Overview
- The film premiered on June 12 and dramatizes India’s 1990–91 balance‑of‑payments crisis through a character modelled on former RBI governor S. Venkitaramanan.
- Reviews are broadly critical of the screenplay, production values, and the film’s framing of history, with multiple critics saying it downplays Dr. Manmohan Singh’s role and leans toward a partisan narrative.
- Nearly every review singled out Manoj Bajpayee’s performance as the film’s strongest element and the main reason some audiences are seeing it.
- Early box‑office reports for Day 1 varied across outlets, with estimates ranging roughly from ₹0.69 lakh to ₹1.1 crore, and trade trackers and weekend trends show modest growth on Saturday and Sunday.
- To lift footfall the makers announced a BookMyShow Buy‑1‑Get‑1 ticket code and the film’s future will depend on word‑of‑mouth, weekday holds, and how critics’ historical objections shape audience interest.