‘Chhaava’ which sees Vicky Kaushal play the role of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj released on Friday. It is the biggest opener of Vicky’s career and also the biggest opener of 2025 so far. The film sees Rashmika Mandanna play his wife Yesubai.
The film directed by Laxman Utekar had an opening of Rs 31 crore on Friday which is day 1. The collection of the movie from the Mumbai circuit (due to Maharashtra) is the highest. According to Box Office India, the film collected in the range of Rs 15 crore from Mumbai itself. Apart from that, the collection from other circuits like Nizam/Andhra and CP Berar is also excellent. While this has also led to a positive word of mouth for the movie. The collection of day 2 is expected to be higher than day 1. The occupancy in the morning shows was 32.91 per cent. Thus, up till evening, the film had already collected Rs 31.79 crore on Saturday, day 2.
Thus, till Saturday evening, the total collection of the film so far now is Rs 51.02 crore as per Sacnilk. The collections are usually expected to be higher on Saturday night due to a holiday on Sunday. Thus, one can expect more occupancy in the night shows on Saturday, leading to a bigger number. One had expected the film to cross Rs 50 crore on Saturday and it has now! The numbers can increase further till the night shows.
Day wise collection:
Day 1 [1st Friday] ₹ 31 crore
Day 2 (1st Saturday till afternoon) ₹ 20.02 crore
Total ₹
62.79
crore
Apart from Vicky and Rashmika, ‘Chhaava’ also stars Akshaye Khanna who plays Aurangzeb.
Vicky Kaushal admitted that this role was unlike any other, calling it his “toughest role” yet. The actor had to go through immense physical and mental preparation to embody the historical figure, both in terms of his appearance and his understanding of the era.
“Playing such a historical figure requires a lot of discipline, and discipline is tough. If you are not used to discipline, where I was, it becomes very challenging because it’s not just a one-month commitment; it’s a commitment for one and a half to two years,” Vicky said.
The film brings to life the courageous Maratha ruler’s story, starting with his coronation in 1681.
