Chhaava box office day 1 prediction: Vicky Kaushal's film expected to deliver the biggest Valentine’s Day opening

Vicky Kaushal's Chhaava is focusing on an incredible start at the Indian box office on Valentine's Day. Will it topple Ranveer Singh's Gully Boy? Read on to know.

Vicky Kaushal’s much-anticipated historical drama Chhaava is set to make waves at the box office. Since its teaser was released, there has been massive excitement and buzz around the film. Chhaava, which hits theatres today, had also witnessed impressive advance bookings. Directed by Laxman Utekar, the film managed to sell around 1.70 lakh tickets in the top three national cinema chains including PVR Inox and Cinepolis for its opening day. As per film industry tracker Sacnilk, the historical drama earned an estimated ₹13.79 crore from the advance booking collection.

Produced by Maddock Films, Chhaava has already earned ₹64 lakh on Day 1, as reported by Sacnilk. For the unversed, the movie also features Rashmika Mandanna, Akshaye Khanna, Ashutosh Rana, and Divya Dutta in key roles. The narrative follows the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's son, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj.

Chhaava is an adaptation of the Marathi novel with the same name. The novel is written by Shivaji Sawant. While Vicky Kaushal essays the role of Sambhaji, Akshaye Khanna plays Aurangzeb.

Laxman Utekar had rfecently stated that he read about Sambhaji Maharaj during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the time he got inspired to consider the novel for a cinematic adaptation. “Everyone knows about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, but no one knows about Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. He had such great courage and was a great warrior, but sadly no one knows about it. During the pandemic [COVID-19], when I read about Sambhaji Maharaj, I realised he is such a big character, and why are we not talking about his life? That’s when I started writing and the idea of Chhaava came to me,” Laxman told India Today.

If the film finds more takers it could even topple Gully Boy, which holds the record for the highest grosser among Valentine’s Day releases. Currently, Ranveer Singh’s Gully Boy is the biggest opener on Valentine’s Day with a collection of 19.40 crores.