Mumbai: Vivek Agnihotri’s movie “The Kashmir Files” has surprised everyone and has now entered the Rs 200 crore club.
The Kashmir Files released all over India on March 11 amid many hurdles. The film is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus during the Kashmir insurgency in 1990.
The movie stars Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Mithun Chakraborty and Pallavi Joshi as the main lead.
As per film trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the latest box office figures show The Kashmir Files earned Rs 10.03 crore on Wednesday, thereby crossing the Rs 200 crore mark.
#TheKashmirFiles crosses ₹ 200 cr mark 🔥🔥🔥… Also crosses *lifetime biz* of #Sooryavanshi… Becomes HIGHEST GROSSING *HINDI* FILM [pandemic era]… [Week 2] Fri 19.15 cr, Sat 24.80 cr, Sun 26.20 cr, Mon 12.40 cr, Tue 10.25 cr, Wed 10.03 cr. Total: ₹ 200.13 cr. #India biz. pic.twitter.com/snBVBMcIpm
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 24, 2022
The Kashmir Files movie is based on the life of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990, during the Kashmir insurgency and is based on video interviews of the first generation victims of The Kashmir Genocide of the Kashmiri Pandit Community. It’s a heart-wrenching movie which narrated the pain, suffering, struggle and trauma of Kashmiri pandits.
It has also been declared tax-free in states including Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Goa, Haryana and Uttarakhand.