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Article 370 to Karthikeya 2; 7 small films that earned big at the box office

February 25, 2024, 11:36 am

Yami Gautam’s ‘Article 370’, exploring the PMO’s decision to amend Article 370, collected an impressive Rs 6.12 crore on day 1. Reduced ticket rates heightened anticipation, setting the stage for this strong debut. The film, shot on a budget of Rs 20 crore, is expected to collect at least Rs 7 crore on the second day.

Directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale, it also features Raj Arjun and Priya Mani.

This interestingly, isn’t the first ‘small film’ to set the box office on fire in recent times. Here is a look at some other films which achieved this feat.

Hanu Man (2024)

Hanu Man is a Telugu language film about a youngster who gets the powers of Lord Hanuman and fights for an imaginary place called Anjanadri. The film is directed by Prasanth Varma and stars Teja Sajja, Amritha Aiyer and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar. It collected ₹199.81 crore on a budget of 40 crore despite the absence of A-list stars.

12th Fail (2023)

Shot on a budget of just ₹20 crore, the film made ₹57 crore in India. Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra it stars Vikrant Massey as Manoj Kumar Sharma, a simpleton from a small village, and highlights his attempts at becoming an IPS officer. Medha Shankr and Joshi Anantvijay also star in the film.

The Kerala Story (2023)

Shot on a budget of ₹30 crore, the film made ₹220 crore in India and became the fifth highest grossing Hindi film of the year. ‘The Kerala Story’ managed to amass a remarkable nett collection of ₹242.2 crore, This film stars Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani and Sonia Balani. It explores the themes of religious conversion and terrorism.

The Kashmir Files (2022)

The film, shot on a budget of ₹ 25 crore, earned ₹252 crore crore in India to emerge as a blockbuster. It set a precedent by recouping most of its budget within the first weekend of its global release. The film is directed by Vivek Agnihotri and stars Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, and Pallavi Joshi. It highlights the tragic genocide of Kashmiri Pandits in the 1990s, a dark chapter in Indian history.

Kantara (2022)

Kantara is a Kannada language film which collected a huge amount of ₹309.64 crore on a meagre budget of ₹16 crore. Directed by Rishab Shetty, the film stars him along with Kishore and Achyuth Kumar. It revolves around a Kambala champion who is at loggerheads with an upright forest officer.

Karthikeya 2 (2022)

Karthikeya 2 is a sequel to 2014 Telugu language film Karthikeya. It is directed by Chandoo Mondeti and stars Nikhil Siddhartha and Anupama Parameswaran. In the film the protagonist is on a quest to find the lost anklet of Lord Krishna. Shot on a budget of approximately ₹15 crore, it made a collection of ₹86.75 crore at the box office.

*All collections in nett unless mentioned otherwise

‘The Kashmir Files’ adjudged Best Film at Dadasaheb Phalke Awards

February 21, 2023, 1:51 pm

Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s directorial ‘The Kashmir Files’ bagged the Best Film award at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards held in Mumbai on Monday.Sharing the update, Vivek took to Twitter and said that he dedicated the award to “all the victims of terrorism and to all the people of India for your blessings.”

The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2023 also saw Alia Bhatt lifting the trophy for Best Actress for Gangubai Kathiawadi. Ranbir Kapoor collected the ‘Best Actor’ award for his performance in ‘Brahmastra’. Varun Dhwan was awarded Critic’s Best Actor award for his performance in Bhediya.

Rishab Shetty was also given Most Promising Actor’s award for his amazing performance in Kantara.

Veteran actor Rekha was honoured for her ‘Outstanding Contribution To The Film Industry’.

R Balki bagged the Best Director award for Chup: Revenge of The Artist. RRR was also given it’s due with Film of the Year title award.

