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Sarbjit's collections are around 30 crore+ in India and it's still running in theatres in limited screens.
The film's budget was 23 crore, including publicity and promotions, and I am happy that the film, despite its depressing tone and mixed reviews has done fairly well.
More than anything, I am happy that Aishwarya, a 42 year old actress, carried the film on her shoulders and made it work at the box office, that too without depending on her core strengths like beauty or dancing.
It may not have been a huge blockbuster for whatever reasons, but I am happy that producers can no longer be afraid to invest in movies spearheaded by 40+ actresses. More power to them, and hopefully this will mean more offers to everyone who is "past their prime" as the industry once would cruelly sideline them.
I would love to have Sridevi, Madhuri, Kajol, Manisha, Juhi, Sonali and other actresses work like before in a parallel industry to the mainstream one. There are so many stories about 35+ women waiting to be told.. hopefully writers and producers create content which would highlight their lives, and hopefully they would not be relegated only to some saas-bahu serials on TV.
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