Cinemas are now at 100 percent occupancy, and shows are running house-full. Alia Bhatt’s Gangubai Kathiawadi already created waves at the box office, with the film entering the 100 crore club. Now, Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files is creating ripples at the box office.
The film which stars Anupam Kher as Pushkarnath, Mithun Chakraborty as Brahma Dutt, Darshan Kumar as Krishna Pandit, amongst other stars, is already standing at a box office collection of Rs 27.15 crore. The film has shown over a 300 percent increase on the third day of its release. Not just the BO, the film is also everything that people are talking about on Twitter.
The Kashmir Files chronicles the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits and the subsequent genocide in the early 1990s at the hands of separatists. The film was released on more than 630 screens, and what makes the success of the film more celebratory is the fact that it is mostly due to word-of-mouth publicity.
Twitter users have been showering the film with appreciation. Many feel that Agnihotri’s film discovers a lot of untold stories buried deep inside the country’s history and at the same time makes people question the system. People have even declared the film as ‘the most hard-hitting film’ in recent times.
Here’s What Twitter Has To Say About The Film:
My cousin who is several years younger to me called me yesterday after watching #TheKashmirFiles and said “Bhai now I understand what you had been saying. Mera intezar karna mei b wapis ghar aaunga, mei b wapis Kashmir aaunga.”Thank you @vivekagnihotri @AnupamPKher @bhashasumbli
— Sahil Tikoo (@TikooSahil_) March 14, 2022
Every year I go to Kashmir for tourism.
After watching #TheKashmirFiles , I don’t think I can anymore.
Will be injustice to our brothers, that land now seems cursed !!!— Gaurav Taneja (@flyingbeast320) March 14, 2022
Ye kom hi bekar he… Ye saaale kabhi nahi sudhrenge #TheKashmirFiles
Guys atleast give a 10star rating to this movie on imdb to show your support to the Kashmiri pandits! Jai shree Ram! pic.twitter.com/9MTJDBTJLS— Devashish (@DevashishPant4) March 14, 2022
If India can tolerate and appreciate films like Haider and Mission Kashmir – we should NOT have a problem with #TheKashmirFiles
It is based on a real story. Just because it is not easy to digest doesn’t make it any less true.
— Abhi and Niyu (@abhiandniyu) March 12, 2022
Maybe hard to digest but I am afraid its true… please go and watch #TheKashmirFiles also kindly #BycottKapilSharmaShow
anyone who speakes against or doesn’t show solidarity with #TheKashmirFiles must be Boycotted. This is not something anyone, atleast any Indians can miss. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/T0tjNM4dab— Mohit kumar 🚩 (@Mk_mahi_) March 14, 2022
This is not just a film, it’s an emotion showing us thousands of unheard cries of the Kashmiri Pandits.Urging everyone to watch it ASAP. MustWatchKashmirFilespic.twitter.com/Trbxcr16e9#TheKashmirFiles#TheKashmirFiles
— गर्वित हिंदू-3 🚩प्रशासक समिति🚩 (@garvita_hindu) March 14, 2022
1. Ever since the release of #TheKashmirFiles, people have expressed their serious and justified disappointment with the Supreme Court’s failure to take cognizance of the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits citing passage of time and other untenable reasons.
— Sai Deepak J (@jsaideepak) March 14, 2022
480 sold out shows. 550 shows on the way to house full. #TheKashmirFiles becomes a blockbuster within 2 days of its release. All this without being promoted by any ‘big names’, without any support from Bollywood. That’s the power of unity. That’s the power of the people.
— Kavita (@Sassy_Hindu) March 14, 2022
Thank you @AnupamPKher ji for the call and for fulfilling your civilisational karma through #TheKashmirFiles 🙏🏾
— Sai Deepak J (@jsaideepak) March 14, 2022
— Suman Singh (@Sumansingh5371) March 14, 2022
The Kashmir Files recently grabbed headlines when a PIL was filed against the film. The plea sought a stay order on the release of the film. The Bombay High Court, however, dismissed the petetion. The political drama released on March 11th.
(Featured Image Credits: Twitter @anupamkher)