Rajkummar Rao’s Prahaar – The Ujjwal Nikam Story has crossed the worldwide lifetime of his previous theatrical release, Maalik. With a Rs 16 lakh net Wednesday in India, the legal drama now sits at an estimated Rs 31.25 cr worldwide against the roughly Rs 29.42 cr that Maalik earned in its full run, according to Sacnilk data quoted by The Times of India.
Day 20 and the weekly split
On November 4, Prahaar collected Rs 16 lakh net in India from 914 shows. The number was 30.4% lower than Tuesday’s Rs 23 lakh and 54.3% below the Rs 35 lakh of the same Wednesday a week earlier. Such declines are normal in the third week, but the weekly layers show the fuller picture.
- Week one: Rs 17.15 cr net and Rs 20.44 cr gross in India.
- Week two: Rs 4.50 cr net and Rs 5.25 cr gross, a 73.8% fall.
- Week three, so far: Rs 2.16 cr net and Rs 2.54 cr India gross.
The cumulative domestic net total stands at Rs 23.81 cr, with India gross at Rs 28.22 cr. Overseas contributes an estimated Rs 3.03 cr, taking the worldwide figure past Maalik.
Reading a star against their last release
The benchmark matters because it is internal to Rao’s recent filmography. Maalik ended at around Rs 29.42 cr worldwide; Prahaar has overtaken it while still in its third week. That is a useful frame for Hindi cinema: a mid-sized drama should be judged partly against the last comparable outing of the same lead, not only against the year’s biggest hits.
The comparison also has a staying-power detail. On its own Day 20, Maalik collected just Rs 3 lakh net from 183 shows. Prahaar, by contrast, is still drawing from 914 shows and a wider footprint, even with modest occupancy.
Where the remaining audience is
Directed by Avinash Arun, the film casts Rajkummar Rao as public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, Wamiqa Gabbi as Jyoti Nikam and Lalit Prabhakar as Ajmal Kasab. Jaideep Ahlawat appears as Chaudhary Zulfiqar Ali, and Sikandar Kher is among the leads.
The occupancy numbers show where weekday demand still lives. Overall occupancy was 12.53%, with night shows at 14.08%, evening at 9.85%, afternoon at 5.92% and morning at 2.69%. Night screenings are doing the heavy lifting; any meaningful extension from here is likely to come from that slot and from overseas markets, with all figures subject to change as studio data finalizes.
Source: The Times of India
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