Prahaar wraps week one at Rs 16 crore; Rs 25-35 crore finish likely

Rajkummar Rao’s Prahaar: The Untold Story of Ujjwal Nikam has closed its first week at the Indian box office with an estimated Rs 16 crore nett, leaving the courtroom drama with a clear second-week problem.

Day 7 underlines the slide

On its seventh day, the Avinash Arun-directed film added Rs 1 to 1.10 crore, around 20 per cent lower than the previous day. That is the kind of weekday drop that makes the weekend hold more important, not less.

Mixed word of mouth is the drag

The film has drawn a mixed response from audiences, and the daily numbers show it. Had the reviews and general sentiment tipped more positive, the first week would have had more push. Instead, the opening-week total stands at Rs 16 crore nett, and the film has not built the momentum a star-led title usually needs.

Where the run is headed

Opening week: Rs 16 crore nett in India
Day 7 addition: Rs 1 to 1.10 crore, down 20 per cent
Projected lifetime: Rs 25 to 35 crore nett in India

Trade estimates now place the full run at Rs 25 to 35 crore nett. That range signals a disappointing end for a Rajkummar Rao-led release, unless the second week changes the arithmetic.

What the second week must do

From Friday onward, the film needs a visible weekend bump and a steadier hold through the week. If drops continue, it will settle near the lower end of the estimate and quickly lose screens. In box-office terms, nett collections are the amount left after entertainment tax and before the exhibitor share, so this first-week total is only the headline, not the final profit story.

The ensemble includes Lalit Prabhakar, Jaideep Ahlawat, Wamiqa Gabbi, Ashish Vidyarthi, Sikandar Kher, Nassar, Tarun Sharma, Ritvik Sahore, Prasanna Ketkar, Ajinkya Deo, and Pranali Ghogare. All figures are trade estimates, not certified final accounts.

Source: PINKVILLA

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