Riteish Deshmukh’s passion project, ‘Raja Shivaji’, has been receiving a lot of love and appreciation from the audience. The movie is based on the life of the founder of the Maratha empire, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. While the audience expressed that the actor shouldn’t have played the titular role, those who watched the period drama shared that he ultimately delivered a convincing performance.The movie has been released in Marathi as well as Hindi. While the Marathi version is scored astoundingly, the Hindi counterpart is also doing well in collections.
‘Raja Shivaji’ box office collection Day 3 (Hindi)
The Hindi version of Riteish Deshmukh’s ‘Raja Shivaji’ opened to Rs 3.35 crore. Meanwhile, on Day 2, the movie raked in Rs 3.40 crore. Now, according to the Sacnilk report, on Day 3 (first Sunday), the period drama earned a net of Rs 4.25 crore across 3,919 shows. With that, the total collection of the film in Hindi has reached Rs 11 crore.
Day-wise collection (India net all versions)
Day 1 (Hindi): Rs 3.35 croreDay 1 (Marathi): Rs 8 croreDay 2 Hindi: Rs 3.40 croreDay 2 Marathi: Rs 7.15 croreDay 3 Hindi: Rs 4.25 croreDay 3 Marathi: Rs 7.75 croreTotal: Rs 33.90 croreMeanwhile, the total India gross collections now stand at Rs 40.34 crore.
‘Raja Shivaji’ box office competition
‘Raja Shivaji’ is facing competition at the box office from Akshay Kumar’s horror comedy, ‘Bhooth Bangla’, Junaid Khan’s ‘Ek Din’, and Anne Hathaway’s ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’. The movie also clashed with the Michael Jackson biopic titled ‘Michael’.
More about ‘Raja Shivaji’
Riteish Deshmukh has taken on multiple roles in this film – he plays Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and has also written and directed the movie.The film features a strong cast, including Sanjay Dutt, Vidya Balan, Genelia Deshmukh, Amole Gupte, Abhishek Bachchan, and Sachin Khedekar.Other actors in the movie include Jitendra Joshi, Boman Irani, Ashok Samarth, Suresh Vishwakarma, Riteish and Genelia’s sons, Riaan and Rahyl, and Mir Sarwar, among others.The music is composed by the duo Ajay-Atul and has received a lot of praise.The film was released in theatres on May 1, 2026.DISCLAIMER: The box office numbers and data in this article are compiled from diverse public and industry sources. All figures are approximate unless explicitly mentioned, offering a fair representation of the movie’s box office performance. These totals may change as official studio data are updated or as additional international market reports are finalised. This data is provided for informational and entertainment purposes only.
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