Is ‘The Bengal Files’ a box office hit film? Know here opening day collection

This film has been surrounded by controversies from the beginning. There was a lot of uproar at the trailer launch event in Kolkata last month.

Mumbai: After 'The Tashkent Files' and 'The Kashmir Files', Vivek Agnihotri is now reaching the audience with 'The Bengal Files'. This film has been surrounded by controversies from the beginning. There was a lot of uproar at the trailer launch event in Kolkata last month. Vivek Agnihotri is being accused of many things. Amidst controversies, this film has been released in theaters today on 05 September. How was the film's earnings on the opening day? Know

Slow start at the box office

The film 'The Bengal Files' starring Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Simrat Kaur, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, Saswat Chatterjee and Namashi Chakraborty has had a slow start at the box office. According to the data received till the time of writing the news, the film has earned Rs 98 lakh on the opening day. That is, this film has not been able to collect even a full one crore.

How was the first day's earnings according to the budget?

According to media reports, the cost of the film 'The Bengal Files' is around Rs 35 crore. According to this, this collection of the film is very low. If a film earns ten percent of its budget on the first day, it is considered average. A good start of 20 percent and a collection of more than that is an indication of the film being a superhit.

Where in comparison to 'The Tashkent Files' and 'The Kashmir Files'?

Let us tell you that the director of this film, Vivek Agnihotri, was earlier in the news for his films 'The Tashkent Files' (2019) and 'The Kashmir Files' (2022). If the opening day collection of 'The Bengal Files' is compared to the first day earnings of these two films, then 'The Bengal Files' has surpassed 'Tashkent' released in the year 2019. Let us tell you that 'The Tashkent Files' had earned Rs 40 lakh on the opening day. On the other hand, 'The Kashmir Files' earned Rs 3.55 crore on the first day.

Good response from the audience

'The Bengal Files' has received mixed response from critics. At the same time, the audience is calling it an emotional film. Some viewers have called it an eye-opener. Talking about the story, the story of the film runs in two parts. On one side there is a CBI officer Shiv Pandit (Darshan Kumar) in the present, who is sent to investigate the disappearance of a girl in West Bengal. On the other side, the story runs before independence and partition of India. It is woven around Bharti (Simrat Kaur). It will be interesting to see how the film performs on the weekend?