The historical drama Chhaava, starring Vicky Kaushal has officially surpassed the Rs 500 crore mark at the Indian box office. The film that became the first movie of 2025 to hit the milestone, did so in just 23 days of release.
Directed by Laxman Utekar, the film that sees Vicky take on the role of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, saw impressive growth at the box office on its fourth Saturday. After beginning week 4 with a collection of Rs 8.75 crore, the movie saw an impressive 50% rise in numbers to earn an estimated Rs 16.5 crore on Saturday.
After earning an impressive Rs 219.25 crore in week 1, followed by a collection of Rs 180.25 crore on week 2 the film saw its collections decline to Rs 84.5 crore in week 3. With the two-days collections of week 4, the film has now earned a total of Rs 508.8 crore, according to early estimates on Sacnilk.com.
According to the report, an estimated Rs 503.3 crore was earned from the Hindi release, while an added Rs 5.5 crore came in through the Telugu dubbed version which hit cinemas on Friday, March 7.
Reacting to the film crossing the milestone, Vicky took to his handle to say, “Thank you for your immense love.”
The film’s success has been bolstered by its strong reception in Maharashtra, where it surpassed previous records set by films like Pushpa 2: The Rule.
Chhaava is now Vicky’s highest-earning film in his career, above ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ (Rs 244.14 crore), Raazi (Rs 123.74 crore), Sam Bahadur (Rs 93.95 crore) and Zara Hatke Zara Bachke (Rs 88.35 crore).
The movie which will soon clock a month since its release, stirred an interesting reaction from audiences in Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur district. According to viral reports, several people dug land around Asirgarh Fort searching for hidden treasure. Reports state that people arrived in large numbers at the 15th-century fort, around 20 km from the district headquarters, over the last couple of days following rumours about a hidden treasure allegedly sparked by a depiction of the fort in Vicky Kaushal-starrer “Chhava”.
Burhanpur district collector Harsh Singh said, “It came to my knowledge that some people dug up fields in search of gold coins. I have told the sub-divisional magistrate) to visit the spot.”
“I have told the SDM to conduct a probe and stop the digging activity. If the administration finds the coins with people and it is proved they were found at the site, they will be considered government property,” he added.
