Vicky Kaushal-led historical-action movie Chhaava launched in February 2025 and proved to be an All-Time Blockbuster. Chhaava had a lifetime enterprise of over Rs 550 crore, which made it stand among the many highest grossers in Bollywood. With such a big movie success, Vicky is now thought of some of the bankable stars of Bollywood. However actor-filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar believes the credit score goes to Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, whose character was performed by the actor on the large display screen. He additionally credit Maharashtra state for the movie’s destiny.
Throughout an interview with Mirchi Marathi, Mahesh Manjrekar opened up concerning the success of Chhaava. Whereas he praised Vicky Kaushal and known as him a ‘high quality actor’, Manjrekar stated the actor cannot declare the viewers got here to see him. “As a result of then they might have come to see the earlier 5 movies as nicely. The viewers got here to see your character. His earlier 5 movies didn’t work,” he added whereas crediting Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj for the movie’s grand success.
Speaking about how Maharashtra contributed to the movie’s success, Mahesh stated, “So my Maharashtra has saved the Hindi movie trade, bear in mind this,” including that 80 p.c of the credit score goes to the state. “In reality, 90 p.c of the credit score goes to Pune and the remainder goes to different components of Maharashtra. Maharashtra can save the trade,” he made his level.
Directed by Laxman Utekar, Chhaava launched in cinemas on February 14, 2025. Whereas Vicky Kaushal performed the title function, Rashmika Mandanna performed the character of his spouse, Yesubai Bhonsale. Akshaye Khanna featured within the function of Aurangzeb. The movie began streaming on Netflix on April 11, 2025.
Speaking about Mahesh Manjrekar, the actor-filmmaker’s newest Marathi movie, Devmanus, was launched in cinemas on April 25. Directed by Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar and produced by Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg, the movie options him within the lead together with Renuka Shahane and Subodh Bhave.
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