Emraan Hashmi returned to theatres with Ground Zero, his first theatrical release in two years. The action thriller hit the screens on April 25 and opened to a fairly muted response. Ground Zero had created a reasonable amount of pre-release hype, especially among fans of Emraan and action genre enthusiasts. On the other hand Akshay Kumar and R Madhavan’s Kesari Chapter 2 concluded its 10 days at the box office with a decent amount of collection.
Box Office Collection
According to reports by the Sacnilk, Ground zero has managed to earn around Rs. 2.15 Cr India net on its third day (early estimates) bringing its total collection to Rs.5.2 crore. One of the major reasons for Ground Zero’s low response was the box office clash with the cult classic re release Andaz Apna Apna and Kesari 2 continued to dominate audience attention across regions.
As per reports by Sacnilk, Akshay Kumar’s Kesari Chapter 2 which also stars Ananya Panday and R. Madhavan earned around 8.15 Cr India net on its tenth day (early estimates) bringing the total collection to Rs.65.45 crore.
About Ground Zero
‘Ground Zero’, set against the backdrop of the 2001 Parliament attack, follows a BSF officer’s pursuit of the mastermind of that attack, Terrorist Ghazi Baba, culminating in one of India’s largest anti-terror operations. The screening was attended by co-producers Arhan Bagati, Abhishek Kumar, and Nishikant Roy; actors Sai Tamhankar; director Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar; as well as producers Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar.
About Kesari 2
Kesari Chapter 2 is a historical drama starring Akshay Kumar, Ananya Panday and R Madhavan in the lead roles which had created massive hype. The movie the story of C Sankaran Nair, who fought against the Crown in the court to hold them accountable for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Kesari Chapter 2 has shown decent performance in theatres till now.
