Satinder Randhawa

  Actor Vicky Kaushal's period drama opened on a strong note at the box office. Despite receiving mixed reviews, the Laxman Utekar directorial has achieved the biggest opening of 2025. Additionally, the film has also become the biggest opener for Vicky to date. As per early estimates,  Chhaava performed strongly on its opening day , earning approximately Rs 31 crore (nett) across all languages. The film had an overall 35.17 per cent occupancy in Hindi on Day 1. The film proved to be the best opener for Vicky and Indian films in 2025. With its impressive opening, Chhaava has become Vicky’s highest-grossing debut, surpassing the Rs 8.20 crore record set by Uri: The Surgical Strike. The film also outperformed Akshay Kumar’s Sky Force, which earned Rs 15.30 crore on its first day, making it the biggest Bollywood opener of 2025. Chhaava also broke the record set by Gully Boy in 2019 of Rs 19.40 crore, becoming the highest-grossing Indian film on Valentine’s Day. Given the strong wo...

  Actor Katrina Kaif expressed her pride in her husband, Vicky Kaushal, after watching his newly released film Chhaava. As   Vicky’s biggest supporter and cheerleader , she shared a poster of the film on social media, praising him, director Laxman Utekar, and the entire cast of Chhaava. In her note, Katrina called her husband a chameleon, for effortlessly portraying his characters in films. Her note began with, "What a cinematic experience and what a monumentus task to bring to life the glory of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. @laxman.utekar tells this incredible story in the most brilliant way. I am in awe, the last 40 min of the film will leave you speechless. I’ve spent all morning wanting to go and rewatch it again." Hyping Vicky Kaushal, Katrina wrote, "I’m lost for words at the impact of this film. @vickykaushal09 you truly are outstanding, every time you come on screen, every shot, the intensity you bring on screen, you are a chameleon the way you transform to your ...