The year 2025 was very exciting for Indian cinema. Every month big and small films were released in theaters and many times several films came face to face on the same day. Some films won the hearts of the audience and proved to be superhits, while some defied expectations.

But this year, the biggest discussion at the box office was about Ranveer Singh’s film ‘Dhurandhar’ and James Cameron’s Hollywood film ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’. Fans and critics are very excited about the head-to-head competition between the films.

Big clashes at the box office this year

1. Dhurandhar and Avatar: Fire and Ash
Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar’ is an action-thriller film. Apart from Ranveer, it also stars Akshay Khanna in the lead role. The film, released on December 5, has so far earned Rs 668.80 crore at the Indian box office and audiences are continuously coming to watch it in theatres. Whereas ‘Avatar 3’, which was released worldwide on December 19, has collected Rs 109.65 crore so far.

2. War 2 and Coolie
Even on the occasion of Independence Day, two big films ‘War 2’ and ‘Coolie’ came face to face. Action and global location were seen in Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR’s ‘War 2’. At the same time, Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’ was an entertaining masala film, in which the star cast did amazing acting. Box office figures show that ‘Coolie’ earned Rs 337.5 crore in India, while the box office collection of ‘War 2’ stood at Rs 236.55 crore. Coolie clearly won this clash.

3. Mischief of the owner and the eyes
Also in July, Rajkummar Rao’s ‘Maalik’ and Vikrant Massey-Shanaya Kapoor’s ‘Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan’ were released together. In ‘Maalik’, Rajkumar played a courageous and just-loving character, which was appreciated by the audience. The film earned Rs 28.65 crore. At the same time, ‘Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan’ failed to woo the audience and could earn only Rs 1.71 crore.

4. Kingdom & Dhadak 2
There was a huge clash between Vijay Deverakonda starrer ‘Kingdom’, released on July 31, and Siddhant Chaturvedi-Trupti Dimri’s ‘Dhadak 2’, released on August 1. ‘Kingdom’ had a lot of action and powerful music, which attracted the audience a lot. The film earned Rs 51.65 crore. At the same time, ‘Dhadak 2’ did a business of Rs 22.45 crore.

5. Kantara: Chapter 1 and Tulsi Kumari of Sunny Sanskari
The biggest clash of the year was seen in October, when Rishabh Shetty’s ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’ and Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor’s ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’ were released together on October 2. ‘Kantara’ had strong characters and story related to Indian culture and history. The film made a grand total of Rs 622.04 crore in India. In comparison, ‘Sunny Sanskari’s Tulsi Kumari’ collected only Rs 61.85 crore.

Rishabh Shetty’s mythological action film ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ was released in theaters on 2 October. The digital release of the film was done on Prime Video and the film was also liked by the audience on OTT. Now according to reports, this film of Rishabh Shetty has created a new record, leaving everyone behind in terms of viewership. Know every detail here.

‘Kantara Chapter 1’ surpasses these films
Rishabh Shetty’s blockbuster film ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ was released on Prime Video after a long wait. Earlier it was released only in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam, due to which the Hindi audience was a bit disappointed.

But later the Hindi dubbed version of ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ was also released on Prime Video. From November 27, the Hindi dubbed version of the film is streaming in India and more than 200 countries around the world.

After this, ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ made its mark in every language and left the films not only on Prime Video but on all OTT platforms behind in terms of viewership. This film maintained its position on the top for 6 consecutive weeks. The top 10 OTT movies and their views are as follows –

1. Kantara Chapter 1 – 18.9 million (Prime Video)
2. Jewel Thief – 18.2 million (Netflix)
3. Kesari Chapter 2 – 18.1 million (Jio Hotstar)
4. Coolie – 17.4 million (Prime Video)
5. Housefull 5 – 13.6 million (Prime Video)
6. Tourist Family – 13.1 million (Jio Hotstar)
7. Loca Chapter 1 – 10.5 million (Jio Hotstar)
8. Dhoom Dham – 12.4 million (Netflix)
9. Raid 2 – 12.3 million (Netflix)
10. Saiyra – 10 Million (Netflix)

Let us tell you, Koimoi has shared this data citing Ormax Media. It was told that ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ trended on Prime Video for 6 consecutive weeks and was viewed the most. The film was watched by 18.9 million viewers overall, with 2 million views in its sixth week.

