Kedarnath starring Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan has had a decent opening at the box office as the film earned Rs 7.25 crore at the box office.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, “#Kedarnath takes a healthy start… Biz picked up during the course of the day… Sat and Sun biz crucial… Fri ₹ 7.25 cr. India biz.”
#Kedarnath takes a healthy start… Biz picked up during the course of the day… Sat and Sun biz crucial… Fri ₹ 7.25 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 8, 2018
Kedarnath is a love story that is set against the 2013 devastating floods that almost destroyed the shrine-town. There has been much hype around the film as it is Sara’s debut, and the starlet has quite an astounding fan-following, even before her debut film had released. Directed by Abhishek Kapoor, the film hit the screens on December 7.
The film has been receiving rather mixed reviews. While Sara and Sushant have been praised for their acting prowess, it has been criticised for being rather slow and unconvincing.
Kedarnath has been embroiled in controversy, ever since the trailer of the film had hit the web. Priests from the shrine-town were wildly protesting against the film, saying that it is a case of “love-jihad”, as the two lead characters are Hindu and Muslim, who fall in love. They said that the film showed “vulgar dances” and kissing sequences near the holy temple.
