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Riteish Deshmukh’s ambitious project, ‘Raja Shivaji’, is currently running theaters and receiving love from the audience. As the title suggests, the film is based on the life of the Maratha warrior king, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The period drama registered a historic opening for its Marathi version in cinemas.
The star-studded cast and its performances have won praise from cinegoers.
“Raja Shivaji” Box office collection Day 3 [LIVE]
The Riteish Deshmukh starrer grossed Rs 11.35 crore on its first day in theatres. On the second day, the film grossed Rs 10.55 crore. Now, according to a Sacnilk report, the historical drama is currently running across 1,785 shows and has collected Rs 1.75 crore As of now. The numbers are expected to rise as the day progresses. This has pushed India’s overall collections to Rs 28.13 crorewhile India’s total net profits amounted to Rs 23.65 crore.
Box office competition
Riteish Deshmukh’s passion project is facing competition from Akshay Kumar’s Bhooth Bangla and Junaid Khan and Sai Pallavi starrer Ek Din. Not only this, ‘Raja Shivaji’ shares his performances with Hollywood releases like ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ and ‘Michael’.
Star cast and Salman Khan Special appearance
The film’s star cast includes Riteish Deshmukh, Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Amoli Gupte, Fardeen Khan, Sachin Khedekar, Bhagyashree, and.
Genelia Deshmukh
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It also features Ritesh’s sons Rayan and Rahil, Jitendra Joshi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Boman Irani, Mohit Takalkar, Suresh Vishwakarma, Ashok Samarth, and more.Salman Khan made a special appearance in the film as Jeeva Mahala, Maharaj’s bodyguard during Pratapgad’s battle with Afzal Khan.Meanwhile, Siddharth Jadhav, Remo D’Souza, Ritesh’s brother and politician Dheeraj Deshmukh featured in the national anthem song ‘Chatrapati’.
More about Raja Shivaji
The music is composed by the duo Ajay-Atul. It is praised by the audience. Apart from playing the titular role, Riteish Deshmukh has also written and directed the film.The film was released in theaters on 1 May 2026 in Marathi, Hindi and Telugu languages.