‘Chhaava’ Scores $86 Million In 4 Weeks

Indian star Vicky Kaushal has now registered $86 million gross collections at the global box office with his new war saga, Chhaava. Directed by Laxman Utekar, the Hindi film is Kaushal’s biggest box office hit and has also secured a spot among the top grossing Hindi films of all times.

Vicky Kaushal plays the warrior king Sambhaji Maharaj, the son of Chhattrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Chhaava. The film made an opening global collection of $19 million when it hit theatres on February 14. One month later, the film has collected $86.4 million worldwide. In India alone, the film has scored more than $73 million.

Chhaava is top grossing Indian film in 2025

Just six days after hitting theatres, Chhaava reached $25 million-mark. In its debut week, the film ranked among top-scoring films worldwide for the weekend ending February 16. It also made it to world’s top five highest-scoring movies in its second weekend. It was ranked as ninth highest-grossing movie in the US markets with a collection of $2.2 million over the opening weekend.

Chhaava box office Report

Chhaava scored gross collections exceeding $15 million in its first weekend at the Indian ticket windows. Securing highest box office numbers for any Hindi film on a Monday, the film registered $3 million on February 18 at the box office.

Chhaava managed to cross the $20 million-mark within five days of the release and reached the $25 million-mark at the global box office by the end of six days. The Hindi film took just ten days to cross the $50 million-mark at the global box office.

Chhaava is now Kaushal’s biggest hit and also toppled Sankrathiki Vasthunam and Game Changer becoming highest grossing Indian film of 2025. It is now the highest-grossing Indian film of 2025.

Chhaava

Chhaava features Rashmika Mandanna, Ashutosh Rana, Vineet Kumar Singh and Akshaye Khanna in important roles. Maddock Films have produced the film which is directed by Utekar (previously worked on Mimi). The film tells the tales of bravery and patriotism that Indian warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s son, Sambhaji Maharaj displayed during the times of Mughal ruler Aurangzeb in India.

Akshaye Khanna plays the antagonist’s role Aurangzeb while Rashmika Mandanna is Kaushal’s onscreen wife, Yesubhai Bhonsle. Ashutosh Rana plays Hambir Rao while Vineet Kumar Singh delivers one of his career-best performance in the film as poet Kalash. Shivaji Sawant’s book Chhava has been adapted onscreen as the film Chhaava which features music by Oscar-winning musician AR Rahman.

Chhaava: Box office competition

After Chhaava hit theatres, Bollywood has seen a few significant films in theatres. Mere Husband Ki Biwi featuring Arjun Kapoor released on February 21 and saw a dismal run at the box office. Directed by Mudassar Aziz (Happy Bhag Jayegi, Khel Khel Mein), the movie also stars Bhumi Pednekar and Rakul Preet Singh.

Sohum Shah’s Crazxy and Zoya Akhtar’s Superboys of Malegaon also released in theatres on February 28, and both have limited screens across India. Directed by Reema Kagti (Dahaad), Superboys of Malegaon stars Adarsh Gourav, Vineet Kumar Singh, Shashank Arora and Anuj Singh Duhan in important roles. Crazxy focuses on one character, essayed by Shah himself who has produced the film as well. It scored nearly $2 million in three weeks. Both films have received critical acclaim and have also had decent box office run but did not churn out numbers big enough to compete with Chhaava. Their scale of release also make it impossible for them to compete.

The latest Hindi release, The Diplomat, has shown an upward trend, making space for some competition for Chhaava at the box office. Headlined by John Abraham, the new movie has scored nearly $1 million in its opening weekend, offering a decent battle for the war saga. However, none of these films boast of a scale that can offer tough competition to Chhaava. The film is likely to exploit its complete box office run before slowing down and landing a digital release.