Vivek Agnihotri's latest offering The Tashkent Files is surprisingly doing well at the box office. Though the film hasn't clocked in big numbers, its performance is still pretty decent. Starring Naseeruddin Shah and Mithun Chakraborty in the lead roles, the political thriller which is based on the mysterious death of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, released last Friday on April 12. The film opened to not so great reviews from the critics and then fared poorly at the ticket windows on day 1. However, slowly and steadily, Agnihotri's directorial venture has gained momentum at the domestic box office. The Tashkent Files Box Office Collection: Naseeruddin Shah and Mithun Chakraborty's Film to End Week 1 on a Decent Note, Earns Rs 2.91 Crore

Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to microblogging site Twitter a while back and announced the same along with the updated figures. He wrote, "#TheTashkentFiles surprises... Gathers speed on [second] Fri... Records higher numbers than [first] Fri - on lower screens... Solid trending... [Week 2] Fri 50 lakhs [first Fri was 40 lakhs on 250 screens]. Total: ₹ 4 cr. India biz. Note: 160 screens in Week 2."

Further, Boxofficeindia.com stated, "The Tashkent Films collected 45 lakhs nett apprx on its second Friday which is more than the first Friday. The film has now crossed the 4 crore nett mark. The collections are low but the film has managed to get a run at the box office and that is all you can do when you open to such low collections. Also, the audience is very limited for these type of films. If the film can run for a few weeks it can put up a respectable final number." The Tashkent Files Movie Review: Vivek Agnihotri’s Political Thriller Feels Less a Movie, More a Badly Staged Drama

Produced and written by Vivek Agnihotri himself, The Tashkent Files also stars Mandira Bedi, Pallavi Joshi, Pankaj Tripathi, Shweta Basu Prasad and Vinay Pathak in important roles.

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