Synopsis
The story of Vikram Singh, a spy who in 1991 becomes in entangled in the Sri Lankan Civil War. Through a British journalist, Vikram learns of a plot by Tamil resistance fighters to assassinate former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
BOTY Score
83
| Release Date | 23 August, 2013 |
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| Starring | John Abraham, Nargis Fakhri |
| Director | Shoojit Sircar |
| Budget | ₹34 crores |
| Box Office India | ₹44 crores |
| Box Office Worldwide | ₹67 crores |
| Genre | Action, Drama, Thriller, War |
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Day-wise Box Office Collections
| First Day | ₹5.09 crores |
| First Weekend | ₹20.54 crores |
| First Week | ₹32.78 crores |
| Lifetime India (net) | ₹44 crores |
| Worldwide Gross | ₹67 crores |
Movie Reception
Madras Cafe opened well and earned around Rs. 5 crores on its first day. Due to the positive critics' review and word of mouth, it witnessed an excellent growth and crossed Rs. 20 crores mark over the first weekend. The stronghold of the film on the weekdays ensured a total of Rs. 32 crores in the first week.
It remained strong in the second week and collected Rs. 44 crores in its lifetime. The overseas earning of the film crossed Rs. 20 crores which ensured a worldwide total of Rs. 67 crores in its lifetime. It turned out to be one of the best Hindi films of all time.
Full Cast & Characters
| ACTOR NAME | CHARACTER NAME |
| John Abraham | Major Vikram Singh |
| Nargis Fakhri | Jaya Sahni |
| Rashi Khanna | Ruby Singh |
| Siddhartha Basu | Robin Dutt(RD), RAW Chief |
| Ajay Rathnam | Anna Bhaskaran |
| Prakash Belawadi | Bala, Major Vikram Singh's superior in Jaffna |
| Tinu Menachery | Tamil rebel |
| Agnello Dias | Sri Lankan minister |
| Piyush Pandey | the Cabinet Secretary of India |
| Dibang | a formal Intelligence Officer |
| Leena Maria Paul | Tamil Rebel |
Fun Facts & Triva
- This film is set during the times of former Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi's assassination.
- It is a debut Hindi film of Rashi Kanna.
- Nargis Fakhri didn't use any voice artists for her dialogues. She spoke all her lines by herself despite having a poor command of the Hindi language.
