Raja Shivaji box office collection day 1: Riteish Deshmukh’s Raja Shivaji, co-written, directed by and starring him, hit screens on May 1. The Hindi-Marathi film starring Genelia D’Souza, Abhishek Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Vidya Balan and others has beaten the opening collection of Krish and Kangana Ranaut’s film historical drama film Manikarnika.
Raja Shivaji box office collection
According to the trade website Sacnilk, Raja Shivaji collected ₹11.70 crore net in India on its opening day. The film fared better in Marathi than in Hindi with an overall 32% occupancy. Raja Shivaji collected ₹8.75 crore net in Marathi and ₹2.95 crore net in Hindi. The film had a decent opening, and it remains to be seen how it fares in the coming days and if it shows a hike, especially with the weekend approaching.
This means that Raja Shivaji has beaten the opening-day collections of Manikarnika (2019), which collected ₹8.75 crore. For context, other historical dramas like Om Raut and Ajay Devgn’s Tanhaji (2020) had collected ₹15.10 crore on its opening day, while Laxman Utekar and Vicky Kaushal’s Chhaava (2025) had made ₹33.50 crore.
About Raja Shivaji
Raja Shivaji is co-written and directed by Riteish Deshmukh and is based on the life of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire. It is produced by Genelia D’Souza and Jyoti Deshpande. Riteish and Genelia star in it as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Saibai. Their sons, Rahyl and Riaan, played young Sivaji. Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sachin Khedekar, Bhagyashree, Fardeen Khan, Jitendra Joshi, and Amole Gupte also play key roles. The film is reportedly the most expensive Marathi film ever made at ₹100 crore. It was also released in Hindi and received mixed reviews.
Hindustan Times’ review of Raja Shivaji reads: “On the acting front, Riteish Deshmukh gives the role his all and, for the most part, manages to convince. The impact, however, might have been stronger had the runtime been trimmed. Genelia Deshmukh, his real-life partner, is wonderful in her part as Saibai.” But to sum it up: “Overall, Raja Shivaji is a film that commands respect more than it commands engagement. The intent is noble, the scale undeniable. But for all it’s visual grandeur, it doesn’t translate into a consistent, gripping cinematic experience. It soars in parts, especially towards the end. But as a whole, it remains a spectacle that you admire more than you feel.”