Kantara: Chapter 1 Crosses ₹100 Crore in Hindi, Cementing Regional Cinema's Rise

As of October 9th, 2025, the remarkable box office journey of Kantara: Chapter 1 continues to underline the growing influence of regional narratives in the pan-India space. The Rishab Shetty directorial has officially crossed the coveted ₹100 crore mark in its Hindi version, earning an impressive Rs. 103.10 crore and securing its position as the 12th highest-grossing Hindi dubbed film of all time.

This feat is particularly noteworthy as Kantara: Chapter 1 has achieved this success not through massive nationwide campaigns or mega-budget scale, but rather on the strength of its rooted storytelling, word-of-mouth publicity, and organic audience pull. This mirrors the success of its predecessor, Kantara (2022), which became a cultural phenomenon. The Hindi dubbed collections of Kantara: Chapter 1 reflect the growing appetite of northern audiences for authentic regional narratives delivered with cinematic scale and emotional depth.

The Rs. 100 crore milestone cements Kantara: Chapter 1's standing alongside other big-ticket dubbed successes, such as 2.0 (Rs. 189.55 crore), Mahavatar Narsimha (Rs. 182.83 crore), and Pushpa: The Rise - Part 1 (Rs. 108.26 crore). For a film that thrives on mythology, tradition, and mysticism rather than star power or heavy VFX, this achievement reiterates a defining trend of the past few years: content now transcends language, and cinematic authenticity can generate the same box office energy as spectacle-driven event films.