Section 375: Box Office Collection and Expected Gross Collection

With power-packed performances, Akshaye Khanna and Richa Chadha's film 'Section 375' is running well at box-office. With an opening of ₹3.52 crore on first weekend, Ajay Bahl's courtroom-drama collected a total of ₹8.04 crore at domestic box-office. film earned ₹1.45crore on Day 1, ₹3.07 on Day 2, and jumped slightly to collect ₹3.52 on Day 3. audience has appreciated subject of film. Section 375 has proved one more time that content is king when it comes to storytelling.

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Section 375 deals with issue of rape and sexual assault.  After recent #MeToo movement, Bollywood has become more vocal about issues of rape and sexual assault.  movement has also helped expose brutal reality of sexual and mental harassment in film industry. As a result,   movie strikes a chord with audience.

film is expected to reach a ₹20 crore over next few days. If film collects expected amount, it will be an apparent hit at  box-office.  movie was first screened at  third edition of Singapore South Asian International Film Festival this year. Akshaye Khanna's previous film ' Accidental Prime Minister' was also a hit and mand to collect a total of ₹ 24 crores at box office.

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plot of film

story is about an Assistant Costume designer Anjali (Meera Chopra) who files a case of sexual assault against a film director Rohan (Rahul Bhatt). Advocate Tarun Saluja (Akshaye Khanna), reopens case in high court for his client Rohan after he is found guilty in session court. This is when Hiral Gandhi (Richa Chadha) comes into picture as a public prosecutor. court-drama has a logical and factual debate along with some compelling dialogues. As plot starts developing, it also starts unfolding suspense of story. facts thrown into narrative makes Section 375's  climax predictable. An interesting fact about cast of film is Ammaji fame actor Kruttika Desai appeared on big screen after almost 30 years.

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Section 375 is competing strongly with mass-entertainer Chhichore, a multi-starrer comedy-drama film. movie is also competing against last week's rom-com film 'Dream Girl' featuring Ayushmann Khurrana and Nusrat Bharucha in lead roles. film has got limited playout but has shown strong momentum gaining in metro areas. 

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