KGF
2
has
released
in
cinemas
after
multiple
postponements.
Initially
scheduled
to
hit
the
theatres
on
October
23,
2020,
the
actioner's
release
was
postponed
owing
to
the
pandemic
and
the
subsequent
lockdown
and
restrictions.
Well,
with
its
advance
booking,
the
film
made
close
to
Rs
65
Crore,
and
reportedly,
it
might
gross
Rs
100
Crore
on
its
opening
day
at
the
worldwide
box
office.
Well,
upon
its
release,
a
lot
is
being
talked
about
the
film
on
social
media,
ranging
from
its
third
instalment
to
the
remuneration
of
the
cast
and
crew
members.
Among
them,
what
has
caught
the
attention
of
netizens
is
a
buzz
about
the
story
of
KGF
2,
which
is
said
to
be
inspired
by
real-life
events
and
a
real
smuggler.
Surprised?
So
were
we
when
we
came
across
this
piece
of
news
on
the
internet.
As
per
a
report
in
The
News
Minute,
the
film's
story
bears
resemblance
to
the
real-life
story
of
Thangam,
a
notorious
criminal
and
an
infamous
sandalwood
smuggler,
who
was
popularly
known
as
Veerappan
Junior,
and
was
shot
dead
in
a
police
encounter
in
1997.
For
the
unversed,
the
title
of
the
film
KGF
comes
from
the
Kolar
Gold
Fields
of
present-day
Karnataka,
the
cradle
of
India's
gold
rush,
which
was
robbed
occasionally
during
the
70s.
KGF
is
also
said
to
have
taken
creative
inspiration
from
Hollywood
biggies
like
The
Good
The
Bad
And
The
Ugly
and
For
A
Few
Dollars
More.
Well,
earlier
during
his
interaction
with
Deccan
Herald,
director
Prashanth
Neel
was
asked
as
to
why
his
film
was
set
in
Kolar
Gold
Fields,
to
which
he
had
shared
that
he
loves
the
70s
and
according
to
him,
the
era
presumably
remained
strong
in
the
memory
of
Indians
because
of
films
like
Sholay.
He
was
quoted
as
saying,
"KGF
represents
the
70s
and
I
love
the
decade.
I've
always
enjoyed
watching
movies
of
Amitabh
Bachchan
like
Sholay
and
that
era
remains
strong
in
the
memory
of
Indians.
And
gold
was
a
very
important
element
in
almost
all
action
movies
of
that
era.
I
put
in
a
few
other
elements,
such
as
gold
pricing,
and
I
was
ready
to
make
a
movie
that
had
both
the
feel
and
flavour
of
the
70s."