‘Kantara Chapter 1’ box office collection
The story of ‘Kantara Chapter 1’, based on the backdrop of Kadamba Dynasty, was greatly appreciated by the audience. Apart from Rishabh Shetty and Rukmini Vasant, Gulshan Devaiah and Jayaram also played important roles in it. According to the report of Saknilk, the film earned Rs 622.04 crore at the box office.

The year 2025 has been very special for the Indian film industry. This year, not only big stars but also actors from new and different languages ​​have earned huge money at the box office. The list of five highest earning actors in 2025 includes both old stars and new actors.

Actor Ranveer Singh is in controversies. He was trolled for copying the divine scene from the film Kantara. Now a Bangalore based lawyer has filed a complaint against Ranveer.

Complaint filed against Ranveer Singh

The lawyer has lodged a complaint at High Grounds Police Station. He has accused Ranveer Singh of insulting the traditional Tulu puja practice shown in the film Kantara.

Ranveer Singh accused of hurting religious sentiments

According to the complaint, the actor allegedly copied Panjurli/Guliga Daiva. The lawyer claims that this performance was rude and insulting. Which hurt Hindu religious sentiments, especially among the Tulu speaking community.

According to PTI, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) had filed a police complaint against Ranveer Singh on Monday. It is alleged that Ranveer insulted Goddess Chamundadevi during the closing ceremony of the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) held in Goa. According to the complaint, Ranveer had imitated the divine form of the deity shown in the Kannada film ‘Kanthara – Chapter 1’ on stage and had called the Chamundi deity revered in the Kotitulu community as a “female ghost”.

Ranveer Singh apologized

Let us tell you that Ranveer had praised Rishabh Shetty at IFFI held in Goa. He had praised Rishabh’s film Kantara. During this, he imitated the God scene of the film and called God a ghost. After which he has come into controversies. Seeing the controversy increasing, Ranveer Singh had also apologized.

Ranveer Singh wrote, ‘My intention was to highlight the amazing work of Rishabh Shetty in the film Kantara: Chapter 1. Being an actor, I know how much hard work and training would have gone into doing that scene. Especially the way Rishabh performed it. For this he was greatly appreciated. I have always respected all the cultures of our country. If I have hurt anyone, I sincerely apologize.

Actor Rajkumar Rao recently talked about the current condition of films in the 12th CII program held in Mumbai. He said that nowadays even good films do not work and many times mediocre films become hits.

Success of films now depends on data, not heart – Rajkummar Rao
According to Rajkumar, sometimes even good films do not run in theatres, whereas films with simple stories collect more than expected. He has clearly said, ‘Sometimes very simple films work and sometimes good films do not make any sense. To be honest, even I am not able to understand how all this happens. It seems as if this whole game is of data and algorithms, which we creative people are not able to understand.

‘The story of the heart got lost somewhere in the noise of data’
Recalling the old times, he said that earlier directors and actors used to make stories only from their heart. Without thinking who will like it and who will not. According to Rajkumar, now we have started seeing so much data that the real meaning of the story has started getting lost.

Rajkumar Rao praised Kantara

Praising Rishabh Shetty’s film ‘Kantara’, Rajkumar Rao said that this film is an example of the fact that a story created from the heart always reaches the audience. He said that Rishabh told the story with full passion, without any big formula and people accepted it wholeheartedly. The actor believes that true hard work and honesty always reaches the audience.