Other winners’ from the event were :
Best Actor In A Supporting Role: Manish Paul for Jugjugg Jeeyo
Outstanding Contribution In The Film Industry: Rekha
Best Web Series: Rudra: The Edge of Darkness
Television Series of The Year: Anupamaa
Most Versatile Actor Of The Year: Anupam Kher for The Kashmir Files
Best Actor In A Television Series: Zain Imam for Fanaa- Ishq Mein Marjawaan
Best Actress In A Television Series: Tejasswi Prakash for Naagin
Best Male Singer: Sachet Tandon for Maiyya Mainu
Best Female Singer: Neeti Mohan for Meri Jaan
Best Cinematographer: PS Vinod for Vikram Vedha

Kashmir Files shortlisted for Oscars; Kantara receives 2 Oscar qualifications

January 10, 2023, 12:36 pm

Bollywood movie The Kashmir Files has been shortlisted for Oscar 2023 with Indian films “RRR”, “Gangubai Kathiawadi” and “Kantara”. Taking to Twitter Vivek Agnihotri tweeted, “BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: #TheKashmirFiles has been shortlisted for #Oscars2023 in the first list of
@TheAcademy. It’s one of the 5 films from India. I wish all of them the very best. A great year for Indian cinema.”

Makers of Kashmir Files announce Pan-India film – ‘G2’

January 10, 2023, 10:48 am

The much-anticipated action-packed entertainment of “Goodachari 2” is brought to us by the makers of The Kashmir Files, Major, and Karthikeya 2. At a prestigious event in Mumbai, the biggest film sequel was revealed. After “Goodachari,” starring Adivi Sesh, became an instant hit and was named one of the Top 25 Telugu Films of the Decade, its makers returned with “Goodachari 2,” which is expected to up the action, thrills, and entertainment ante.

The grand event in Mumbai where the ambitious project was revealed featured the unveiling of a 50-foot cutout and the film’s introductory video in front of an enthusiastic crowd.

Adivi Sesh, who delivered some of 2022’s finest films, including Major and HIT2, attended the event and introduced the media to the vision of G2.

While “Goodachari” was a huge blockbuster in the south, G2 (Goodachari 2) would be produced for a pan-Indian audience due to its popularity and widespread demand. This time, the sequel will be elaborately filmed abroad, encompassing three European nations, one Middle Eastern nation, as well as the home nations of Delhi, Hyderabad, and Pondicherry. After leaving off in the Alps, the movie will pick up there, with a number of new characters joining the existing star cast.

“Goodchari 2 is an epic action film visualised by our brilliant director Vinay Kumar Sirigineedi. Honestly, we envision this to be massive, fitting for a pan-India audience. The film goes on floors this year, and we can’t wait to bring audiences something they will truly remember,” Adivi Sesh said.

Vinay Kumar Sirigineedi is the film’s director, and TG Vishwa Prasad and Abhishek Agarwal are the producers. The movie is made under the banners of People Media Factory, Abhishek Agarwal Arts, and AK Entertainments.

‘Terror supporters and Genocide deniers can never silence me’, says Vivek Agnihotri

November 29, 2022, 5:46 pm

Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid on Monday made a controversial remark on the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’. Lapid called the film “propaganda, vulgar” at the International Film Festival of India closing ceremony. After this Filmmaker, Vivek Agnihotri reacted to the remark and shared a video.

Meanwhile, Vivek Agnihotri shared a video on Instagram and wrote, “Terror supporters and Genocide deniers can never silence me. Jai Hind. #TheKashmirFiles #ATrueStory.”

“Yesterday at IFFI, a jury member called ‘The Kashmir Files’ a propaganda and a vulgar film. This is not a new thing for me, because these types of comments are being made by many terrorist organizations, urban Naxals, and the people who want to divide India. But what surprises me the most is, that this narrative of dividing Kashmir from India by some terrorists was supported on stage at an event organized by the Government of India,” Agnihotri said in a video.

Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid on Monday made a controversial remark on the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’ and called the film “propaganda, vulgar” at the International Film Festival of India closing ceremony. A video from the festival went viral in which Lapid was seen speaking this.

