Overview
- The film, which released on June 12, opened to modest receipts but has climbed steadily at the box office thanks to strong word-of-mouth.
- Industry tracker Sacnilk reported roughly Rs 57 crore India nett and about Rs 73 crore worldwide by day 18, with later daily tallies placing the global total in the low-to-mid Rs 70 crore range.
- Veteran filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt published a note on June 30 calling the film deserving of celebration and saying “many had declared it dead on arrival,” a view echoed by other directors and actors.
- Coverage highlights craft that supports the film’s authenticity, including Soamaa Goswami’s prosthetics and makeup work that transformed Naseeruddin Shah into a 95-year-old character.
- Director Imtiaz Ali told Koimoi that the box-office run feels like validation and that the audience response signals a readiness to return to theatres for emotionally serious, director-led films.