Main Atal Hoon Box Office Day 1: Pankaj Tripathi Film Opens To A Solid ₹1 Crore

Main Atal Hoon hit big screens on January 19. Helined by Pankaj Tripathi, movie is directed by Ravi Jhav. film is a biographical drama based on life of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Bajpayee. film has opened to a decent collection on its first day. 

Main Atal Hoon opens to a decent collection 

Main Atal Hoon hit big screen on January 19 and raked in a modest collection. As per early estimates by Sacnilk, film has minted ₹1 crore at box office. film is running with a atre occupancy of 6.11% in morning show, 8.28% in evening show and 14.87% in night show. 

Main Atal Hoon was released on big screen without any significant competition from or Hindi releases. However, movie needs to deter competition from Katrina Kaif-Vijay Sethupathi starrer Merry Christmas which released on January 12 and currently is in second week of its atrical run. coming weekend remains crucial to assess overall growth of Main Atal Hoon. However, owing to positive reviews, and largely good word of mouth, film is estimated to have a successful run at ticketing counter. 

Main Atal Hoon chronicles life of Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Helmed by Ravi Jhav, film is produced by Vinod Bhanushali, Sandeep Singh, and Kamlesh Bhanushali under banners Bhanushali Studios Limited and Legend Studios Production. film chronicles extraordinary life and political journey of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, India's 10th Prime Minister. 

Talking about essaying role of former Prime Minister, Pankaj Tripathi told media ahe of film release, “After reing so much about him, I realised why he wrote those poems and in what context. So I connect with this quality of his most because I am also an emotional person. I can cry a lot without any reason." Sharing his view on genre of biopics, Tripathi said, "A biopic is me so that people can be inspired by an important person who has lived an extraordinary life. I see biopics as an inspiration." 

(With inputs from IANS)