Phule Movie Collection: Pratik Gandhi’s Powerful Biopic Deserved Better

There are films that deserve far more than what the box office gives them — and Phule is heartbreakingly one of them. Based on the extraordinary lives of social reformers Jyotirao Phule and Savitribai Phule, this biographical drama had heart, purpose, and a powerhouse lead in Pratik Gandhi. Yet the Phule movie collection tells a deeply disappointing story of a film undone by invisibility, not quality.

Phule Movie Collection: Full Day-by-Day Breakdown

The film directed by Anant Mahadevan and released on April 25, 2025 posted these numbers across its two-week theatrical run:

These are genuinely painful numbers for a film of this ambition. An opening day of just Rs 10 lakh signals one thing above all else: almost no one knew it was releasing.

What Went Wrong with Phule?

The Phule movie collection suffered from three compounding problems. First, the film faced pre-release censorship hurdles that disrupted its promotional momentum. Second, there was a severe lack of marketing — urban multiplexes barely knew about it, let alone mass audiences across India. Third, Ajay Devgn’s Raid 2 released in the film’s second weekend and crushed what little breathing room remained, causing collections to drop by nearly 80% in week two.

What makes it all more frustrating is that the film apparently held a good trend on weekdays — people who discovered it, liked it. That’s the most telling sign of a film that failed in reach, not storytelling. The great legacy of Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule — pioneers of education and social reform in 19th-century India — deserved a wider audience.

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