Talking about Rajkumar Rao, he is in the news these days for his upcoming biography. He will play the role of Ujjwal Nikam in this biopic. The shooting of the film is expected to take place this year and the film may be released in 2026. Rajkumar says that this character is very special for him and he is very excited for this film.

Actor Ranveer Singh had come into controversies these days. Recently, he praised the film Kantara: Chapter 1 at the Film Festival of India held in Goa. He also praised the film’s actor-director Rishabh Shetty. However, during this time he mimicked Rishabh Shetty’s sex scene from the film, due to which he became the target of trolls.

Actually, Ranveer called the divine scene of the film as a female ghost. After this Ranveer was criticized a lot. After trolling, Ranveer Singh has apologized on social media.

Ranveer Singh apologized

Ranveer wrote on Insta Story, ‘My intention was to highlight Rishabh Shetty’s excellent work in the film. Being an actor, I know how much hard work must have gone into doing that particular scene the way he did it. For this he was greatly appreciated. I have always been respecting all the cultures of our country. If I have hurt anyone, I apologize wholeheartedly.

Ranveer had said in his speech in Goa, ‘I saw Kantara-Chapter 1 in the theatre. And Rishabh Shetty gave a tremendous performance. Especially when the female ghost comes inside you, that shot was amazing. After this, Ranveer also imitated Rishabh Shetty.

Talking about Ranveer’s work front, he will be seen in the film ‘Dhurandhar’. This film has been made by Aditya Dhar. The film is releasing on 5th December. Apart from Ranveer Singh, the film has stars like Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Khanna, Arjun Rampal and R Madhavan. Sara Arjun is in the female role. The trailer of the film has been released. The film has been in the news since its trailer release. After watching the trailer, Arjun Rampal’s acting was highly praised.

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Every Friday some film is released at the box office. Many films were released in October also from South to Bollywood. Some of these films are still standing at the box office and some have moved away.

Ormax Media has published the report of gross collection of 5 such films, which contains the list of top 5 grossing films released in October. See here which are the top 5 films in this list.

‘Kantara Chapter 1’

The first number in this list is of Rishabh Shetty’s film ‘Kantara Chapter 1’. This film, released on October 2, has collected Rs 735 crore as per this report.

‘hold’

The second name in the list is Ayushmann Khurrana’s film ‘Thama’ which according to Ormax has done a business of Rs 156 crore. The film was released on 21 October on the occasion of Diwali.

‘The madness of a crazy person’

Harshvardhan Rane’s low budget superhit film ‘Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat’ has got the third place in the list. This film was also released in theaters along with ‘Thama’ on 21 October. According to Ormax, the film has collected Rs 95 crore.

‘Lalo Krishna always helps’

The fourth film in the list is ‘Lalo Krishna Sada Sahayate’. This film has also become the highest grossing film in Gujarati cinema history. This film, which was released on October 10, is still standing at the box office and is earning a lot. According to Ormax data, the film has collected Rs 92 crore.

‘Dude’

This low budget film, released on October 17, proved to be a hit. Pradeep Ranganathan is in the lead role in the film originally made in Tamil language. According to the report of Ormax Media, the film has done a business of Rs 86 crore in India.

(Note: All data used here is as per Ormax and is not final as many of these films are still running in theatres. This data is at the time of writing the report and is subject to change.)

It has been 40 days since Rishabh Shetty’s film ‘Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 1’ roared in theatres. During this time, this period action thriller has collected like a mountain. The interesting thing is that this film has performed well in both Kannada and Hindi versions and has created history at the box office. Let us know here how much collection ‘Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 1’ has made in 40 days of its release.

,Kantara: A Legend-Chapter 1′ How much did he earn in 40 days?
The fever of ‘Kantara: A Legend-Chapter 1’ is still hitting the audience. With this, it is succeeding in drawing the audience to the theaters even after 40 days. The interesting thing is that this film has also been released on the OTT platform, yet it is doing wonders at the box office too. Talking about the collection of the film, it has earned a grand total of Rs 618.5 crore in 40 days of its release, setting new benchmarks at the Indian box office. With this it has become the biggest film of the year.

