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Laalo Krishna Sada Sahayate collection: With just one month remaining for 2025 to draw to a close, it’s safe to say now that the year has been only satisfactory for the Indian film industry. While it witnessed two Rs 1,000-crore grossers — Pushpa 2: The Rule and Kalki 2898 AD — and a couple of decent hits in 2024, even the highest-grossing Indian movie of 2025, Kantara 2, failed to cross the Rs 1,000 crore mark. The main reason for this year’s abysmal performance was that even the most anticipated movies, headlined by major stars, fell short of expectations. Even those that did rake in big bucks, such as Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Rajinikanth-led Coolie and Ayan Mukerji’s Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR-stahitsbona fide blockbusters since their profit shares are extremely low owing to their mammoth budgets.
Amid such mediocre to substandard performances by big-ticket films, one small movie, whose name a large segment of the population hasn’t even heard of yet, let alone watched, has emerged as one of the most successful Indian flicks of the year, earning over 176 times its budget. Helmed by Ankit Sakhiya, the Gujarati devotional drama Laalo – Krishna Sada Sahayate has not only emerged as a sleeper hit but also ranks as the highest-grossing film of all time in the regional industry now.
Mounted on a budget of just Rs 50 lakh, according to Hindustan Times, Laalo initially struggled at the box office, with no takers. After registering an India nett collection of just Rs 4 lakh on its release day, October 10, the movie’s revenue remained around that level for several days before picking up. During its first week in theatres, Laalo earned just Rs 33 lakh. However, since the Gujarati film industry still commands only a small market, this wasn’t a bad figure. Thus, the movie continued its run. On its 19th day in theatres, as per industry tracker Sacnilk, Laalo’s daily nett collection touched the Rs 10 lakh mark for the first time. From then on, the figure began to rise.
Shocking everyone, on Day 24, marking its fourth Saturday in cinema halls, Laalo registered an India nett collection of Rs 1 crore and thus began its success journey. It recorded its highest daily collection on Day 31 (Sunday) when it earned Rs 7.1 crore. As of Wednesday, November 26, the movie’s total domestic collection stands at Rs 76.55 crore. Laalo has grossed Rs 88.4 crore worldwide so far, thus becoming a historic success in Gujarati cinema. Although it doesn’t feature in the list of the highest-grossing Indian films of 2025, Laalo can indeed be described as the most profitable movie of the year.
Starring Reeva Rachh, Shruhad Goswami, and Karan Joshi in key roles, the movie’s synopsis on IMDb reads, “A rickshaw driver trapped in a farmhouse confronts his past demons while experiencing visions of Lord Krishna, who guides him through a transformative journey of self-discovery and healing.” Written by Krushansh Vaja, Vicky Poornima, and Ankit Sakhiya, Laalo features cinematography by Shubham Gajjar, music by Smmit Jay, and editing by Krushansh Pravinbhai Vaja and Ankit Bhupatbhai Sakhiya.
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