Pankaj Tripathi-starrer
Main Atal Hoon, a biographical film based on the life of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, saw a decent opening at the box office upon its release on Friday.
On the first day of its release, the film collected ₹ 1 crore and witnessed an overall occupancy of 9.39%, according to Sacnilk.com.
After opening to 6.11% occupancy in the morning shows, the film saw a significant jump towards the evening and recorded 14.87% occupancy in night shows.
In Mumbai, the film had 371 shows and saw an occupancy of 9%, while in the National Capital Region, it recorded 8.25 occupancy in 538 shows. The film saw 32.67% occupancy in Chennai (20 shows).
Main Atal Hoon has been helmed by National Award-winning director Ravi Jadhav. It also stars Piyush Mishra, Daya Shankar Pandey, and Payal Nair. Co-written by Ravi Jadhav and Rishi Virmani, the film has been produced by Bhanushali Studios Limited and Legend Studios.
Talking about the film, trade analyst Taran Adarsh wrote on X, “It’s tough to make a biopic on a stalwart and encompass pertinent episodes from his lifespan in 2+ hours… #NationalAward-winning director #RaviJadhav achieves it with flourish… #MainAtalHoon is, without doubt, one of the finest biopics made in recent times.”
Talking about the film, Pankaj Tripathi earlier told ANI, “The personality of Atal Bihari Vajpayee is such that it cannot be compared to present-day politicians. He was a poet... He was a leader whose staunchest enemies were also his admirers...”
The first look of
Main Atal Hoon was unveiled on December 25, 2022, on the birthday anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Vajpayee served as the Prime Minister of India thrice — first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for 13 months from 1998 to 1999, and later for a full term from 1999 to 2004.
He was one of the co-founders and a veteran leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government announced that Vajpayee's birthday on December 25 would be marked as Good Governance Day in the country.
Vajpayee was conferred India's highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna, in 2015. He passed away in 2018 due to age-related illness.
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
