Brahmastra is one Indian film that was badly trolled and it faced the Boycott heat for weeks before its release. Beating all the odds, Brahmastra released on Friday and opened with a bang. There were mixed reviews all over but the film emerged as the biggest opener for Bollywood in 2022. Brahmastra is also the first Hindi film to stay on the top of the World Box-office chart for the weekend. As per the reports from a top Bollywood tabloid, Brahmastra collected 26.50 million USD across the globe which is a record. The film surpassed several international releases over the weekend.

Brahmastra is also super strong in USA and other international territories. Brahmastra turned out to be the first preference in Australia, New Zealand, UAE and other nations. The film gained strength on Saturday and Sunday in all the major multiplex chains of India. Brahmastra performed equally strong in the Telugu states and is also the highest-grossed Hindi dubbed film of the year. This superhero film is directed by Ayan Mukerji and is produced by Karan Johar. Ranbir Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan and Alia Bhatt played the lead roles.

Ahead of the release ofBrahmastra, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and the film’s director Ayan Mukerji flew to Ujjai to offer prayers at the Mahakaleshwar temple. A heap of protestors reached the temple and started raising slogans against the stars and Brahmastra. As a result, Ranbir and Alia had to skip the Sandhya Aarti at the Mahakaleshwar temple. The local cops rushed to the spot to bring the situation under control. Ayan Mukerji reached the temple and offered prayers while Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt had to stay away due to the heat of the protestors and security reasons.

#BoycottBrahmastra is still trending across the social media from a month. The advance sales for Brahmastra have been outstanding across the country. The film releases on September 9th in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam languages. Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions and Fox Star Studios are the producers. Amitabh Bachchan, Nagarjuna and Mouni Roy played other important roles.

#BoycottBrahmastra was trending across the nation for over two months and this worried the makers of the film. With aggressive promotional campaign and a star-studded cast in the film, the pre-release sales and the advance bookings are quite impressive. Bollywood critics and analysts are predicting a Rs 30 crore opening for the film which never happened for a Hindi film post-pandemic. Films like The Kashmir Files, Akhanda and Karthikeya 2 had an edge at the theatrical windows as the films narrated facts about the origin of Indian Gods and their history.

Brahmastra too is all about the superpowers of the Hindu Gods. The film would get an advantage in this aspect if the content is impressive. The quality of the VFX work and the 3D effects will play a crucial role in the success of Brahmastra. With several prominent personalities like Rajamouli promoting the film, it would boost the openings of the film though the result depends on the content.

The real challenge for Brahmastra is that the content should be completely impressive. Else the film will be trolled. There is a talk about nepotism in Bollywood and Karan Johar is the major face of the topic. He is producing Brahmastra and this would turn out to be a disadvantage if the film fails to live up to the expectations. The makers have invested big on the film and Brahmastra should perform exceptionally well in the theatres to reach the breakeven mark. As the film is planned as a trilogy, the first installment should be a money spinner. Else the future of the other installments would land in trouble.

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt are being trolled for months and their past videos are circulated across the social media circles. The duo like never in the past has been promoting Brahmastra which is also an advantage. At the end of the day, it is the content matters. All the odds will turn into an advantage for the film if the content is impressive. Hope Brahmastra clears the thirst of Hindi cinema and brings back the lost glory.