New Delhi: Adah Sharma starrer The Kerala Story is the second movie of 2023 to have set cash registers ringing at the Box Office. The movie continues to swell up its coffers and is now headed towards Rs 200 crore club. The movie which surpassed Salman’s KKBKKJ and Ranbir Kapoor’s TJMM in earnings two days ago, has now left behind the likes of Alia Bhatt’s hit movie ‘Gangubai Kathiawali.’
The movie, despite all the controversy & debate over conversion numbers, started on a moderate note and collected Rs 81.14 crore in first week of its release in theatres. Though opening was relatively slow but the first weekend saw major jump and since then, the movie has been unstoppable. In second week, the Sudipto Sen’s directorial maintained a good hold over the movie and continued grossing money in double digits. By Day 12, the movie garnered a whopping amount of Rs 150 crores at the Box Office.
As the movie goes strong at the Box Office towards end of second week, its entry in Rs 200 crore club is not far. The movie has also beaten the likes of Alia Bhatt’s Gangubai Kathiawali & Salman’s Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan.
Notably, Salman’s KKBKKJ earned Rs 109.29 crore in three-week run while Ranbir’s TJ MM could manage Rs 147.28 crore in 9-week-long run. Some women centric movies like Alia Bhatt’s Alia Bhatt’s Gangubai Kathiawadi garnered Rs 132 crore while Meghna Gulzar-directorial Raazi got Rs 123.74 crore. The Kerala Story, with a much smaller cast, has already earned Rs 165 crore and numbers are on the rise.
About Kerala Story
The Kerala Story movie narrates the religious conversions in Kerala, where gullible Hindu & Christian women are forced to convert to Islam & then made to join the terrorist outfit like ISIS.
The film found itself in deep controversy over claim in its teaser that more than 32,000 Hindu women had gone missing after forced conversion to Islam in Kerala. The filmmakers found themselves at the receiving end of Muslim community as well as the ruling party as they accused them of selling ‘propaganda film’ for vested interests.
