Made at a meagre budget of Rs.4.5 crore, the film witnessed a slow start because it earned only Rs.85 lakh Friday. However, the response improved over Saturday and Sunday with collections of Rs.1.4 crore and Rs.2 crore, respectively, in line with trade analyst Taran Adarsh.
Starring Irrfan within the lead, the film tracks the real-life story of national level athlete Paan Singh Tomar, who went directly to become one of the vital dreaded dacoits of Chambal Valley.
It is being distributed by UTV Films and UTV Spotboy Motion Pictures.
“As a studio that believes in creating cinema with a difference, this can be very gratifying to peer the response to ‘Paan Singh Tomar’. The weekend figures are an excellent example of ways a content driven film will also be optimally built through a focused marketing and distribution campaign, coupled with great reviews and positive word-of-mouth,” Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO, UTV Films told IANS.
“We are incredibly happy with Irrfan, Tigmanshu and all of the team of ‘Paan Singh Tomar’ for making a movie that may be certain to go down within the history of Indian cinema,” he added. – IANS
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