• Let us tell you that the film has not only done amazing business in Kannada and Hindi, it has also looted the box office in other regional languages ​​Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam versions.
• According to Sacknilk, ‘Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 1’ in Kannada has earned Rs 198.54 crore in 40 days
• Whereas its 40 days collection in Hindi dubbed version is Rs 221.61 crore.
• The remaining collection is Rs 89.94 crore from Telugu, Rs 63.12 crore from Tamil and Rs 45.29 crore from Malayalam version.
• Overall its estimated earning of 40 days is Rs 618.5 crore.
• According to Saknilk, the film has earned Rs 847.89 crore worldwide in 40 days.

Lowest collection ever on 40th day
With its brilliant performance at the box office, this film has become the 7th biggest hit of Indian cinema, it could have become the 6th biggest film of the country by defeating Jawan, but it reached the 29th day of its release on OTT, due to which its collection was affected. Let us tell you that on the 40th day the film has earned only Rs 35 lakh. Which is its lowest collection till date. The journey ahead now looks difficult for him.

Third chapter of Kantara will also come
Kantara Chapter 1 has been written and directed by Rishabh Shetty. He has also played the lead role in this film. Apart from Rishabh Shetty, the film also stars Rukmini Vasanth, Gulshan Devaiah and Jayaram. The franchise will return for the third part which was announced in the climax of the second part, but it will take a few years to go on floors as Rishabh also has many big projects like Jai Hanuman and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj biopic.

Rishabh Shetty’s ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ has set new benchmarks for all future films in all industries. It has become the biggest film of 2025 and the seventh biggest hit film of Indian cinema and the film did all this in less than a month of its release in theatres, but despite such huge earnings, the film was released on OTT on the 29th day of its release. This sudden decision has surprised everyone.

Although there is usually a gap of 4 weeks between the release of South films and the OTT release, but there are some exceptions. Prabhas’s Kalki 2898 AD with Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan hit the theaters on June 27, but its OTT release took place on August 28. After 8 weeks of release, Loca Chapter 1 was also released. However, despite OTT release, Kantara Chapter is still earning money at the box office.

OTT Kantara Chapter 1 is earning money at the box office even after its release
Let us tell you that it has been 33 days since Kantara Chapter 1 was released in theatres. Meanwhile, this film has also debuted on OTT. Despite this, it is still successful in attracting audiences to the theatres. However, on the 33rd day of its release it has made the lowest collection till date.

Actually, according to the early report of Sacknilk, Kantara Chapter 1 has earned Rs 1 crore on the 33rd day of its release. In this, on the 33rd day the film earned Rs 54 lakh in the Hindi version, while in the Kannada version it collected Rs 27 lakh and the rest came from other languages. After which the total collection of 33 days of this film has now become Rs 611.8 crore.

Will she be able to defeat Shahrukh’s jawan? ,‘Kantara Chapter 1’?
‘Kantara Chapter 1’ had the potential to cross the Rs 640 crore mark and become the sixth biggest hit of Indian cinema and leave behind Shahrukh Khan and Atlee’s ‘Jawaan’, but now it does not seem possible. Because the film’s earnings are now decreasing. And to defeat Jawan, it will have to earn Rs 29 crore more which is impossible now.

,About ‘Kantara Chapter 1’
‘Kantara Chapter 1, It also stars Rishabh Shetty along with Rukmini Vasanth, Gulshan Devaiah and Jayaram. The franchise will return with a third part, which was announced in the climax of ‘Kantara Chapter 1’, but it will take a few years to go on floors as Rishabh has some more big projects as an actor. Amidst all this, let us tell you that this film has been released on OTT in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. Whereas in Hindi, this film will come on OTT only after completing 8 weeks of its release.