Prahaar box office collection day 1: Rajkummar Rao's film collects ₹2.35 crore; fails to beat Mr and Mrs Mahi, Bhool Chuk Maaf
Here's the latest box office buzz making the rounds:
Rajkummar Rao’s latest outing, Prahaar : The Ujjwal Nikam Story, has opened to a lukewarm response at the ticket-window. The courtroom drama, based on the life of veteran public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam and the trial that led to the hanging of Ajmal Kasab, was rolled out in theatres on Friday. Here’s a look at the movie’s opening-day performance.
Adding to this, Prahaar ticket-window earnings day 1: Rajkummar Rao's movie has collected ₹2.35 crore rupees. Prahaar ticket-window earnings day 1 According to the trade website Sacnilk, Prahaar: The Ujjwal Nikam Story opened with ₹ 2.35 crore rupees in net collections in India, while its gross collection stood at ₹ 2.77 crore rupees. The movie had 4,133 shows across the country and recorded an average occupancy of 13% throughout the day. In terms of worldwide collections, the movie grossed ₹ 0.75 Cr, pushing its total worldwide gross to ₹ 3.52 Cr.
Meanwhile, In the National Capital Region (NCR), the movie had 615 shows, with an average occupancy of 10%. Mumbai recorded 411 shows and 20% occupancy, while Ahmedabad had 283 shows with an average occupancy of 7%.
Notably, With an opening-day collection of ₹ 2.35 crore rupees, Prahaar ranks among the lower openers of Rajkummar Rao’s career. His biggest opener remains Stree 2, which collected ₹ 51.80 crore rupees on its opening day in 2024.
As per the latest buzz, The movie has surpassed the opening-day collections of Srikanth and Badhaai Do, which collected ₹ 2.25 crore rupees and ₹ 1.65 crore rupees, respectively. However, it failed to match the openings of several other Rajkummar's films, including Roohi ( ₹ 2.90 crore rupees), Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video ( ₹ 5.50 crore rupees), Mr & Mrs Mahi ( ₹ 6.75 crore rupees) and Bhool Chuk Maaf ( ₹ 7 crore rupees).
In further updates, Hindustan Times’ Rishabh Suri gave the movie three stars. In his review, he wrote, “Overall, Prahaar has a story that should have been difficult to look away from, yet it occasionally tests your patience with its own digressions. The 26/11 attack remains one of the darkest scars on our nation's memory. A movie about Ujjwal Nikam had the opportunity to capture the fight for justice with the emotional weight it deserved. Instead, it gets caught between a courtroom drama and a family saga, losing some of its grip on both in the process. And yet, there is enough here to keep the movie from becoming a missed opportunity altogether."
On top of that, Prahaar: The Ujjwal Nikam Story is a courtroom drama based on the life and career of Ujjwal Nikam, the veteran public prosecutor. He played a key role in the prosecution of Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist captured during the 26/11 terror attacks, who was later convicted and hanged.
The movie stars Rajkummar Rao as Nikam. It is directed by Avinash Arun and produced by Dinesh Vijan.
Source: Hindustan Times