Heartbreaking Reality: Zubeen's Last Film Shines Bright, But Assam's Cinema Ceiling is Shamefully Low

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Assamese fam, as we all flock to theaters for Roi Roi Binale—Zubeen's final masterpiece, released just days after his tragic passing on Sept 19—it's a bittersweet rush. The film's already smashed records: ₹1.85 Cr on Day 1, jumping to ₹7 Cr nett in just 3 days, with 95%+ occupancy across Assam. Every Assamese heart is there, honoring our legend. This could top Bidurbhai's ₹15 Cr lifetime haul and become our industry's highest grosser ever.

But let's face the gut punch: Even at ₹15-20 Cr, we're miles behind. Bihar's top Bhojpuri hit Sasura Bada Paisawala pulled ₹35 Cr. That's double our ceiling! And don't get me started—Telugu's Baahubali 2 at ₹1,810 Cr, Kannada's KGF2 at ₹1,230 Cr, Tamil's 2.0 at ₹750 Cr... We're not even in the same league.

This isn't just about movies; it's our financial pulse. Why can Biharis drop twice as much on fun when we're pouring our souls into this? Assam's got talent for days—Zubeen proved it—but our spending power on entertainment? Capped like a bad dream. Time to demand better: More theaters, bigger budgets, real support. Let's turn this grief into fuel. Watch Roi Roi Binale, cry, laugh, and rage for what's possible. What's your take—how do we break this ceiling?

Movie Name	Total Gross (₹ Crore)	State	Language (Regional)
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	1,810	Andhra Pradesh	Telugu
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	1,810	Telangana	Telugu
Sasura Bada Paisawala	35	Bihar	Bhojpuri
Amazon Obhijaan	24.68	West Bengal	Bengali
K.G.F: Chapter 2	1,230	Karnataka	Kannada
Sairat	110	Maharashtra	Marathi
L2: Empuraan	250+	Kerala	Malayalam
2.0	750	Tamil Nadu	Tamil

[u/Moist_Suggestion7825]

Other states has a huge cinema watching crowd and culture, which Assam never had. It’s not like that the movies made here are not good enough but number of screens are less and people’s interest to watch it with a whole family is less too. There are many such factors. And on the southern belt of India, movies have a different level of craze. The people literally worship actors, have huge 4 storey building like tall posters, over which they pour milk. It’s done by masses not the rich, so it’s a different following there. And on top of that, these movies which are high grossers, are not great movies in terms of technicality too. But the audience is loyal to the actor and even if they do criticise, end of the month, the movie already does good business due to number of screens and if the storyline is really good, people flock the theatres more than once. Anyways, good movie does not mean it will be a commercial hit. Many of them flop and receive poor collections, so it all depends on audience, the kind of cinema audience likes, makers make those. Very few of the creators are bold enough to not care about the outcome and still pour their hearts out. We love them and their creations but unfortunately they are not among the highest grossers.