Hrithik Roshan’s Fighter was released over the Republic Day weekend amidst low buzz and decent reviews. The film couldn’t manage to create the kind of hype the makers would have expected and they hoped that the positive word of mouth could save the film. Unfortunately, the film failed to continue the momentum and crashed as the weekdays began.
Overseas, the film has performed comparatively better but the Middle Eastern territories continue to be a problem for the makers. The movie failed to clear the censors in the entire Middle East, UAE and Gulf countries and was not released in the region. The film showcases Pakistan in a negative light so the local governments and censor team stopped the release as it may hurt the Pakistani people’s sentiments living there.
The team has re-edited the film and applied for the censor. But there is no change in the result and the censor and government have rejected the film again. So it’s clear that there is no chance of the film getting released there.
Middle East has been one of the strongest territory for Bollywood and not releasing in this market has impacted the film’s business and numbers a lot. The movie has so far collected around 250Cr gross worldwide which is quite disappointing.
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