Yami Gautam and Priyamani’s ‘Article 370’ was released in theatres on February 23. The film was even mentioned by PM Narendra Modi during one of his speeches and, needless to say, many must have been motivated to watch it just because of that. On Day 1, the film opened to decent numbers at the box office.

On its first day, the Yami Gautam-starrer collected Rs 5.75 crore in India. Reports suggest that while the occupancy rate was low for the morning shows, it increased drastically by evening and the night shows registered most occupancy. Given the trend, the film might do well over the weekend, which are holidays.

Our review of the film read, “Directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale, 'Article 370' is a well-made film but will test your patience with its run-time of 2 hours and 40 minutes. The filmmaker could have easily chopped the first half that is wasted in setting ^up the premise. Crawling slower than a tortoise, the film wakes up only in the latter half and dashes like a hare towards the finish line with paced drama but with predictable twists. If there is a note of victory for the team, it definitely comes from the actors' performances. The two women in power and shouldering most of the job, Priya Mani and Yami Gautam make an impact.”

The film was released in cinemas on February 23. Apart from Yami Gautam and Priya Mani, it also stars Arun Govil, Kiran Karmakar, Raj Arjun, Ashwini Koul and Sandeep Chatterjee, amongst others.

Source: India Today