Kedarnath, starring Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan, had slow business in its second week, but broke even nonetheless. After a two-week run, Kedarnath has collected Rs61.01 crore nett at the domestic box office, as reported by Boxofficeindia.com. Made at an estimated budget of Rs60 crore, the film, directed by Abhishek Kapoor, was released … Read more
Sara Ali Khan and Sushant Singh Rajput-starrer Kedarnath continues to go steady at the box office. The film, directed by Abhishek Kapoor, was released on 7 December and held well on its second Monday, collecting Rs2 crore nett, as reported by Boxofficeindia.com. The romantic drama had made Rs4.25 crore nett on its first Monday. … Read more
Director Abhishek Kapoor’s Kedarnath, that released on 7 December, had to face competition from the holdover release, 2.0, starring Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar. Surprisingly, the fervour around 2.0 soon faded out. However, Kedarnath, starring Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan, finds itself competing with the Hollywood superhero film Aquaman in its second week. As reported by Boxofficindia.com, … Read more
Director Abhishek Kapoor has had a tough time in getting his film Kedarnath (2018) released. The film was delayed as result of financial disputes with initial producers KriArj Entertainment. Ronnie Screwvala then took over the reigns of production and the film was theatrically released on 7 December. There were concerns whether releasing Kedarnath only a … Read more
Kedarnath director Abhishek Kapoor has urged the Uttarakhand government to lift the ban on the movie. “I plead with the Uttarakhand government to please lift the ban on my film Kedarnath. It is an attempt to bring peace, harmony and healing to the people of this country. Please don’t deprive us of this opportunity,” Kapoor … Read more
With just about two weeks to go for Sara Ali Khan’s debut in Hindi cinema, the makers of Kedarnath have a shared a brief promo about her character Mukku. Set in the pilgrimage town of Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, we see Khan’s character Mukku as a feisty young woman who doesn’t appreciate working for free in her … Read more
Unlike his immediate predecessor Pahlaj Nihalani, Central Board of Film Certification chairman Prasoon Joshi has enjoyed a largely peaceful tenure so far, notwithstanding the ruckus late last year and early this year around Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat (2018). Recently, Nihalani’s film Rangeela Raja was pulled up by the CBFC, popularly known as the censor board. And … Read more
Kedarnath’s (2018) setting of love in the times of intolerance and flood makes for an interesting story. While the first song ‘Namo Namo’ captured the fervent devotion and duty of Sushant Singh Rajput’s Mansoor, the second song captures his exuberance in love. ‘Sweetheart’, composed by Amit Trivedi, is a peppy composition that makes you tap … Read more
Yesterday, Ajendra Ajay, a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) media relations team, accused Abhishek Kapoor’s next film Kedarnath (2018) of promoting ‘love jihad.’ He wrote to Prasoon Joshi, chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), asking a ban on the film that allegedly hurts ‘religious sentiments’. Love jihad is a term used … Read more
Faith, and not necessarily religion, has to be a key element of a film named after the holy Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath. The mountainous region is dear to pious Hindus who come to pay homage to Shiva, one of the holy trinity of Hinduism, at the famous temple. So it is no surprise that the music of the … Read more