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Riteish DeshmukhThe ambitious project ‘Raja Shivaji’ is running theaters and is 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 recorded a historic release in theaters for its Marathi version. The star-studded cast and their performances have been praised by moviegoers.
‘Raja Shivaji’ collection at the counter Day 3 [LIVE]
The Riteish Deshmukh starrer raked in Rs 11.35 crore on its opening day at the theatres. On day 2, the film earned 10.55 million euros. Now, according to Sacnilk’s report, the historical drama is running and has collected 1,785 shows. 1.75 million like until now The number is expected to increase as the day progresses. This has boosted India’s gross collections 28.13 millionWhile net profits in India are total 23.65 million.
Box office competition
Riteish Deshmukh’s passion project has faced competition from Akshay Kumar’s ‘Bhooth Bangla’ and Junaid Khan and Sai Pallavi starrer ‘Ek Din’. Not only that, ‘Raja Shivaji’ shares its show slots with Hollywood releases like ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ and ‘Michael’.
Stars, actors and Salman Khan special appearance of
The star stars of the film include Riteish Deshmukh, Sanjay DuttAbhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Amole Gupte, Fardeen Khan, Sachin Khedekar, Bhagyashree and Genelia Deshmukh.It also features Riteish’s sons, Riaan and Rahyl, Jitendra Joshi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Boman Irani, Mohit Takalkar, Suresh Vishwakarma, Ashok Samarth and more.Salman Khan has made a special appearance in the film as Jiva Mahala, the guardian of Maharaj with Afzal Khan during the battle of Pratapgad.Meanwhile, Siddharth Jadhav, Remo D’Souza and Riteish’s brother and politician, Dhiraj Deshmukh, appeared on the anthemic song ‘Chatrapati’.
More about ‘Raja Shivaji’
Music composed by Ajay-Atul duo. The audience is praising it. Apart from playing the titular role, the film is also written and directed by Riteish Deshmukh.The movie released in theaters on 1 May 2026 in Marathi, Hindi and Telugu.