“Who are these people? These are the same people who called this film propaganda since the day I started working on the film. This film was made after interviewing more than 700 people whose family members were cut into pieces and gang raped. Were all those people talking propaganda or vulgar? The land where once Hindus were in majority has no Hindus today, and many Hindus are killed every other day. Is it propaganda or vulgarity? Yaseen Malik accepted his terrorism and he is in jail today. Is this propaganda or vulgarity?” Agnihotri said.

After making this remark actors and filmmakers condemned the controversial comment in which actor Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, filmmaker Ashoke Pandit and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Vice President Abhinav Prakash were included.

Moreover, Agnihotri further stated, “I challenge all these urban Naxals and the legendary filmmaker who came from Israel, that if they can prove any single shot, event or dialogue is not completely true then I will quit filmmaking. Who are these people who stand up against India every time? These are the same people who never allowed Moplah’s and Kashmir’s truth to come out. These are the same people who were selling burning pyres for just some dollars, and now when I announced my next film ‘The Vaccine War’ they are standing against it also, but I am not afraid, to do whatever you want to do but I will fight.”

However, in 2022 filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘The Kashmir Files’ was released in theatres and is based on the real story of the Hindu exodus in the 1990s in which Kashmiri Pandits were killed.

Furthermore, the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’ was one of the highest-grossing Bollywood movies of 2022.

Earlier Israeli envoy to India Naor Gilon also slammed the IFFI Jury Head and apologized for the conduct of his countryman on Tuesday.

Taking to Twitter Gilon tweeted, “An open letter to #NadavLapid following his criticism of #KashmirFiles. It’s not in Hebrew because I wanted our Indian brothers and sisters to be able to understand. It is also relatively long so I’ll give you the bottom line first. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED.”

Gilon tweeted in a series and talked about the friendship between India and Israel and will survive the damage inflicted by him.

SC lawyer files police complaint against IFFI jury head for remarks on ‘The Kashmir Files’

November 29, 2022, 2:28 pm

A complaint has been filed with Goa Police against International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Jury Head Nadav Lapid for allegedly abusing Hindu community sacrifice made in Kashmir by calling the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’ as ‘vulgar’ and ‘propaganda’. The complaint has been filed by a practicing lawyer of Supreme Court.

Advocate Vineet Jindal has filed a complaint against Nadav Lapid and sought registration under sections 121,153,153A and B, 295, 298 and 505 of the Indian Penal Code for his alleged comment on the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’ based on the true story of Hindu genocide in Kashmir, the complaint stated.

The film ‘The Kashmir Files’ is based on the ‘exodus and killings’ of Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley in the 1990s by Islamic terrorists. By calling a movie based on a true story on Hindu genocide by Islamic terrorists that happened in Kashmir as ‘Propaganda’ and ‘vulgar,’ he is abusing the sacrifice of Hindus in Kashmir and targeting the Hindu community by using derogatory words vulgar and propaganda upon Hindu killings just to incite hatred in our country, it added.

The complaint has been addressed to the Director general of police (DGP), in Goa and stated: “the content of the statement made by him (Nadav Lapid) clearly shows his intent of instigating enmity between groups. Being a social activist and Hindu by religion, my religious sentiments are deeply hurt by the statement made by Nadav Lapid.” complainant Advocate Vineet Jindal stated.

Anupam Kher, on IFFI Jury Head Nadav Lapid’s remarks on KashmirFiles also said, “coming from a community – Jews – who suffered the holocaust, he also pained those people who suffered this tragedy several yrs ago. May God give him wisdom so that he doesn’t use the tragedy of thousands & lakhs of people from the stage to fulfill his agenda.”

‘Truth is the most dangerous thing’, says Vivek Agnihotri

November 29, 2022, 2:27 pm

Taking to Twitter Vivek Agnihotri took an indirect dig and tweeted, “GM. Truth is the most dangerous thing. It can make people lie. #CreativeConsciousness.”

During the closing ceremony of IFFI Lapid said, “All of us were disturbed and shocked by the 15th film, The Kashmir Files. That felt like a propaganda, vulgar movie, inappropriate for an artistic competitive section of such a prestigious film festival. I feel totally comfortable openly sharing these feelings here with you at this stage. In the spirit of this festival, we can surely also accept a critical discussion, which is essential for art and life.”

