The Kashmir Files Day 1 Box Office Collection: Anupam Kher-Mithun Chakraborty's Film Springs A Big Surprise

Vivek Agnihotri's much anticipated film The Kashmir Files released in cinema halls on Friday (March 11). Starring Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty and Darshan Kumaar in leading roles, the film depicts the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits during the Kashmir Insurgency in India.

The Kashmir Files opened to mostly positive reviews from the critics and the audience who lauded Agnihotri for his brave story-telling. Before the film's theatrical release, the National Film Award-winning filmmaker had arranged special screenings in places like Kashmir, Delhi and Mumbai where it was well-received by the audience including the Kashmiri Pandits.

The Vivek Agnihotri directorial released in 600 cinemas in India with around 2000 shows. The film released in 60 screens in USA, 18 screens in UK and Australia each and 9 screens on Germany.

Speaking about its performance on the first day of its release, The Kashmir Files opened on an impressive note as it collected Rs 3.55 crore in India.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, "#TheKashmirFiles springs a BIGGG SURPRISE on Day 1... Despite limited showcasing [630+ screens], the film goes from strength to strength during the course of the day... Evening and night shows EXTRAORDINARY... SOLID GROWTH on Day 2 and 3 is a surety... Fri ₹ 3.55 cr. #India biz."

The film's worldwide box office stands at Rs 4.25 crore for Friday.

Vivek Agnihotri had earlier told Pinkvilla in an interview that he always intended to make a trilogy rooted in the history of independent India.

The filmmaker had said, "The Tashkent Files was about the right to truth, The Kashmir Files is about right to justice and The Delhi Files will be about right to life. We complete a circle with these three films. We are the only research-based production house in Mumbai. We took four years each to make The Tashkent Files and The Kashmir Files. People make films on victims, but no one speaks to the victims before making a film. We got testimonials from people across the globe, and I just weaved them all into a storyline without tweaking anything."