‘Chidiakhana’ holds ground in the second week too!

#ManishTiwary ‘s #Chidiakhana that breathed life into every underdog wanting to tell his take, has entered its second successful week nationally. There are positive reports and strong audience response especially from centers like #Mumbai, #Delhi, #Patna and #Muzaffarpur. At a time when it is difficult for even bigger films to sustain through the week in theatres, this films success and entry into the second week has energized the film’s team.

We spoke to the director Manish Tiwary on the film’s entry into its second week, and asked him how difficult, or easy, the process was. “Although we were reasonably confident that the audience, especially the younger crowd and footballers, would like the film, our challenge was to create awareness about our film”, the director said candidly. “With a limited PR budget a film like ours depends a lot on word-of-mouth, which can sometimes be a slow process. But luckily for us, our audience responded positively and has come out in strong support. Constant support from our producer, NFDC, has also kept our morale high through this very busy week. This satisfied audience, is what has helped us into this second week, and we hope this support continues!”

The film industry is hoping to gradually bring its audience back to theatres like before, and a good response to any film must be a welcome news for the entire fraternity. The actor and MP Ravi Kishan has voiced his support for entertainment tax-free status for Chidiakhana, that NFDC has supported. The film is evidently being lapped up by school and college going kids, and getting an entertainment tax booster will be a shot in the arm, enabling our younger generation to have easier access to the film, says Manish Tiwary.

Chidiakhana is a sports drama produced by NFDC and directed by Manish Tiwary. The film released Pan India on June 2. The film boasts of a large ensemble cast headed by Ritvik Sahore, Prashant Narayanan, Avneet Kaur, Rajeshwari Sachdev, Govind Namdev, Anjan Srivastava and Jayesh Kardak. Ravi Kishan is seen in a special Guest appearance. The film is being distributed by Platoon One.