Raja Shivaji, the ambitious historical drama starring Riteish Deshmukh, has made a strong start at the box office, surpassing the opening day collection of Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. The film, which Deshmukh co-wrote, directed, and headlined, collected ₹11.70 crore net in India on its opening day, with ₹8.75 crore net in Marathi and ₹2.95 crore net in Hindi.
The film, which also features Genelia D'Souza, Abhishek Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, and Vidya Balan, had a decent opening and remains to be seen how it fares in the coming days. Raja Shivaji has beaten the opening-day collections of Manikarnika (2019), which collected ₹8.75 crore.
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 and is reportedly the most expensive Marathi film ever made at ₹100 crore.
