Kantara Chapter 1 Hindi Box Office Collection Day 5: Rishab Shetty's film aims to cross 100 crore within its 1st week
Kantara Chapter 1 Hindi Box Office Collection Day 5: Rishab Shetty's film has been collecting amazing numbers at the box office. The film has already crossed Rs. 250 crore in total as of now.
Rishab Shetty in Kantara Chapter 1
Last Updated: 04.52 PM, Oct 09, 2025
Kantara Chapter 1 Hindi Box Office Collection Day 5: Rishab Shetty’s Kantara Chapter 1 has already taken the road to becoming a blockbuster. The film has taken the box office by storm. Released on October 6, the film has been collecting mind-blowing numbers at the box office. After day 5, Kantara Chapter 1 has collected Rs. 255.75 crore in total (including all languages).
Kantara Chapter 1 Hindi Box Office Collection Update
As per Sacnilk, Rishab Shetty's period folk action thriller Kantara Chapter 1 collected an impressive box office run in the Hindi version. After earning around Rs 73.50 crore in its 4-day extended opening weekend, the prequel is showing good standing on its first Monday.
According to early estimates, Kantara Chapter 1 has collected around 8–9 crores net on Day 5. As a result, the total Hindi collection of the Kannada blockbuster stands at around 82 crores after 5 days. The film is approaching 100 crores within its first week, which is a testament to its growing interest among North Indian audiences. Meanwhile, the total collection in India has reached Rs 255.75 crore in 5 days.
As of Monday, October 6, 2025, the film had a total of 72.70 percent Kannada occupancy, 36.52 percent Telugu occupancy, 17.67 percent Hindi occupancy, 43.13 percent Tamil occupancy, and 40.01 percent Malayalam occupancy.
About Kantara Chapter 1
Kantara: Chapter 1 is the origin story of a young man named Berme in a forest community, set centuries before the original Kantara film. The story follows Berme as he confronts the unjust King Kulasekhara, who seeks to exploit the forest's resources, leading to a fierce conflict.
The film explores themes of the power of nature, exploitation, resistance, and the interconnectedness of humans and the divine forest. The main cast includes Rishab Shetty as Berme, Rukmini Vasanth as Princess Kanakavathi, and Gulshan Devaiah as Kulasekhara.
Meanwhile, Riteish Deshmukh reviewed the film and shared that watching Kantara Chapter 1 was truly a larger-than-life Indian movie viewing experience.
"@shetty_rishab you are just phenomenal in everything you do, be it as an actor, a writer and a director, your performance is one that will inspire generations- what I watched was nothing short of magic- top notch vfx, action, ace cinematography, thrilling BGM, sound design, production design @rukminitweets what an incredible actor you are - more power to you!!" he said.
Anupam Kher also praised the film and called the experience 'speechless.'
After its theatrical run, Kantara Chapter 1 will land on Prime Video (subscribers of OTTplay Premium will also be able to watch the show with a top-up) on October 30.
FAQs
Q. Are Kantara and Kantara: Chapter 1 the same?
A. No, they are separate films in the same franchise, both written and directed by Rishab Shetty. Kantara released in 2022, while Kantara: Chapter 1 is expected to hit theatres on October 2, 2025. Chapter 1 is the prequel of the original film and is supposedly an exploration of the origin of the Panjurli Daiva, among others.
Q. What is the run-time of Kantara Chapter 1?
A. Kantara Chapter is 2 hours and 47 minutes in total run-time.
Q. Where can one watch Kantara Chapter 1?
A. Kantara Chapter 1 is running in theatres. Subsequently, it will head to Amazon Prime Video on October 30, 2025, in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.
Q. Whose avatar is Panjurli Daiva?
A. Panjurli Daiva is considered an avatar of Lord Vishnu in his Varaha incarnation. Panjurli, according to folklore, was a wild boar, who was slain by Lord Shiva and then revived to become a divine protector.