Prashanth Neel's latest directorial venture KGF Chapter I has surprised everyone with its rock-solid performance at the box office. Starring Yash and Srinidhi Shetty in the lead, the Kannada film has been dubbed and released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam to reach a wider audience. While the big budget film opened to mixed reviews from the critics, KGF still managed to pull in crowd to the theatres and till now has minted big money at the ticket windows. The Hindi version, which is backed by Farhan Akhtar's production company Excel Entertainment, has collected Rs 19.05 crore at the BO which is absolutely remarkable. KGF Box Office Collection Day 5: Yash Starrer Witnesses an Upward Trend, Collects Rs 16.45 Crore in Hindi.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to microblogging site Twitter a while back and revealed the updated figures for the film. He wrote, '#KGF shows solid trending... Day 6 is higher than Day 1, which indicates that the positive word of mouth has come into play... Fri 2.10 cr, Sat 3 cr, Sun 4.10 cr, Mon 2.90 cr, Tue 4.35 cr, Wed 2.60 cr. Total: ₹ 19.05 cr. India biz. Note: HINDI version.'

Film exhibitor and distributor Akshaye Rathi also tweeted, 'While #KGF goes from strength to strength with its Kannada version, the dubbed Hindi version is also rock solid at the box office! If it was promoted more aggressively to create awareness in the Hindi heartland, the film could have really been another game changer.'

That's not all! Yash and Srinidhi's film has performed so well in all the languages that it has already crossed the coveted Rs 100 crore mark at the worldwide box office. And if KGF continues to get cash registers ringing then it won't be long before it ends up breaking a list of records at the BO. The Kannada movie, which is the first installment in the two-part series, has been produced by Vijay Kirgandur and also stars Achyuth Kumar, Malavika Avinash, Anant Nag and Vasishta N Simha.

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