Rajkummar Rao’s ‘Prahaar – The Ujjwal Nikam Story’ has moved past the Rs 21 crore mark, but its second Wednesday brought the kind of thinned-out audience that puts a theatrical run under pressure. The courtroom drama added an estimated Rs 27 lakh net in India on Wednesday, October 28, according to Sacnilk figures cited by The Times of India. That took the film’s 13-day India net total to Rs 21.27 crore, with domestic gross at Rs 25.30 crore.
A weekday slide after a solid start
Prahaar opened in cinemas on October 16 and finished its first week with Rs 17.15 crore, with Sunday leading the opening frame. Its second week has not held the same rhythm. Friday began modestly, the weekend recovered some ground, and then the working-week decline returned. Tuesday stayed steady before Wednesday’s slim figure pulled the daily run lower.
On day 13, the film was screened across 1,165 shows in India. It is not a supply problem; the rooms are there. The issue is how many seats are filling.
The occupancy picture
For the Hindi 2D format, the film logged a 7.12% overall occupancy on Wednesday. That is a flat number for a film trying to earn a longer window.
- Morning shows: 3.38%
- Afternoon shows: 6.77%
- Evening shows: 7.85%
Evenings remain the brightest slot, which is common for a working-day release: office-goers and students still prefer the post-work show. But an evening high under 8% suggests the film is leaning on a small, committed audience rather than expanding beyond it.
Why this film still matters
The drop should not obscure what the film is. Avinash Arun directs a legal drama built around Ujjwal Nikam, the Special Public Prosecutor whose court battles are tied to the 1993 Bombay bombings and the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Rajkummar Rao plays Nikam. Wamiqa Gabbi appears as Jyoti Nikam, Lalit Prabhakar as Ajmal Kasab, and Jaideep Ahlawat as Chaudhary Zulfiqar Ali.
For Hindi film viewers, that is a heavyweight premise and a cast with real credibility. The box-office question is whether that credibility is enough to keep a mid-scale drama afloat when the initial wave of interest has passed.
What to do if you are planning to watch
If you still want to see Prahaar in a theatre, the data points to a simple move: book an evening show. They are drawing the strongest turnout, and as weekday occupancy stays low, some cinemas may start trimming the number of screens and showtimes available. Waiting for another week could mean watching it on a smaller count of shows or at a less convenient time.
Box office figures are estimates from public and industry sources, and they can change as official studio data is updated. The coming weekend will be the next real test of whether the film gets a late push or winds down quietly.
Source: The Times of India
