It’s one thing to be crazy about a movie because of a celebrity crush, it’s another thing to be obsessed about a movie because of the filmmaker, the story, the plot, the suspense, the ending, the climax. Christopher Nolan is one person who is more famous than actors, which is usually not the case.
Kashmir, the beauty of India, did not witness movies in the theatres for several years. After 2 decades, Kashmir opened theatres in Srinagar, and Pathaan became the first movie to roll in the theatres. Although Pathaan is already a big hit, Oppenheimer is here to beat the national star.
It emerged as the biggest Hollywood opener and could possibly emerge as the highest Hollywood grosser in the state, beating other recent Hollywood biggies like Fast X (2023), John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023), Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (2023), Avatar: The Way Of Water (2022) etc.
Vikas Dhar says, “Oppenheimer is the first Hollywood film to get such a massive response in our theatre. Avatar: The Way Of Water got sold out and so did a couple of other films. But to have such a sustained response and house full shows for three days is a first. For Avatar: The Way Of Water, we got a few enquiries before it was out. However, for Oppenheimer, we began to be flooded with enquiries four weeks before its release. The moviegoers asked us to release the film in our theatre on the same day as the rest of India.”
“I don’t think so. I’ll be really surprised if it happens. Shah Rukh Khan’s fan following here is unparalleled. We are already getting enquiries for his next film, Jawan. Some of the comments we have got recently are, ‘I will come and see Oppenheimer but I am actually waiting for Jawan’!”
“Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy have such a hardcore fan following here. It is a lesson for us that even in Kashmir, people are following these artists. Our audiences have acquired an international taste. It’s quite fascinating.”
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