Article 15 Box Office Day 6: The Ayushmann Khaurrana Film In Mood To Slow Down, Earns 3.48 Cr. On Wednesday

Ayushmann Khurrana's latest film Article15 after Badhaai Ho, which is a positive response from the audiences continues its good run at the box office. The movie is a hit with the audiences in metro cities despite the collections being affected in Mumbai and the surrounding areas due to heavy rainfall.

After earning Rs Rs 5.02 crore on its opening Friday, the movie collected Rs 7.25 crore on Saturday, Rs 7.77 crore on Sunday, Rs 3.97 crore on Monday, Rs 3.67 crore on Tuesday and 31.16 cr on Wednesday. The film's total collections now stand at Rs. 31.6 crores.

Despite the film being leaked by notorious online hackers Tamilrockers merely two days after its release, the film has been able to sustain a decent pace during the weekdays. Directed by Anubhav Sinha, Article 15 is reportedly based loosely on the 2014 Badaun rape case, where two girls were allegedly gang-raped and hanged to death from a tree. Apart from Khurrana, the film also stars Isha Talwar, Sayani Gupta, Manoj Pahwa Kumud Mishra, M Nassar, Ashish Verma, Sushil Pandey, Shubrajyoti Bharat, Ronjini Chakraborty and Zeeshan Ayyub.

Recently, the movie was banned from being screened in Uttarakhand town Roorkee due to law and order concerns, but the ban was later revoked. The ban was imposed after fringe outfits like the Hindu Sena approached the administration and alleged that the movie had "maligned" a particular community. A day before it's release, members of various Brahmin organisations also staged protests outside cinema halls in Kanpur against the screening of Article 15, alleging it shows them in poor light.

Addressing the issue, Anubhav issued an open letter, reassuring that his film does not ‘disrespect’ any communities. He said that a film’s intention is never to disrespect society and one should not judge a film from its trailer. The film offers a realistic take on Article 15 of the Indian Constitution, which prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.