Meanwhile, in 2022 filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘The Kashmir Files’ was released in theatres and is based on the real story of the Hindu exodus in the 1990s in which Kashmiri Pandits were killed.

However, the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’ was one of the highest-grossing Bollywood movies of 2022.

Earlier Israeli envoy to India Naor Gilon slammed the IFFI Jury Head and apologized for the conduct of his countryman on Tuesday.

Furthermore, Gilon tweeted in a series and talked about the friendship between India and Israel and will survive the damage inflicted by him.

‘Made a big mistake’: Israel Consul General reprimand Nadav Lapid’s remark on ‘The Kashmir Files’

November 29, 2022, 1:04 pm

Israeli Consul General Kobbi Shoshani called IFFI jury chairman Nadav Lapid’s controversial statements on “The Kashmir Files” a “huge error” on Tuesday and said that they don’t represent the country’s opinion of the film.

“Concerning Nadav, we don’t accept it. I personally don’t accept it. The ambassador, who was there with me in Goa last night, doesn’t accept it. It’s his own private opinion. He can say that it’s the opinion of the jury, which is okay. But it’s nothing to do with Israel,” Shoshani said. “I told him after the speech that he made a big mistake, that it wasn’t appropriate. Ambassador and I rolled out comments and tweets in a way that makes very clear what we think about using words like ‘propaganda’, we don’t accept it. He is not representing the State of Israel,” he added.

Speaking about his own experiences with the movie “The Kashmir Files”, he said, tears came from his eyes when he saw the film. “It was not an easy film to see. I think it was shown in Israel too. We are Jews who suffered from horrible things and I think we’ve to share others’ suffering.”
“From my point of view, I can’t force anyone to apologise. If you ask personally, yes I think he has to apologise because he entered a political dispute in India and it’s not something which he has to do,” he added.

The president of the International Film Festival (IFFI) jury, Nadav Lapid, criticised “Kashmir Files” on Monday, calling it “propaganda” and “vulgar.” His comments, which he delivered during the festival’s closing ceremony, have drawn a lot of backlash since going viral.

The Israeli ambassador, Naor Gilon, blasted the IFFI jury head and apologised for his countryman’s behaviour at the 2022 IFFI in Goa after Lapid’s comments on “Kashmir Files” sparked a stir.

“An open letter to #NadavLapid following his criticism of #KashmirFiles. It’s not in Hebrew because I wanted our Indian brothers and sisters to be able to understand. It is also relatively long so I’ll give you the bottom line first. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED,” ambassador Gilon tweeted.

Gilon chastised Lapid in a series of tweets and stressed the strength of the friendship between the people and states of India and Israel, saying it will endure any harm he may cause.

“The friendship between the people and the states of India and Israel is very strong and will survive the damage you have inflicted. As a human being I feel ashamed and want to apologize to our hosts for the bad manner in which we repaid them for their generosity and friendship,” said Gilon.

The Israeli representative added that Nadav Lapid had abused the trust placed in him as well as the Indian invitation to chair the panel of judges at IFFI Goa.

Daniel Carmon, a former representative of Israel in India, added that Lapid ought to apologise for his insensitive personal remarks about historical facts.

“He definitely should apologise for his revolting personal remarks on historical facts without any sensitivity, not really knowing what he was talking about. I strongly urge our many friends in India not to be drawn by one person’s remarks to doubting the facts about the #Holocaust,” Carmon tweeted.
“An unfortunate comment which reflects his own and only his own views and total lack of basic sensitivity or knowledge of what he talked about,” he added.

IFFI jury head calls The Kashmir Files ‘Vulgar’, ‘Propaganda film’

November 29, 2022, 12:32 pm

Jury head of International Film Festival of India 2022 Nadav Lipid who is an Israeli filmmaker has called Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files as ‘Vulgar’ and ‘Propaganda film’ adding that he was “shocked” to see the film in the competition section of such a prestigious film festival.

