Riteish Deshmukh He had been working on his passion project ‘Raja Shivaji’ for a long time. Now, the film has finally opened in theaters and is receiving love from the audience. The film is based on the life of the founder of the Maratha empire, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.Reportedly, the film was shot simultaneously in Marathi and Hindi. Well, the Marathi version is doing huge numbers at the box office, and its Hindi counterpart is doing quite well in the collections.
‘Raja Shivaji’ Box Office Collection Day 2 (Hindi)
On the day of its theatrical release, the Hindi version of ‘Raja Shivaji’ collected Rs 3.35 crore from 4,251 shows. As per Sacnilk report, on Day 2, the Hindi version of the period drama has collected Rs 3.40 crore from 4,295 shows. With this, the total net collection has reached 6.75 crores.Meanwhile, the overall collection (including Hindi and Marathi) on Day 2 stood at Rs 10.55 crore, which took the total net collection in India to Rs 21.90 crore.
Daily collection (India net)
Day 1 (Hindi): Rs 3.35 croreDay 1 (Marathi): 8 croresDay 2 Hindi: Rs 3.40 croreDay 2 Marathi: 7.15 croresTotal: 21.90 millionMeanwhile, the total gross collection in India stands at Rs 26.06 crore at the box office.
Box office competition
The film is being shared with Priyadarshan’s horror-comedy ‘Bhooth Bangla’, starring Akshay Kumar. Actor Riteish Deshmukh is also competing with Junaid Khan and Sai Pallavi starrer ‘Ek Din’ and Hollywood releases – Michael Jackson biopic ‘Michael’ and fashion film ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’.Not only that, Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ is also playing in select theatres.
More about ‘Raja Shivaji’
Riteish Deshmukh has not only played the role of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj; he also wrote and directed the film. Apart from that, the film also has a star star cast including Sanjay Dutt, Vidya Balan, Genelia Deshmukh, Amole Gupte, Abhishek Bachchan and Sachin Khedekar.It has Jitendra Joshi, Boman Irani, Ashok Samarth, Suresh Vishwakarma, Riteish and Genelia’s sons, Riaan and Rahyl, Mir Sarwar and more. The duo Ajay-Atul has composed the music for the film, and it is being highly appreciated.The film opened in theaters on May 1, 2026.DISCLAIMER: The box office numbers and data in this article are collected from various public and industry sources. All figures are approximate unless explicitly stated, providing a fair representation of the film’s box office performance. These totals are subject to change as official studio figures are updated or additional international market reports are finalized. This data is provided for information and entertainment purposes only.