Vicky Kaushal starrer Chhaava is an inch away from earning ₹200 crore; sees major push from Maharashtra

Chhaava recorded a net India box office collection of ₹32 crore on Day 6. The Vicky Kaushal-starrer historical drama had been experiencing a decline until Tuesday but has now regained momentum, marking its second consecutive day of increased earnings. With this surge, the film's net India collection has reached ₹197.75 crore, according to data from box office tracking platform Sacnilk.

Hindi theatre occupancy has also improved, rising from 32% to 41% since yesterday. Nearly all shows, whether morning or night, maintain at least one-third occupancy.

This surge is primarily driven by a sharp increase in theatre occupancy in Mumbai and Pune, where nearly 80% of seats are filled.

With the success of Chhaava, the film is on track to become Vicky Kaushal's highest-grossing movie. His top-earning films include Uri: The Surgical Strike, which amassed ₹244.14 crore, followed by Chhaava, Raazi, and Sam Bahadur. However, only Uri, Raazi, and Chhaava have surpassed the ₹100 crore mark.

Chhaava is a Hindi-language historical action-drama is an attempt to narrate the story of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the son of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Directed by Laxman Utekar and produced by Dinesh Vijan under the banner of Maddock Films, the film has been made on an estimated budget of ₹130 crore.

Vicky Kaushal leads the cast as Sambhaji, with Rashmika Mandanna portraying Maharani Yesubai. Akshaye Khanna takes on the role of Aurangzeb, while Ashutosh Rana plays Sarsenapati Hambirao Mohite, and Divya Dutta appears as Soyarabai. The film is an adaptation of Shivaji Sawant’s acclaimed Marathi novel Chhava.

A. R. Rahman has composed the film’s score and soundtrack, with lyrics by Irshad Kamil. Originally scheduled for release on 6 December 2024, Chhaava was later postponed to 14 February 2025.

Produced by Maddock Films, Chhaava comes from a production house that has carved a niche in Bollywood with its successful horror-comedy universe. Despite working with modest budgets, Maddock Films has consistently delivered box office hits, earning a reputation for crafting commercially successful films.

While Chhaava has generated significant buzz as one of the biggest films of early 2025, The Hollywood Reporter India noted that the film falls short on various fronts, criticising it for imitative storytelling and conforming to social prejudices for broader mass appeal.