Two patriotic movies were released on Independence Day this year. John Abraham’s Batla House and Akshay Kumar’s Mission Mangal both are real-life based patriotic films. Kumar’s film grabbed more attention from the audience.
Mission Mangal the fantasy drama based on the real-life story of the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Mars orbiter mission which made Mars more easy to explore. Mission Mangal has a star-studded cast Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Tapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha helmed by Jagan Shakti.
Mission Mangal first day collection ₹ 29.16 crores. According to the movie critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the film took a fantabulous start.
#MissionMangal takes a fantabulous start… #IndependenceDay holiday gives biz an additional boost… Multiplexes outstanding, mass circuits good… Emerges Akshay Kumar's biggest opener… Thu ₹ 29.16 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 16, 2019
Batla House starring John Abraham, Mrunal Thakur, Ravi Kishan is directed by Nikhil Advani. The movie inspired by the real-life encounter in 2008 at Batla House. The huge controversy was created about the encounter.
Batla House earning a little less than Mission Mangal due to the big box office clash. It earned ₹ 14.59 crores on its opening day.
#BatlaHouse fares well on Day 1, although the numbers are affected due to the clash… Gathered momentum post noon onwards… #IndependenceDay holiday gave its biz additional push… Will need to score from Fri-Sun… Thu ₹ 14.59 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 16, 2019