Mahavatar Narsimha Joins Elite Box Office Club with Surprise Success

According to Aamir Khan's formula for measuring a film's true success, the latest addition to the elite list is the 2025 release Mahavatar Narsimha. Despite a relatively modest opening weekend of ₹12.11 crore, the film has clocked an impressive lifetime total of ₹65.64 crore, giving it a multiple of 5.42x.

This performance has officially placed Mahavatar Narsimha in the Top 10 All-Time Successful Films as per Aamir Khan's metric, edging past several high-profile releases. The top spots are currently held by Kantara (2022) with a multiple of 10.54x and The Kashmir Files (2022) at 9.31x, both of which were dark horses that relied on word-of-mouth and grassroots audience engagement.

Mahavatar Narsimha's success is particularly noteworthy, as it had little star power or marketing blitz. Instead, it banked on a spiritually charged narrative and cultural intrigue to draw in audiences, with interest peaking only after its theatrical release—a rare case of a genuine sleeper hit in today's front-loaded industry.

As the box office continues to evolve in the age of OTT and tentpole spectacles, Mahavatar Narsimha serves as a compelling reminder that in the long run, it's not the opening figures, but the repeat footfalls that define a film's true legacy. And if Aamir Khan's theory is anything to go by, Mahavatar Narsimha has certainly passed the test with distinction.