Raja Shivaji Advance Booking: Riteish Deshmukh’s Period Drama Sees Strong Start, Sells Over 20K Tickets

Riteish has been grafting on this film since 2023, and after years of prep, his massive period drama is finally hitting cinemas this Friday. It’s a smart bit of scheduling too, as the release on 1 May lines up perfectly with Maharashtra Day.

Advance tickets went live on Monday, April 27, 2026, and judging by the early response, there’s a real appetite for this story. Even with stiff competition from the ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ sequel and Junaid Khan’s ‘Ek Din’, ‘Raja Shivaji’ is already holding its own at the box office

Raja Shivaji Advance Booking Report

According to the latest from Sacnilk, the film has already shifted 22,264 tickets for its opening day. It is the Marathi version that is really doing the work here, raking in about ₹58.44 Lakh in advance sales with nearly 22,000 of those seats already snapped up. Meanwhile, the Hindi release is off to a much quieter start, only managing to bring in around ₹66,800 at this stage.

If you factor in ‘blocked seats’, which are usually held for cinema partners or special groups, the total gross for day one currently sits at approximately ₹1.05 Crore.

Raja Shivaji Advance Booking Report: Top Performing Regions

The interest in Mumbai and Pune is particularly high, as fans look forward to seeing the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on a grand scale.

Here is how the top cities are performing for the Marathi 2D version:

• Mumbai: Leads the pack with ₹26.06 Lakh in sales (reaching ₹45.42 Lakh with block seats) and 288 shows lined up.
• Pune: A strong second with ₹19.09 Lakh and 157 shows.
• Nashik: Recording ₹1.68 Lakh in advance sales.
• Nagpur and Kolhapur: Both cities are hovering around the ₹87,000 mark.

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Raja Shivaji: Cast and Crew

While Riteish directs and takes the lead, the film features some very familiar faces:

• Abhishek Bachchan as Sambhaji Shahaji Maharaj
• Sachin Khedekar as Shahaji Raje Bhosale
• Bhagyashree as Jijabai
• Vidya Balan as Badi Begum
• Fardeen Khan as Shah Jahan
• Genelia Deshmukh as Sai Bai

The film also includes strong performances from Jitendra Joshi, Amol Gupte, and Sohum Shah.

Raja Shivaji Budget and Cast Fees

The film was made on a hefty budget of ₹100 Crore, which means it needs to pull in over ₹200 Crore over its theatrical run to be considered a proper hit.

Reports suggest that Riteish Deshmukh is charging between ₹15 Crore and ₹18 Crore for his dual role as actor and director. Sanjay Dutt’s fee is reportedly between ₹8 Crore and ₹10 Crore, while Abhishek Bachchan is taking home roughly ₹6 Crore to ₹8 Crore.

Other cast members, including Fardeen Khan and Mahesh Manjrekar, are reportedly earning between ₹2 Crore and ₹3 Crore, with Genelia Deshmukh and Bhagyashree receiving between ₹1 Crore and ₹2 Crore each.

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