Akshay Kumar’s Kesari Sees A Steep Dip On Monday

Akshay Kumar’s Kesari released on Holi and while the film opened with a bang, the period war drama saw a decline on Monday.

By collecting Rs. 21.06 crore on its opening day, Kesari has become the bigger opener of 2019. The film earned Rs. 16.75 crore on Friday, Rs. 18.75 crore on Saturday and Rs. 21.51 crore on Sunday. Though the movie performed extremely well over the weekend, it saw a dip on Monday and earned just Rs. 8.25 crore. The total now stands at Rs. 86.32 crore.

Kesari is based on Havaldar Ishar Singh, the military commander of 21 Sikh soldiers, who led his men through the historic Battle of Saragarhi, against thousands of Afghani invaders on September 12, 1897 and Akshay Kumar is playing the lead role in it. Directed by Anurag Singh, the film also stars Parineeti Chopra.