Akshay Kumar’s latest film, Sarfira, which hit theaters on Friday, has shown a modest improvement at the box office on its second day. After a slow start, the film earned around ₹4.25 crore India net on its second day. According to Sacnilk.com, Sarfira had an overall 21.76% Hindi occupancy on July 13.
Sarfira is the Hindi remake of the 2021 National Award-winning Tamil film Soorarai Pottru, which starred Suriya in the lead role. The film’s release clashed with Kamal Haasan’s Indian 2, creating a competitive box office environment. Directed by Sudha Kongara, the film also features an ensemble cast including Paresh Rawal, Radhikka Madan, Seema Biswas, R. Sarath Kumar, Saurabh Goyal, Krishnakumar Balasubramanian, Irawati Harshe Mayadev, Anil Charanjeett, Prakash Belawadi, and Rahul Vohra.
Sarfira has received significant support from the original Soorarai Pottru team. Suriya, who played the lead in the Tamil version, shared pictures with Akshay Kumar and the cast on Instagram, expressing his excitement for the film’s release. In his post, Suriya wrote, “Sarfira will always be an important film for all of us! Akshay Kumar Sir, thank you for choosing Sarfira as your 150th film and you’ve made Veer come alive so beautifully. Sudha Kongara, you’ve lived this dream for so many years, happy our film is in theaters now. Radhikka Madan is superb as Rani. Paresh Rawal is just brilliant.”
Suriya further added, “Thank you Vikramix, Rajsekar Pandian, 2D Entertainment, we now have beautiful lifetime memories! Jyotika had Akshay Sir’s poster as a teenager and now she’s a proud producer! Love and respects to Captain G.R. Gopinath. Here’s wishing the cast and crew of our Sarfira a soaring success! Sarfira in cinemas from today.”
However, critical reception for Sarfira has been mixed. Film critic Saibal Chatterjee gave the film 2 stars out of 5, noting that while Akshay Kumar delivered a performance with more depth than many of his recent roles, the film itself did not quite “soar above the clouds.” Chatterjee wrote, “Sarfira does not exactly soar above the clouds although Akshay Kumar plunges headlong into a role that has far more meat than many of the other roles that he has played in recent years. The hammy bits are hard to ignore, but Sarfira does have moments that allow the star to demonstrate his wares to a greater extent than he usually does.”
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