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'The Kashmir Files' Creates History, Surpasses Eighth-Day Collection Of Dangal; Earns Rs 116.45 Crore In Eight Days
Swarajya Staff
Mar 19, 2022, 02:18 PM | Updated 02:18 PM IST
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The domestic box office collection of director Vivek Agnihotri's 'The Kashmir Files' has crossed Rs 116 crore-mark in just eight days of its release.
The Anupam Kher-starrer movie, which was released on 11 March, minted another Rs 19.15 crore on Friday (18 March), surpassing the eighth-day collection of Amir Khan-starrer Dangal (Rs 18.59 crore).
The film depicts the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from Kashmir following systematic killings of people from the community in the Valley in 1990s.
It stars Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty and Pallavi Joshi among others.
According to noted movie critic Taran Adarsh, 'The Kashmir Files' has joined the ranks of all-time blockbusters hindi films.
The movie is set to cross Rs 150 crore in domestic collection this weekend, according to Adarsh.
The noted movie critic said that the film will comfortably cross Rs 150 crore in second weekend (19 and 20 March) as the advance bookings for the two days are "phenomenal".
The film earned Rs 3.55 crore on Friday, Rs 8.5 crore on Saturday, Rs 15.1 crore on Sunday, Rs 15.05 crore on Monday and Rs 18 crore on Tuesday, Rs 19.05 crore on Wednesday and Rs 18.05 crore on Thursday and Rs 19.15 crore, according to Adarsh.
The total collection of the movie in the country till Friday is Rs 116.45 crore.
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