sarfira Box Office Day 2: Akshay Kumar’s Film Sees Impressive Growth, Earns Rs 7 Crores

On Friday, Akshay Kumar's latest film was released in theatres. In the past 15 years, he delivered the lowest opening of his career. Akshay Kumar’s Film Sees Impressive Growth, Earns Rs 7 Crores.

On Friday, Akshay Kumar's latest film was released in theatres. In the past 15 years, he delivered the lowest opening of his career. According to Sacnilk.com, Sarfira earned ₹ 2.5 crores in one day; on Saturday, the film earned ₹ 4.25 crore at the box office, and the total domestic collection is ₹ 7 crore.  The film is the Hindi remake of the Tamil hit Soorarai Pottur.

On Saturday, 21.75 per cent was the Hindi occupancy, with the maximum occupancy of 26.31 per cent seen in the evening show. The overall budget of the film, Sarfira, was Rs 100 crore, including prints and advertising costs. Rs 25.6 crore has been earned by the Shankar directorial, and on the next day Rs 16.7 crore, total domestic collection to Rs 42.3 crore.

The film is inspired by the real-life incident of Air Deccan Founder Captain G R Gopinath. Akshay Kumar plays the character of Vir Mhatre, and Radhika Madan plays the character of his wife, Rani Mhatre, in the movie Sarfira. In the movie, Seema Biswas is also featured in a pivotal role.

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Recently, in an interview, Sudha spoke about Akshay with the news agency PTI, “When I approached him with the script, he was immediately intrigued by the story and the character of Vir Jagannath Mhatre. He also had a lot of new ideas and inputs on how to make his character and Sarfira different from the original and more suited to the Hindi market, which has made the film richer.”

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Kongara mentioned that the toughest part of making a film in different languages is to ensure that the essence of the story "remains intact".

The filmmaker added, "Directing the same film in two languages is both a joy and a challenge. The joy comes from being able to present the story to diverse audiences and witnessing how different cultural nuances can bring new dimensions to the narrative. Working with different actors on reinterpretations of the film brings fresh perspectives, personalities and nuances to the characters, which can be equally enriching and refreshing.”

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