Director Avinash Arun's Prahaar: The Ujjwal Nikam Story opened in theatres on Friday to mostly positive reviews from critics. Starring Rajkummar Rao as lawyer Ujjwal Nikam and Lalit Prabhakar as terrorist Ajmal Kasab, the film tells the story of the titular attorney's involvement in cases related to the Bombay Blasts of 1993 and the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. It has opened really well at the box office. According to the latest available data from the tracker Sacnilk, the Prahaar box office collection stands at 8.95 crore. It is worth noting that the aforementioned figure also includes the Sunday collection.
The commercial performance of the film has drawn a comparison between it and the 2013 Rajkummar Rao starrer Shahid, directed by Hansal Mehta. One social media post claimed that the Prahaar box office collection has exceeded the theatrical earning of Rajkummar Rao and Hansal Mehta's 2013 film. Responding to the claim, its director Hansal wrote, "Comparing this to a film made for 75 lakh? How about comparing this to Stree?"
The comparison has not gone down well with Hansal Mehta, who had to wait for a long time to have Shahid released on a streaming platform. For the unversed, the 2013 film had its digital premiere on Prime Video in late September, marking a 13-year-long gap between it and the original theatrical release. It is worth noting that both Prahaar and Rajkummar's 2018 film Stree have a reported budget of around 20 to 25 crore. The 2018 film also has a sequel, 2024's Stree 2, which has a budget of about 50 to 60 crore, according to reports.
The latest film also stars Wamiqa Gabbi, Jaideep Ahlawat, Sikandar Kher, and Ashish Vidyarthi, among others.
