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Despite being in the third week of its release, Ayushmann Khurrana’s ‘Article 15’ has been going strong at the Box Office. The film has so far maintained good collections at the ticket window and stands with a net collection of over Rs 60 crore.
And despite getting serious competition from Hrithik Roshan’s ‘Super 30’ and Shahid Kapoor’s ‘Kabir Singh’, it has managed to pull the crowd to the audience.
Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared Sunday’s domestic collections of the film on Twitter. He wrote:
#Article15 gathers momentum on [fourth] Sat and Sun… [Week 4] Fri 42 lacs, Sat 80 lacs, Sun 1.05 cr. Total: ₹ 63.05 cr. India biz.#Article15 biz at a glance…
Week 1: ₹ 34.21 cr
Week 2: ₹ 18.22 cr
Week 3: ₹ 8.35 cr
Weekend 4: ₹ 2.27 cr
Total: ₹ 63.05 cr
India biz.
HIT.— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 22, 2019
For the very first time in his 7-year-long career, the audience got a chance to see another side of the actor with his latest release. Ayushmann Khurrana’s film Article 15 is based on Article 15 of the Indian Constitution which prohibits discrimination.
For the first time, Ayushmann is seen playing the role of a serious cop on the big screen and the talented actor left everyone impressed with his amazing dialogue delivery and impeccable comic timing. Article 15′ is directed by Anubhav Sinha and produced jointly by Zee Studios and Benaras Media Works.
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The film, based on Article 15 of the Indian Constitution, is inspired by multiple true-life events including the 2014 Badaun gang-rape allegations and the 2016 Una flogging incident. It follows a police investigation that commences after three teenage girls go missing from a small village.
Ayushmann Khurrana started his career as an RJ at BIG FM, Delhi. He hosted the show Big Chai – Maan Na Maan, Main Tera Ayushmann and also won the Young Achievers Award in 2007 for it. He then moved on to become a Video Jockey on MTV and then soon made his acting debut in 2012 with Shoojit Sircar’s romantic comedy Vicky Donor. Khurana has also shone through his singing talent by releasing multiple independent soundtracks.
Watch the trailer here: