India, Oct. 3 -- When advance bookings for Kantara Chapter 1 opened across the country, the buzz was that the film was far from the expected momentum in the Hindi belt. The Hindi dubbed version of the original Kantara had done phenomenal business, so, there was no doubt that the prequel would follow suit. Trackers, however, stated that the film fell far behind the record set by Yash's KGF Chapter 2 in that region.

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On Day 1, Kantara Chapter 1 is said to have made Rs 60 cr, with the Hindi version slightly ahead of the Kannada original at Rs 19.5cr and Rs 18 cr, resp...