Excel Entertainment's ambitious Kannada project KGF gets an exceptional start at the box office, as it collects 18.1 Cr across the nation on the first day.
The multilingual film which was released in 5 languages has minted 31.75 crores all over India for Hindi version. The film has smashed all the records for a film in Karnataka.
One of the most ambitious films to emerge from the southern market is KGF, the film revolves around the Kolar Gold Fields in Karnataka has been receiving a positive response from the audience and critics alike.
KGF marks Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar's Excel Entertainment's first Kannada venture and the production house is elated to be associated with a mega ambitious project as such.
The film traces the history of gold mining and the mafia running it in the generous fields of Karnataka's Kolar region.
Depicting the Gold Fields from the late 70s, the period drama is being made in two parts.