Fighter," featuring Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone, commenced on Thursday with a decent start. As per early estimates reported by Sacnilk, “Fighter" garnered a net income of 22.00 crore in India on its inaugural day across all languages.
Moreover, the film achieved an overall 21.17% occupancy for its Hindi version on Thursday. Also Read: Fighter vs Pathaan Box Office Collection Day 1: Hrithik Roshan or Shah Rukh Khan - who’s winning? On the first day of its release, the Hindi version of the film “Fighter" witnessed degrees of audience engagement throughout the day.
The morning shows started with a modest 12.02% occupancy, gradually increasing to 14.97% in the afternoon. The evening shows saw a surge with 21.94% occupancy, and the night shows marked the peak with 35.75% occupancy, indicating a strong turnout for the late screenings.
Also Read: ‘Fighter’ ban: Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone-starrer film banned in Gulf countries except for UAE In “Fighter," Hrithik Roshan portrays Squadron Leader Shamsher Pathania, also known as Patty, while Deepika Padukone takes on the role of Squadron Leader Minal Rathore, aka Minni, and Anil Kapoor appears as Group Captain Rakesh Jai Singh, known as Rocky, all fighting for the nation.
This movie marks Deepika Padukone's third collaboration with director Siddharth Anand, following their previous films "Bachna Ae Haseeno" in 2008 and the blockbuster "Pathaan" released in 2023. Also Read: IAF jets hit 5 out of 6 targets in Balakot air strike
"Fighter" revolves around the Balakot airstrike conducted by the Indian Armed Forces near the town of Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.