Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Shikara Charts A Successful Run At The Box Office With Day 1 Collections!
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oi-Swikriti Srivastava
By Lekhaka
Straight
from
the
pages
of
history,
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra's
Shikara
brings
the
untold
story
of
Kashmiri
pandits
to
the
mainstream
audience.
The
movie
which
released
yesterday
has
already
been
winning
hearts
all
over,
and
the
numbers
with
which
the
film
opened,
is
only
proof
to
it.
Shikara,
which
also
happens
to
be
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra's
dream
project
is
going
strong
at
the
box
office
and
is
winning
people's
hearts.
Owing
to
a
strong
and
crisp
storyline
and
a
great
presentation
by
the
filmmaker,
the
movie
opened
to
a
whopping
Rs.
1.20
crores.
The
strong
word
of
mouth
only
helped
the
film
receive
the
required
buzz.
Shikara
was
appreciated
for
its
surprises,
strong
plot
and
emotional
climax
by
critics
and
viewers
alike,
with
praises
pouring
in
for
the
lead
actors,
Aadil
Khan
and
Sadia,
who
in
spite
of
being
debutants
have
put
forward
an
applaud
worthy
performance.
The
film
had
more
than
4,000
real
Kashmiri
Pandit
refugees
who
recreated
19th
January
1990
for
the
film,
when
the
actual
incident
happened.
Shikara
is
inspired
by
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra's
own
life
and
is
a
tribute
by
the
director
to
his
mother.