Bastar: The Naxal Story box office collection day 5: Adah Sharma starrer continues its downward journey; collects Rs 21 lakhs on Tuesday

After the success of "The Kerala Story," Vipul Amrutlal Shah, Adah Sharma, and director Sudipto Sen aimed to replicate it with "Bastar: The Naxal Story." However, despite their efforts, the film has struggled to capture the audience's interest, highlighting the challenge of following up a successful project. The downward spiral of the film continues on Tuesday as well, the film collected just Rs 21 lakhs as per industry tracker Sacnilk.
The film opened on Friday to Rs 40 lakhs, saw a jump on Saturday and Sunday to collect Rs 75 lakhs and Rs 85 lakhs respectively, taking the weekend total to Rs 2.05 crore. But the film on Monday crashed heavily to collect just Rs 24 lakhs, and on Tuesday it added just Rs 21 lakhs to its tally, taking the overall collection of the film to Rs 2.46 crore.
The film's underperformance is disappointing for the creators, who had high hopes after the success of "The Kerala Story," a sleeper hit about Hindu women converting to Islam. The film grossed Rs 241 crore, making it the biggest hit of the year.
It seems unlikely for 'Bastar: The Naxal Story' to have a long run at the box office, given the way the collections are going. The film is the latest addition to the nationalistic films that have been churning out in the last few years, be it The Kashmir Files, The Kerala Story, Article 370, which has emerged as a popular genre in recent times.