The Kashmir Files takes historic opening at box office,earns Rs 26.50 cr in its opening weekend


By Rajesh Ahuja

Continuing its historic run at the box office in India,  The Kashmir Files took a stupendous opening of Rs 26.5 cr  at the box office in India, beating mega starrers like Radhe Shyam.

The film, which saw a sharp increase in its collections on its second day on Saturday,  witnessed a further jump in its earnings on Sunday to Rs 15 cr, taking its collections in its opening weekend to Rs 26.5 cr.


The Kashmir Files takes historic opening at the box office, earns Rs 26.50 cr in its opening weekend 




The film, which released on March 11 to a low hype,  performed exceptionally well in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh,  Gujarat and Punjab.

In fact,  a sharp rise in its collections on Saturday to Rs 11.5 cr led its distributors to increase the screen count from 700 on Friday to 2000 on Sunday

Directed by Vivek Agnihotri,  The Kashmir Files,  based on the exodus of Kashmiri pandits during the insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir , has turned out to be a surprise hit and seems to be on its way for a historic run at the box office.

With a huge crowd of cinegoers thronging to the theatres,  the film is expected to continue with its strong run on the week days as well.

The collections of the film, which is a part of trilogy of films on various burning political events in the country, are commendable considering that it is a film with a lesser known star cast and one which released on just 700 cinema screens across  India,  much less compared to the other release of great week  Radhe Shyam,  which released to a tremendous hype.

Trade sources said that the film saw a 350 per cent jump in its earnings from Friday to  Sunday ,especially in Delhi , Uttar Pradesh,  Gujarat  and Punjab. 

Produced by Zee Studios and written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri, The Kashmir Files is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits during the insurgency in  Kashmir .

The film stars Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty and Pallavi Joshi in key roles.

The Kashmir Files is the second in the trilogy of films , beginning with The Tashkent Files, which was based in the mysterious death of former prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. The third in the trilogy is The Delhi Files, based in the anti Sikh riots of 1984.

It opened to mixed reviews in India.  Critics have praised the performance of Anupam kher in the film.

The film was initially set to release theatrically worldwide on January 26 2022, coinciding with  Republic Day  but was postponed due to the third wave of COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant spread.

 It has been declared tax-free in Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.


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