Rishab Shetty's Kantara- Chapter 1 and Shashank Khaitan's multi-starrer directorial Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari was released in theatres on October 2. While Kantara Chapter 1 was originally made in Kannada, it was dubbed in multiple languages, including Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu. Kantara Chapter 1 has been enjoying a blockbuster run at the box office despite the clash. The multi-starrer Hindi drama backed by Dharma Productions stars Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor, Rohit Saraf, and Sanya Malhotra and has been struggling at the box office. 

Kantara Chapter 1 vs Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumar box office clash

Both films had an extended festival weekend as it was released on the occasion of Dussehra and Gandhi Jayanti. Kantara- Chapter 1' Hindi version alone has stormed at the box office leaving Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari way behind. While Kantara earned a total of Rs 75 crore from its Hindi audience in its first weekend, Sunny Sanskari earned Rs 32 crore in the same period.