India, Dec. 24 -- Music composer Arjun Janya's much-awaited directorial debut, featuring Shivarajkumar, Upendra and Raj B Shetty in the lead, began its box office journey with paid premieres on the evening of December 24, 2025. Reports from the special show for media a day earlier had been mixed and going by the comments trickling in after the premieres, it appears that 45 has divided audiences.

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45, according to Arjun, is a story that he wrote based on certain personal experiences, including the loss of his brother during the pandemic. The film revolves around concepts of the afterlife, as per the Garuda Purana, featuring a lo...