Chhaava is shaking the North Indian box office. The film was released on Valentine’s Day and received a superb response from audiences and reviewers. Vicky Kaushal’s historical film was the first one to be announced for a December 1st week release, but due to multiple postponements, Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2 was forced to arrive on the same date, i.e., 5th December. If we look at the box office statistics, Chaava – Pushpa 2 achieved a double win with one move.
As said above, Maddock Films was the first one to announce the December first week’s date and they were hesitant to postpone the film. But later they postponed, and Pushpa 2 had a solo release, and now Chhaava is also having a solo release.
Chhaava’s Postponement works for Pushpa 2
Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2 did record collections in Hindi. In India, the film’s Hindi version has collected 740 Cr net and is an all-time record-breaking number for any Hindi film. Now, Chhaava is also gathering massive collections at the ticket windows. The historical action drama collected 155 Cr net for 5 days and is heading towards a 400 Cr net full run.
Chaava—Pushpa 2 achieved a double win with one move. Both films enjoyed their best run by getting a huge number of screens, and no audiences were split. If they were released in competition, then certainly both movies could have seen an impact. Pushpa 2: The Rule might not have created an all-time record, and Chhaava also wouldn’t have seen this level of record collections, as most audiences cannot bear to watch two big films at the same time due to high ticket prices.
Also, the collections would not have been the same for both films in Maharashtra. Pushpa 2 did a huge record number in the Maratha land, and now Chhaava is chasing the Pushparaj’s total in the same area. Maharashtra could have seen a massive impact if both films were released in competition.The postponement decision worked very well for both films.
Today Chhaava is expected to have its biggest day at the box office, as today marks Shivaji Maharaj’s Jayanthi. The advance bookings for the film in Maharashtra are phenomenal today.
Chhaava’s Telugu Release in Plans?
Chhaava is expected to have a big long run as it started gaining momentum continuously in other states too apart from Maharashtra. Also, there is heavy demand for the film to be released in South Indian versions, especially in Telugu. We need to wait and see whether makers can see the demand and release the dubbed versions in theaters or they directly add South Indian languages on OTT.
The digital rights of Chhaava are said to be bought by Netflix, but it will take more than 2 months to release the film on the OTT platform.
