Bastar box office collection day 1: Adah Sharma and Sudipto Sen fail to recreate The Kerala Story success, film earns Rs 50 lakh

Bastar, which also received poor reviews from critics, is now struggling at the box office. According to industry tracking website Sacnilk, the film earned Rs 50 lakh on its opening day. It is being observed that the film is facing tough competition from Sidharth Malhotra’s Yodha which also released on March 15.

Bastar witnessed a poor footfall on its day 1 in theatres with only 7.97 percent occupancy. In Mumbai it had 10.25 percent occupancy with 191 shows, In Delhi and NCR, with 206 shows it had 7 percent occupancy.

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In comparison to The Kerala Story, which made Rs 8.05 crore on its opening day, Bastar had made a negligible amount of money. The film eventually went on to make Rs 242.20 crore during its theatrical run.

Vipul Amrutlal Shah, the producer of the film, has insisted that Bastar is not a propaganda film. In a chat with The Times of India, Vipul said that “there is a fear of telling truth” in India. He said he was “branded anti-Muslim” due to the “prevailing political narrative” in the country.

The Indian Express’ Shubhra Gupta, in her review of Bastar: The Naxal story review, wrote, “To expect any kind of nuance from the makers of The Kerala Story would have been a stretch. Bastar is more of the same,” and said that it was “beyond terrible.”