Rajkummar Rao ’s latest release Newton is touted to be one of the finest stories told by Bollywood. The small budget film has an acting gem Rajkummar Rao among other star performers like Sanjay Mishra, Pankaj Tripathi , Anjali Patil , and Raghubir Yadav who elevate the screenplay with their flawless and convincing acting. Amit Masurkar ’s directorial Newton has been garnering praises all over. The film not only has won accolades at the international film festival but now has been selected as India’s official entry for the Oscars 2018.

The film, Newton , started on a low note and managed to make only Rs. 96 lakhs on its opening Friday. However, the huge buzz after its Oscar selection news and the positive word of mouth helped it in increasing the footfalls during the weekend. The movie raked in Rs. 2.52 crores on Saturday and Rs. 3.42 crores on Sunday, hence, the total collection stands at Rs. 6.90 crores at the domestic front.

Newton is expected to remain stable during the weekdays and is not affected much by the competition film Bhoomi and Haseena Parkar. It is a small budget movie and shot in real locations, it has been rendered only 430 screens across the country. We wish the makers increase the number of screen slots after the positive response.

The movie narrates the tale of a newly recruited government employee named Nutan Kumar a.k.a. Newton, played by Rajkummar Rao , who is entrusted with the responsibility of carrying out a fair election in a Naxal hit area.