New Delhi: After the success of ‘The Kashmir Files’, director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri has announced his next film, titled ‘The Delhi Files’.
The National Award-winning filmmaker took to his official Twitter handle to announce the news. He wrote, “I thank all the people who owned #TheKashmirFiles. For last 4 yrs we worked very hard with utmost honesty & sincerity. I may have spammed your TL but it’s important to make people aware of the GENOCIDE & injustice done to Kashmiri Hindus. It’s time for me to work on a new film.#TheDelhiFiles”
‘The Kashmir Files’ released on March 11 and did exceptionally well at the box office despite criticism about its problematic politics. In fact, according to trade analyst Taran Adarsh ‘The Kashmir Files’ is one of the rare films that continues to do so well at the box office, five weeks after its release.
According to the latest figures shared by the analyst, ‘The Kashmir Files’ has earned Rs 3.52 crores in its Week 5 collection at the box office, now taking the total collection to Rs 251.75 Crores.
‘The Kashmir Files’ Box Office Collection At A Glance
⭐ Week 1: ₹ 97.30 cr
⭐ Week 2: ₹ 110.03 cr
⭐ Week 3: ₹ 30.95 cr
⭐ Week 4: ₹ 9.95 cr
⭐ Week 5: ₹ 3.52 cr
Total: ₹ 251.75 cr
‘The Kashmir Files’ starred Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty and Darshan Kumar in key roles.
The film was also exempted from entertainment tax in BJP-ruled states like Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.
Vivek Agnihotri has always been in the limelight for controversial politicking of socio-political events and presenting a polarized view of them.
His other films include ‘The Tashkent Files;, ‘Chocolate’, ‘Zid’ and ‘Hate Story’.