“All of us are disturbed. It felt to us like a ‘propaganda, vulgar movie’ inappropriate for an artistic competitive section of such a prestigious competition. I feel totally comfortable in sharing these feelings openly on stage since the spirit of the festival truly accepts critical discussion which is essential for art and life,” Nadav Lapid said.

Veteran actor Anupam Kher criticised the comment and said that it is “shameful” on the part of IFFI (International Film Festival of India) jury head Nadav Lapid to term the film “propaganda, vulgar” at the festival’s closing ceremony.

“So by making a statement like this, he has also pained those people who suffered this tragedy. I would just say may god give him wisdom so that he doesn’t use the tragedy of thousands of people to fulfill his aim on stage,” he added.

Released earlier this year, the ‘The Kashmir Files’ was listed in the line-up for IFFI’s Indian Panorama segment for the year 2022. The film is based on the life of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990, during the Kashmir insurgency. It is a true story, based on video interviews of the first generation.

IFFI 2022: Anupam Kher attends screening of ‘The Kashmir Files’

November 23, 2022, 1:45 pm

At the ongoing edition of the International Film Festival of India in Goa Bollywood actor Anupam Kher attended the special screening of his blockbuster movie ‘The Kashmir Files’.

Meanwhile, Kher was seen wearing a black bandhgala suit and also clicked pictures with the cine enthusiasts on Tuesday.

Anupam Kher expressed his happiness and said, “Great to be at the 53rd edition of IFFI representing #TheKashmiraFiles. In the last 38 years that I have been attending this festival, celebrating world cinema, it has come a long way. Congratulations to everybody for the spectacular organizational display of hard work and talent.”

Moreover, the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’ is directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri and on 11 March movie was released in theatres. The movie depicts the pain of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990.

However, the movie revolves around the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits and has made crossed Rs 350 crore worldwide and the movie budget was Rs 15 crore.

Furthermore, the movie featured several big releases like Ranbir Kapoor’s Shamshera, Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha, and Akshay Kumar’s Samrat Prithviraj.

Vivek Agnihotri’s next ‘The Vaccine War’; to release in 2023

November 10, 2022, 3:44 pm

Director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri announced his next film ‘The Vaccine War’ on Thursday on social media.

Taking to Instagram The Kashmir Files’ director said, “ANNOUNCEMENT: Presenting ‘THE VACCINE WAR’ – an incredible true story of a war that you didn’t know India fought. And won with its science, courage & great Indian values. It will release on Independence Day, 2023. In 11 languages. Please bless us. #TheVaccineWar.”

Meanwhile, the movie directed by Vivek is scheduled to release in the theatres on Independence day 2023.

Moreover, the announcement of the star cast is still awaited and the movie is based on a true story that will release in 11 languages.

After sharing the news on social media platforms fans showed their excitement and filled the comment section with emoticons.

“Brilliant. Much deserved. Our scientists, researchers, and country leadership fought on a war scale to deliver against all the naysayers, anti-India Lutyens intellectual lobby, and malicious propaganda by western media and pharma lobby. Extremely underrated achievement,” a fan commented.

“Wow! This looks really interesting, will ruffle many feathers the way The Kashmir Files did. All the best!” another fan said.

Talking about the movie director Agnihotri said, “When The Kashmir Files was postponed during the COVID lockdown, I started researching it. Then we started researching with the scientists of ICMR & NIV who made our vaccine possible. Their story of struggle and sacrifice was overwhelming and while researching we understood how these scientists fought a war waged against India not just by foreign agencies but even our own people. Yet, we won against superpowers by making the fastest, cheapest, and safest vaccine. I thought this story must be told so that every Indian can feel proud of their country.”

“This will be India’s first pure science film about a bio-war we had no idea about,” Agnihotri said.

However, there will be a big Bollywood clash between ‘The Vaccine War’ and John Abraham’s upcoming film ‘Tariq’.