Riteish Deshmukh’s ‘Raja Shivaji’ Posts Record Opening Weekend for Marathi Cinema

By Naman Ramachandran

Naman Ramachandran

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Jio Studios and Mumbai Film Company’s “Raja Shivaji” has delivered the biggest opening weekend in Marathi-language cinema history, grossing INR43.66 crore ($4.6 million) across its first three days in India.

Directed by Riteish Deshmukh, the historical epic’s opening weekend surpasses all previous Marathi cinema records. “Sairat” (2016), the highest-grossing Marathi film of all time at $13.7 million, posted an opening weekend of $1.3 million. “Timepass 2” (2015) and “Mauli” (2018) each opened to $1.2 million.

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