The first blockbuster of 2025, Chhaava , starring Vicky Kaushal and based on the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj’s bravery, ends on a very violent and disturbing note. Often, such content can put off a section of the audience. But Chhaava proves to be an exception.
Girish Johar, producer and film business analyst, said, “Risk is a part of the game. Allu Arjun wearing a saree in Pushpa 2 was also a risk. Here, the risk has paid off.
Or else, we wouldn’t have gotten such kind of traction.” Trade analyst Atul Mohan said, “It was a risk. Some other filmmaker might have escaped that route and would have shied away from showing it.
However, the risk has paid off handsomely. It is that portion that is being talked about the most. That is the main point of discussion – how Aurangzeb was so ruthless and how brave Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was.
This talking point has translated to healthy box office returns.” Trade veteran Taran Adarsh exulted, “You have to show reality. With a film like Chhaava , you can’t really fictionalize or alter facts.
That’s the reason why people are coming out of the theatre feeling very emotional and even weeping as they are feeling for the character.” Vishek Chauhan, owner of Roopbani Cinema in Purnia, Bihar, remarked, “I think the emotions landed and it was a calculated move by the producers. The people started to feel for the character at that point.
Normally, the hero beats the s**t out of the villain in the end. But here, .
