The Kerala Story, starring Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Siddhi Inani and others, has become the highest-grossing female-led film in India. As per Sacnilk, The Kerala Story, which went tax-free in states such as Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana, has already earned Rs 156.84 crore. Though, it is not clear yet if the earnings are only from India or worldwide
As per Sacnilk, The Kerala Story has been produced at a budget of Rs 12 crore
The Kerala Story marks Adah Sharma's first big hit in 15 years. She started her film career 15 years back with the horror film 1920 in 2008. She has been part of other Bollywood films such as Hasee Toh Phasee (2014) and Commando 2 (2017) but her roles went unnoticed. Her lead role in The Kerala Story has brought her back to the limelight
Source: Sacnilk
The Kerala Story has surpassed Kangana Ranaut-starrer Tanu Weds Manu earnings, whose lifetime earnings in India are Rs 150.71 crore. It is noteworthy that The Kerala Story has earned Rs 156.84 crore within 11 days of its release
Source: Sacnilk
Alia Bhatt-starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi’s lifetime domestic box office earnings are Rs 132 crore. Till now, it was the second-highest-grossing female-led film but now it has been pushed to the third position. It revolved around a fictional tale of a woman who was forced into prostitution. The film is based on a book named Mafia Queens of Mumbai
Source: Sacnilk
Released in 2018, the Alia Bhatt-starrer movie Raazi is the fourth-highest-grossing female-centric film. Its India net collection was Rs 123.74 crore
The Adah Sharma starrer film showcases the story of three women from Kerala who were forced to convert to Islam and join the terror organisation ISIS
The movie courted controversy following the release of its trailer. The movie description claimed ‘32,000 women’ were converted to Islam and forced to join ISIS in Kerala. This was criticised by multiple people for gross exaggeration of facts. It was later revised to three women
Other women-centric Bollywood films which have performed well at the domestic box office include:
- Kangana Ranaut’s Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi - Rs 98.02 crore
- Kareena Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor’s Veere Di Wedding - Rs 81.39 crore
- Vidya Balan’s The Dirty Picture -
Rs 107.66 crore
The Kerala Story is expected to cross the Rs 200-crore mark in another week. The film reportedly logged an occupancy of 18.64 per cent on May 16