The much awaited release of Agneepath came with a bang, as it did not only hit the box office, but made a stunning record of Rs 25 crore the very day it was released.. The movie is a remake of the 1990 Agneepath which was directed by Mukul Anand and starred superstars like Amitabh Bachchan playing the iconic character of Vijay Dinanath Chauhan, and Danny Denzongpa played Kancha Cheena, the baddie.
It is no conincidence as it was released same day India is celebrating her 63rd Indepence day on January 26 which sums up to 8. This number is governed by the planet Saturn, which indicates that Agneepath will achieve success. It says that the film will be lucky in finances and may benefit through a windfall. Produced by Karan Johar and directed by Karan Malhotra it was Set in a small village, Mandwa, Agneepath tells the story of a young man whose only motive in life is to avenge his father’s death. 12-year-old Vijay Dinanath Chauhan (Hrithik) lives a traumatized life when his father was murdered by the evil drug dealer Kancha (Sanjay Dutt). A shattered Vijay leaves Mandwa for Bombay with his pregnant mother, only to come back after fifteen years, and seek revenge against Kancha. All throughout his journey, his only support is his best friend Kaali (Priyanka Chopra). Johar's version of Agneepath has made a huge success, collecting over Rs 23 crore in one day and it is anticipated to make over Rs 75 crore in the next few days. "The film has received a tremendous opening. The film is running in 125 screens with five shows per screen on an average," Sunil Punjabi, CEO of Cinemax India, said. According to reports, the total investment of 'Agneepath' is approximately Rs 75 crores. The satellite rights of the film were sold for about Rs 35 crores, audio rights for around Rs 9 crores and overseas and home video rights for nearly Rs 12 crores.
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