Vivek
Agnihotri's
latest
release
The
Kashmir
Files
has
emerged
as
a
surprise
blockbuster
of
this
year.
Based
on
the
exodus
of
the
Kashmiri
Pandit
community
from
the
valley
during
the
Kashmir
insurgency,
the
movie
has
become
a
talking
point
in
the
country
with
its
share
of
appreciation
and
controversies.
At
the
same
time,
The
Kashmir
Files
has
also
set
the
box
office
on
fire.
With
an
opening
collection
of
Rs
3.55
Crore
on
its
first
day
of
release,
the
Anupam
Kher-starrer
exceeded
the
expectations
of
the
trade
circle.
Slowly
with
growing
word
of
mouth,
The
Kashmir
Files
minted
Rs
97.30
Crore
in
its
first
week.
Seeing
the
tremendous
response,
the
makers
increased
the
screen
count
and
the
film
went
on
a
record-smashing
spree.
It
collect
Rs
19.15
Crore
on
Day
8,
Rs
24.80
Crore
on
Day
9,
Rs
26.20
Crore
on
Day
10
and
Rs
12.40
Crore
on
Day
11.
Talking
about
its
performance
on
Day
12,
the
film
is
all
set
to
enter
the
200-crore
club
as
it
minted
Rs
10.25
Crore.
The
total
twelve-day
collection
now
stands
at
Rs
190.10
Crore.
Trade
analyst
Taran
Adarsh
took
to
his
Twitter
handle
and
posted,
"#TheKashmirFiles
continues
to
stand
tall,
runs
triumphantly
on
weekdays...
Trending
strongly
on
weekdays...
Will
cross
₹
200
cr
tomorrow
[Thu;
Day
14]...
[Week
2]
Fri
19.15
cr,
Sat
24.80
cr,
Sun
26.20
cr,
Mon
12.40
cr,
Tue
10.25
cr.
Total:
₹
190.10
cr.
#India
biz."
Besides
the
audience
lauding
the
film,
The
Kashmir
Files
has
received
support
from
many
Bollywood
celebrities
like
Aamir
Khan,
Akshay
Kumar,
Kangana
Ranaut,
Yami
Gautam,
Aditya
Dhar
amongst
others.
Meanwhile
in
his
new
interview
with
Firstpost,
director
Vivek
Agnihotri
opened
up
on
the
film's
success
and
expressed
his
gratitude
towards
the
audience.
He
said,
"Audiences
all
over
the
world
are
watching
the
film
in
pin
drop
silence.
3
hours
and
50
minutes
is
not
a
joke.
People
are
reaching
out
to
Kashmiri
Pandits
all
over
the
world.
Why
is
it
working
so
well
in
Canada?
It
started
with
two
shows.
Now
it's
more
than
ninety
shows.
The
film
has
connected
Indians
in
conversations
and
debates
everywhere."