Vicky Kaushal, who started his career with the movie Masaan in 2015, has come a long way in a decade. Vicky has played many underrated roles in his career, polishing himself for the craft and getting ready to create his own history. With Chhaava, he did the same! Released on February 14, his magnum opus ‘Chhaava’ made Rs.116.5 crore in its debut weekend.
Chhaava Movie Review
Directed by Laxman Utekar, the movie features Vicky Kaushal as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, while Rashmika Mandanna plays Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj’s wife Yesubai. According to the Sacnilk report, after making the 2025 biggest opening so far with Rs 31 crore on Friday, the movie made a business of Rs.37 crore on Saturday, which was a straight 19.35 percent jump. Then on Sunday, as per the rough data, the movie saw another rise of more than 30 percent. It collected Rs. 48.5 crores on day 3, taking the total collection to Rs. 116.5 crores after three days of theatrical release. These are still rough numbers; thus, it seems the movie’s business might surprise further.
The occupancy rate was 50.39% on February 15 and 62.48% on February 16. The footfall recorded on Saturday was 32.91%, and on Sunday, it was 49.82%.
The afternoon shows went from 47.06% occupancy on Saturday to 67.46% on Sunday. Similarly, day 2 evening shows occupancy stats were 52.57%, and day 3 was 72.95%. Only the night shows saw a dip, the rate went from 69.02% to 59.68%.
‘Chhaava’
Based on the book of the same title, Chhaava is the story of one of India’s greatest warriors, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. It doesn’t tell their whole life story in detail but captures the key moments and shows especially the parts where he stood as the true soldier for ‘swaraj.’
In addition to Vicky Kaushal and Rashmika Mandanna, the movie features Akshaye Khanna. He plays the main antagonist in the historical drama, the Mughal monarch Aurangzeb. Ashutosh Rana, Divya Dutta, Diana Penty, and Vineet Kumar Singh are also seen in pivotal roles.
Vicky Kaushal has been garnering a lot of love for his work. In our ETimes review as well we mentioned,
“the film belongs to Vicky Kaushal and it’s fair to say he has given his blood, sweat and tears to this titular part. He channels his inner rage, allows his rudra avatar to take over and roars like a tiger in every scene, commanding your undivided attention. This is one of his finest performances till date and no one could have done it better than him.”