Raja Shivaji becomes only second Marathi film to cross ₹100 crore, set to surpass Sairat’s all-time record

A decade after Sairat became the first Marathi film to cross the ₹100 crore mark worldwide, Riteish Deshmukh has repeated the feat with Raja Shivaji, rewriting Marathi cinema’s box office history.

The historical action drama based on the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj crossed ₹100 crore gross worldwide on Sunday, becoming only the second Marathi film ever to reach the milestone. With its strong momentum continuing into the third week, the film is now poised to overtake Sairat as the highest-grossing Marathi film of all time.

Raja Shivaji opened to a powerful start, collecting over ₹30 crore net in its first weekend. It maintained steady collections through the weekdays, ending its first week at ₹52.65 crore net and second week at ₹77 crore net. A strong third weekend added another ₹7.60 crore net, taking its domestic total after 17 days to ₹84.55 crore net, or roughly ₹100 crore gross.

The achievement is particularly notable because the film did not receive an overseas release — a common limitation for Marathi cinema. Even so, the film earned ₹4 crore gross on Sunday alone and is expected to continue its strong run into the coming week.

Sairat, directed by Nagraj Manjule, still holds the Marathi box office record with a lifetime gross of ₹110 crore. However, Raja Shivaji is widely expected to surpass that figure during its fourth week.

Only a handful of Marathi films — including Baipan Bhari Deva, Ved and Natsamrat — have crossed the ₹50 crore mark, highlighting the scale of Raja Shivaji’s success. Incidentally, Ved also starred Riteish Deshmukh, giving him two films among the top five highest-grossing Marathi movies ever.

Raja Shivaji is written and directed by Riteish Deshmukh and produced by Genelia D’Souza and Jyoti Deshpande under Mumbai Film Company and Jio Studios. The film also features Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sachin Khedekar, Bhagyashree, Fardeen Khan, Jitendra Joshi and Amole Gupte.