Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra starrer film Kesari is minting right at the ticket windows. The film by Anurag Singh was in the buzz for 24x7, thanks to the enormous promotions done by the Dharma Productions and the co-producers. The film hit the right chords with the audience, owing to the historical importance of the Battle of Saragarhi. Now on Day 11, the flick has garnered Rs 125.01 crores in totality. With Kesari Entering the Rs 100 Crore Club, a Look at Akshay Kumar’s Star Power at the Box Office!.

On the eleventh day, the collection of the flick was Rs 8.25 crore. Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh wrote on Twitter, “#Kesari attracts abundant footfalls in Weekend 2... Should comfortably cross *lifetime biz* of #ToiletEPK and emerge Akshay Kumar’s highest grossing film, after #2Point0 [#Hindi]... [Week 2] Fri 4.45 cr, Sat 6.45 cr, Sun 8.25 cr. Total: ₹ 125.01 cr. India biz.”

Indeed, the comparison tells us that the love given to this period drama is humongous. The star has always gained a huge response to the films of national importance, particularly. Taking into consideration the figures for this latest film by Akki, it won’t be surprising if we find a similar response to his upcoming movie called Mission Mangal. For the uninitiated, the flick is based Mars Orbiter Mission, which marked India's first interplanetary expedition. The Jagan Shakti directorial is a multi-starrer that has Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Nithya Menen, and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead. Other than these, he has films like Good News, Housefull 4, a historical drama on Prithviraj Chauhan, Sooryavanshi, and a horror comedy named Kanchana.

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