Vicky Kaushal's 'Chhaava' roars at box office, earns Rs 50 crore on opening day

Vicky Kaushal's historical action film 'Chhaava' has made a grand entry at the box office, earning Rs 50 crore worldwide on its opening day, announced the makers on Saturday.

Directed by Laxman Utekar, the film is produced by Dinesh Vijan under his banner Maddock Films, the film hit the theatres on Friday, and has set the record of "biggest opening ever for a historical Hindi film." According to the production house.

"Yeh 'Chhaava ki dahaad' hai. Roared like a true warrior king! Biggest opening ever for a Historical Hindi Film. Book your tickets now," Maddock Films shared on its official X handle on Saturday along with a poster, which mentioned that the movie collected Rs 50 crore gross globally on the opening day.

Domestically, the film earned Rs 33.1 crore net at the box office. "Chhaava" marks the third biographical film for Kaushal after “Sardar Udham” and “Sam Bahadur”. In the movie, Kaushal essays the role of Maratha emperor Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, who was the son of Maratha empire founder Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

The cast includes Rashmika Mandanna and Akshaye Khanna, Diana Penty, Ashutosh Rana and Vineet Kumar Singh.

With a strong start at the box office, Chhaava is poised to continue its successful run in the coming days.