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Prahaar box office collection day 3: Rajkummar Rao film crosses ₹9 crore, surpasses lifetime haul of Kangana Ranaut’s Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata

Prahaar box office collection day 3: Rajkummar Rao’s courtroom drama surpassed the first-three-day total of Main Vaapas Aaunga.

Published on: Oct 18, 2026, 22:31:01 IST
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Prahaar box office collection Day 3: Rajkummar Rao’s latest film, Prahaar: The Ujjwal Nikam Story, opened to a slow start at the box office on Friday. The film witnessed a rise in collections over the weekend, but the growth was not substantial enough to give its overall earnings a major boost. Here’s a look at the film’s box-office performance.

Prahaar box office collection Day 3

A still from Prahaar.
A still from Prahaar.

Prahaar: The Ujjwal Nikam Story opened in theatres on Friday, October 16, earning ₹2.35 crore in India net collections, according to Sacnilk. With an occupancy of 13%, the film had a modest start, making it one of the lower openers in Rajkummar Rao’s career.

The film witnessed an improvement on Saturday, collecting ₹3.15 crore, a jump of around 34% over its opening-day figures. Its occupancy also rose to 17%, indicating some growth in audience turnout over the weekend. On Sunday, the film continued its theatrical run almost at the same pace, earning ₹3.50 crore. This brings the film's total net India collection to ₹9 crore.

Prahaar surpasses Main Vaapas Aaunga, Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata

Prahaar is also competing at the box office with Yami Gautam’s Nayyi Navelli. The film, which released on the same day, has stayed ahead of Prahaar and has crossed the ₹10 crore mark within the same period.

About Prahaar: The Ujjwal Nikam Story

Directed by Avinash Arun and produced by Dinesh Vijan under Maddock Films, Prahaar: The Ujjwal Nikam Story is a biographical courtroom drama starring Rajkummar Rao as public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam.

The film revisits some of the landmark cases handled by Nikam- the prosecution of Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist captured after the 2008 Mumbai attacks. It also explores the legal battles and challenges involved in pursuing justice in high-profile criminal cases. The cast includes Wamiqa Gabbi, Jaideep Ahlawat, Sikandar Kher and Lalit Prabhakar, who plays Kasab.

This won’t be the only biopic featuring Rajkummar Rao. The actor will also portray former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly in his upcoming biopic, titled Dada: The Sourav Ganguly Story.

 
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Vibha Maru

Vibha Maru is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times Entertainment, based in Delhi. With a decade of experience across digital and print media, she covers Bollywood, Hollywood and web shows. A self-confessed cinephile who breathes Hindi cinema, Vibha can often be found sacrificing sleep after binge-watching films and web series. Though she holds a Commerce degree, she discovered her true calling in journalism after enrolling at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). She began her career covering Delhi's cultural scene, food, nightlife, concerts, and city life at The Times of India, before moving into full-time entertainment journalism with India Today. At India Today, Vibha interviewed some of the biggest names in Bollywood and television while carving a niche for herself through film reviews, opinion pieces, nostalgic features, celebrity interviews, and trend-driven stories. She later brought her storytelling and editorial expertise to The Indian Express, where she continued to deepen her understanding of cinema through long-form entertainment explainers, retrospectives and feature writing. Now, as Assistant Editor at Hindustan Times Entertainment, Vibha continues to chronicle the world of movies and pop culture. Her work spans breaking entertainment news, exclusive interviews, celebrity features, and stories that capture the conversations shaping Indian cinema.

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