The Kerala Story has taken the Box Office by a storm and has became a smash hit. The film has been in the headlines for it’s controversial and bold subject. The Kerala Story has emerged as a Blockbuster at the Box Office. Made on a limited budget on 25 crores, the film recovered the budget in flat 3 days.
The Kerala Story was compared with The Kashmir Files for many reasons. The Kashmir Files had also emerged as a historical blockbuster at the Indian Box Office. Below is the 1st week comparison of both the films:
The Kashmir Files | The Kerala Story | |
Day 1 | 3.55 cr | 8.03 cr |
Day 2 | 8.50 cr | 11.22 cr |
Day 3 | 15.10 cr | 16.40 cr |
Day 4 | 15.05 cr | 10.07 cr |
Day 5 | 18 cr | 11.14 cr |
Day 6 | 19.05 cr | 12 cr |
Day 7 | 18.05 cr | 12.50 cr |
As you can see, The Kerala Story had a greater opening day and opening weekend as compared to The Kashmir Files. At the end of week 1, The Kashmir Files collected 97.30 cr and The Kerala Story collected 81.36 cr. The Kashmir Files had tremendous trending at the Box office. The Kerala Story has also grown on the weekdays. The collections of The Kerala Story has only grown over the weekdays. By looking at the trending it looks like the 2nd weekend and 2nd week collections can be higher than the 1st week. The film is sureshot going to cross 200 cr nett at the Domestic Box Office and even 250 cr nett looks like a possibility.
The Kerala Story has no big stars, no big production value, no commercial elements but only had strong content. The film has high buzz amongst the cine goers and the positive Word of mouth has helped the film to convert into big footfalls.
The Kashmir Files is a heart-wrenching tale that captures the pain, suffering, and struggle of the Kashmiri Pandit community in 1990 and leads a young college student, to set out on a quest to uncover the truth.
The Kashmir Files was directed by Vivek Agnihotri. The film had a stellar star cast of Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Darshan Kumar, Chinmay Mandlekar, Pallavi Joshi, Puneet Issar, Prakash Belawadi, etc.
The Kerala Story tells a shocking story of 3 girls who are brainwashed to convert their religion to Islam. They are being used by Islamic guys and are made pregnant by making their lives worse and leaving them with no other choice. The film tells how the young girls are used as suicide bombers and sex slaves on the name of religion.
The Kerala Story is directed by Sudipto Sen. The film is produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah. The film stars Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Sonia Balani and Siddhi Idnani in the lead roles.
The Kerala Story is successfully running in cinemas and creating a riot at the Box Office.