Director Anubhav Sinha
· Cast Ayushmann Khurrana, Isha Talwar
· Released Jun 28, 2019
Worldwide
₹40 Cr India nett
Gross collection
India Nett
₹40 Cr
After GST
Overseas
₹₹7 Cr
International gross
Budget
₹25 Cr
Production cost
Boxoffy VerdictSuper Hit
Article 15 is classified as a Super Hit — a film that performed well above break-even, delivering strong profit for producers and distributors alike. With ₹40 Cr India nett against a reported budget of ₹25 Cr, representing a 160% return on production cost, the film demonstrates solid audience pull across multiple weeks. A Super Hit signals that a film successfully converted its pre-release buzz into sustained footfall, a rare achievement in the competitive Indian theatrical market.
Boxoffy Read
Anubhav Sinha's Article 15 is the most politically direct mainstream Hindi film of the decade — a police procedural about caste violence in rural Uttar Pradesh that names the system, not just the individuals, as the problem. Ayushmann Khurrana's casting, counterintuitively, works: an upper-caste IPS officer who has to unlearn his own assumptions to understand what he's investigating. Super Hit on its tiny budget.
Financial AnalysisBox Office vs Budget
Article 15 was reportedly made on a budget of ₹25 Cr. Against that investment, the film collected ₹40 Cr India nett — a 1.6x multiple on production cost and a 160% return on the reported budget. Worldwide gross reached ₹40 Cr, including overseas contribution of ₹-7.2 Cr.
Break-even at the Indian box office typically requires approximately 1.5x the production budget once prints, advertising and distribution costs are factored in — placing the break-even threshold for Article 15 at roughly ₹38 Cr India nett. The film cleared this threshold, resulting in the Super Hit verdict.
₹0Break-even ~₹38 Cr₹40 Cr collected
The 2019 Box OfficeYear in Context
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Article 15 is classified as a Super Hit by Boxoffy. The film collected ₹40 Cr India nett against a reported budget of ₹25 Cr. The film was commercially profitable.
Article 15 collected ₹40 Cr India nett at the box office, with a worldwide gross of ₹40 Cr India nett. The India nett figure represents collections after GST extraction, as reported by Box Office India and cross-referenced with Sacnilk and Pinkvilla.
Article 15 released in 2019 and is likely available on major Indian streaming platforms. Check Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar, ZEE5 and SonyLIV for current availability, as OTT rights shift periodically.
Article 15 was directed by Anubhav Sinha. The 2019 Hindi film earned a Super Hit verdict at the Indian box office, collecting ₹40 Cr India nett.
Article 15 collected ₹40 Cr India nett in 2019, earning a Super Hit verdict. Uri at ₹244 Cr on ₹50 Cr budget — +388% ROI — was the most efficient blockbuster of the decade. War at ₹295 Cr gave YRF its homegrown franchise blockbuster at full scale. Kabir Singh at ₹276 Cr was co...