‘Chhaava’ Crosses Rs 100 Crore Mark In Opening Weekend, Highest Hindi Grosser Of 2025
Vicky Kaushal’s historical biopic ‘Chhaava’, directed by Laxman Utekar, has set the box office on fire and Bollywood has finally received its first big hit of the year.
Vicky Kaushal’s historical biopic ‘Chhaava’, directed by Laxman Utekar, has set the box office on fire and Bollywood has finally received its first big hit of the year. The new Hindi movie also stars Rashmika Mandanna and Akshaye Khanna in pivotal roles. ‘Chhaava’ has become the best performing Hindi film of 2025 so far as it went past the Rs 100 crore mark in its opening weekend. As per trade website Sacnilk, ‘Chhaava’ earned Rs 48.50 crore on Sunday, the third day of its release, the film's biggest single day haul yet.
The total nett domestic collection of the film now stands at Rs 116.50 crore. ‘Chhaava’ is now Vicky Kaushal's sixth film to go past the Rs 100 crore mark. While it is Rashmika Mandanna's eighth film to cross the milestone.
‘Chhaava’ is currently Vicky Kaushal's third-highest grosser. The film has already surpassed the collection of ‘Sam Bahadur’, and it is expected to cross the lifetime earnings of ‘Raazi’ by the end of this week.
The film's overall occupancy on Sunday was 62.48 per cent with a total of 6,670 shows running all over India. ‘Chhaava’ is receiving praise for acting performances by Vicky Kaushal, Akshaye Khanna, Vineet Kumar Singh, Ashutosh Rana and Rashmika Mandanna.
‘Chhaava’ has been produced by Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Films. ‘Chhaava’ is a period drama that brings to life the legendary story of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, played by Vicky Kaushal. The film portrays his courageous reign and starts with his coronation in 1681.
The film sees Rashmika Mandanna essaying the role of Maharani Yesubai. Akshaye Khanna features as Aurangzeb, Ashutosh Rana as Sarsenapati Hambirao Mohite, and Divya Dutta as Soyarabai.
‘Chhaava’ is an adaptation of the Marathi novel ‘Chhava’ by Shivaji Sawant. The film’s score and soundtrack album have been composed by AR Rahman, with lyrics penned by Irshad Kamil.
During the film’s promotion in Delhi, Vicky Kaushal shared that preparing for the role was physically and emotionally demanding, leaving him with little time for himself. He also praised his wife, Katrina Kaif, for being understanding and supportive throughout the process.
“There were days when I had no time to even relax. With 12-hour shoot schedules, two hours of training before and two hours of action rehearsals after, I barely had time to sleep,” Vicky Kaushal had earlier said while speaking about his transformation for the film.
“Katrina knows how it is in the industry, and she was so kind and patient with me,” he added.
