# Ishqnama earns Rs 11.48 crore in 26 days, still 41 lakh short of Ishqan De Lekhe 2026-08-19T19:27:46+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Ishqnama, starring Jai Randhawa and Shehnaaz Gill, has collected Rs 11.48 crore net in India after 26 days. On day 26, the film earned an estimated Rs 4 lakh, similar to its fourth Monday collection of Rs 3 lakh. The romantic period drama, directed by Arvindr Khaira, was made on a budget of Rs 20 crore and has recovered only 57% of that amount. The film is now unlikely to surpass Ishqan De Lekhe (Rs 11.89 crore) to enter the top three highest-grossing Punjabi films of 2026. It remains Rs 41 lakh short of that mark. The current top three are Carry On Jatta 4 (Rs 18.62 crore), Rabb Da Radio 3 (Rs 12.57 crore), and Ishqan De Lekhe (Rs 11.89 crore). Ishqnama is projected to end its run with a deficit of over Rs 9 crore. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Ishqnama is the third Punjabi film to release in 2026 after Carry On Jatta 4 and Rabb Da Radio 3, both of which performed well. The film opened to decent numbers but failed to sustain momentum beyond the first week. A budget of Rs 20 crore is considered high for a Punjabi film, and recouping it requires strong rural and overseas collections. The film's lifetime India net is likely to settle around Rs 11.5-11.8 crore, leaving a shortfall of over Rs 8 crore. The final total will be known after the fifth weekend, but the margin to break even is effectively out of reach. ## Coverage - koimoi.com Drama-first framing: headline uses 'tanked', 'too late', leads with loss and deficit rather than factual box office data. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Arvindr Khaira, Ishqnama, Jai Randhawa, Shehnaaz Gill Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ishqnama-earns-rs-11-48-crore-in-26-days-still-41-lakh-short-of-ishqan-de-lekhe/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ishqnama-earns-rs-11-48-crore-in-26-days-still-41-lakh-short-of-ishqan-de-lekhe/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/