Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia are in the news these days regarding the release of the film ‘Raja Shivaji’. The film is getting great response from people. Fans and critics gave positive reviews to the movie. Due to good word of mouth, the film also got excellent response at the box office. The movie defeated films like ‘Bhoot Bangla’ and ‘Dhurandhar 2’ in terms of earnings. It has so far recovered 32 percent of the budget.

Two days collection of ‘Raja Shivaji’

According to Sacknilk, ‘Raja Shivaji’ had a great start at the box office. The film collected Rs 11.35 crore on the first day. There was a decline in the film’s earnings on the second day. It did a business of Rs 10.55 crore on Saturday, after which the two-day collection of the film reached Rs 21.9 crore. Along with this, the film is earning well on weekends also. Whereas the India gross collection of the film was 26.06 crores.

32% of the budget has been recovered

According to Koimoi report, the budget of ‘Raja Shivaji’ is around 75 crores. It is being said to be the most expensive film of Marathi cinema and in such a situation, 32% of the film budget has been recovered in just two days. However, with this earning it is believed that the film is on the success track at the box office.

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‘Raja Shivaji’ can enter top 10 Marathi grosser films

According to the report of Koimoi, ‘Raja Shivaji’ can enter the list of top 10 Marathi grosser films after its third day’s earnings today i.e. on Sunday. This film can beat ‘Krantijyoti Vidyalaya Marathi Madhyam’ (28 crores). ‘Raja Shivaji’ has left behind the lifetime collection of the films ‘Mukta Barve’ and ‘Nach Ga Ghuma’ (23.55 crores) directed by Ritesh Deshmukh.

India’s top 10 Marathi grosser films

Sairat- 80.98 crores
Baipan Bhari Deva – 76.28 crores
Veda- 61.20 crores
Natsamrat- 42 crores
Pawankhind – 37.72 crores
Lai Bhari – 37 crores
Katyar Kaljat Ghusali – 35 crores
Thackeray- 31.6 crores
Timepass- 30 crores
Krantijyoti Vidyalaya Marathi Medium – 28 crores

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Story and star cast of ‘Raja Shivaji’

However, if we talk about the story and star cast of ‘Raja Shivaji’, the story of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has been shown in the film. The war between him and Afzal Khan has been shown. In this, Riteish Deshmukh is in the role of King Shivaji and Genelia Deshmukh is the producer and lead actress of the film. Ritesh has directed it. Apart from Ritesh and Genelia, actors like Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Bhagyashree and Vidya Balan are in important roles. Sanjay Dutt is the villain of the film.