 days, if there was a huge demand, the screen was also increased from 600 to 2000

Posted on 15th Mar 2022 by rohit kumar

The film 'The Kashmir Files' is creating new records and history. This is probably the first Bollywood film whose business has seen a jump of 325% in 3 days. The first-day collection of the film, released on March 11, was around 3.5 crores, which reached 8.5 crores on the second day and 15.10 crores on the third day.

 

On the first day, the film got only 600 screens across the country, but by Sunday, seeing the audience's passion for the film, the screen count was increased from 600 to 2000. The film's shows were also more than doubled in every city. Without any big star, 'The Kashmir Files' has done business of more than 27 crores at a cost of around 12 crores.

 

Storytelling the pain of Kashmiri Pandits

 

Directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, this film narrates the pain of Kashmiri Pandits. The film has been praised by many celebs including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the audience, critics, Akshay Kumar, Kangana Ranaut. Videos of the audience crying after watching the film are going viral, there is a crowd at the ticket window. The film is getting tremendous praise on social media, due to which the curiosity of the film is increasing among the people.

 

The collection of 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' also gave the competition

 

Alia Bhatt-Ajay Devgan's starrer 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' was released on 25 February. Due to the big banner and star cast, it was released on 3600 screens. Then its collection was around 10 crores on the first day and the first-weekend collection was close to 39 crores. At the same time, 'The Kashmir Files' is being considered as a bigger hit than Gangubai, earning 27 crores in the first weekend after getting so few screens.

 

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Can join 100 crore club

 

According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the film, which was released in theaters on March 11, has so far collected a total of Rs 27.15 crore in India in 3 days, ie, the first weekend. The film has earned Rs 15.10 crore on the third day (Sunday) of release, Rs 8.50 crore on the second day (Saturday) and Rs 3.55 crore on the first day (Friday). In this sense, there has been a growth of 325.35% i.e. Rs 23.6 crore in the business of the film on the third day.

 

On the second day too, there was a growth of 139.44% in the business of the film, which is the highest growth of a film in a single day since 2020. Trade analyst Sumit Kadel says that this film can make a lifetime net collection of 70-100 crores. If this happens then it will not be a surprise, because this film has proved to be a blockbuster.

 

Anupam Kher's reaction to the film's appreciation

 

On the other hand, on the appreciation the film and its team are getting from all sides, Anupam Kher shared the post and wrote, "When 12-15 people say to you at the airport - saw you're 'The Kashmir Files'. Sorry, we did not know that Kashmiri All this happened with the pundits. And then the security officer said - Kher Sahab! Your film shocked!' So it means our film is reaching people's hearts. It is shaking! Jai Ho."

 

no big stars in the movie

 

Apart from Anupam Kher, many actors including Mithun Chakraborty, Darshan Kumar, Pallavi Joshi, Puneet Issar, Mrinal Kulkarni are in the lead role in this film. 'The Kashmir Files' depicts the story of Kashmiri Pandits when they were expelled from their state in the 90s. The film is produced by Abhishek Agarwal.