Yash’s KGF: Chapter 2 has become one of the most successful films in India. The first instalment of the movie, which was released in 2018, received national acclaim and was one of the first Kannada films to garner such attention. The second instalment by director Prashanth Neel co-stars Sanjay Dutt as the antagonist Adheera, Raveena Tandon as Ramika Sen and Srinidhi Shetty as Reena Desai, Yash’s on-screen love interest.
In week 3 of KGF: Chapter 2 being screened in theatres, the Hindi version of the film has surpassed the lifetime box office collection of Aamir Khan’s Dangal. It has become the second-highest-grossing film in Hindi after SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali 2.
According to trade analyst and film critic Taran Adarsh, the film is now inching towards Rs 400 crore as it has minted over Rs 391.65 crore.
Dangal was released in 2016 starring Aamir Khan, Sanya Malhotra and Fatima Sana Sheikh. It is based on the life of Mahavir Singh Phogat, a pehlwani amateur wrestler who trains his daughters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari to become India’s first world-class female wrestlers. The film received praises from all quarters and went on to become the highest-earning Hindi movie of all time.
Meanwhile, KGF: Chapter 2 earned Rs 3.75 crore on Monday, the numbers jumped to Rs 9.57 crore on Tuesday due to Eid and then earned Rs 8.75 crore on Wednesday.
On Sunday, May 1, the Yash-starrer earned Rs 9.27 crore and Rs 7.25 crore on Saturday, April 30.
Though the film seems unstoppable at the box office, it is predicted that the release of the Hollywood film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness could affect its run. The MCU film starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen will be released on May 6.
