Vicky Kaushal’s’Chhaava‘Has been doing exceptionally well at the box office. The film has become Vicky’s Biggest Hit So far. It also stars rashmika mandanna and akshaye khanna. While Vicky has played the role of chhatrapati sambhaji maharaj. While the film is soaked in our history and culture, The Significant Box Office Response has been a huge encouragement for the industry. 2025 has been on an encouraging note with the success of ‘Chhaava’. Does this re-invite the fact that only films bill on such a large canvas or that which are larger-upe-lifed are working at the box office? Etimes Discusses With Some Trade Experts.
Larger-That-Life Visually!
It’s usually the larger-tha-life visual appearance of such Movies which make people rush to cinema halls to see movies and not wait for the time it will be ott. Trade Expert Taran Adarsh ​​Says, “The audience has really come back to theatres in a very big way. And somewhere down the line, this is, this is our Cinema, this is our story. To be enjoyed on the big screen only.
Trade Expert Girish Wankhede Further Elaborates It and Adds, ‘Chhaava’ is super successful after Pushpa 2 Only because people come to cinemas only when it is larger than life, spectacular, which is a film which offers them not only engaging story but allies Families. Now, Film Watching is more of a group and communication work where they go with their friends and familyies on the weekends being against individally they opt for ott and content-details. To celebrate larger-tha-life cinema, they use usually go in groups and that’s why there are always an average an average group booking of 3-4 tickets, which is only trust And then there is the segment of history, spectacular things, great music, great performances, and a lot of Mouth-Grows, people flock to cinemas only the way they are available to enjoy Experience which they find in bigger screens at their homes. “
Producer and Trade Expert Girish Johar Says, ‘Chhaava’ brings them lot of positive to the industry. The audiences were watch to watch big scale movies and vicky kaushal, akshaye khanna, rashmik – the Performance are outstanding, which created the urgency to need watch the film on a big screen rather than wait for two-three months delay in watching the film on Ott. Entertaining manner and the results are for everyone to see. “
Big idea is what counts
Exhibitor-distributor akshaye rathi opines that it’s the big idea that works usually. He says, “for film fans, for big numbers, whats really matters more than the big scale in production values ​​is the big idea, the big intrinsic value, Right? Who is doing Phenomenalally Well, Not TOO long ago, we had Stree 2Now, in terms of production values ​​in scale, there was not too much that was happy in the film. It was not like a ‘Kalki 2898 ad’ or a ‘baahubali’ or ‘rrr’ in terms of size and scale. But in terms of its potential appeal in the context of the syntax of storytelling, it just appeared to the widest audience poses Similarly, if you go back and look at ‘animal’ right? If you actually watch the film, frame to frame and observe this, there are hardly any big frames, wide angle shot. “
Taran adarsh ​​also echoes a similar sentiment and say that that ‘chhaava’ worked because it’s our hero’s story. ” Chhaava ‘is a history, but it is our story, our country’s story, one of our hero’s story. People need to watch these films as we needs these kinds these kinds of stories. So many heroes in our country that, you know, I don’t understand why we make films on different subjects when we can make films on, on OR HEROOS, “He Says.
Rooted in Culture and Reach to the masses
A while ago, Naga Wamsi Passed a comment that bollywood movies are not working, they are just making movies for people from Juhu to Bandra. What one notices is that the movies which have worked are the movies which have actually connected to people, not just just in big cities like mumbai and delhi but also Small Towns and Tier, TOO-Tier, TOO-Tier, Three-Opers Centers. Be it ‘Stree 2’, ‘Pushpa 2’ or Now ‘Chhaava’.
Wankhede Adds, “If Pushpa Works Everywahere, It means it has some value which a rural guy can connect with. The same thing applies for ‘STREE 2’, The Film is like a Folk Lore and Connects to the B and C Towns. It is not a purely urban film. Opportunity where we can work on Indian themes, our rooted themes, our heroes who are larger than life, but still have an affiliation or a connect with the rural masses. Everybody, the way pushpa has been. “
Akshaye Adds, “If I have to really put a word to it, and get a little technical, I’ll call it intellet is intellectual accessibility of the audience. Emotional Accessible. So you can make a film at serial scale. See even the war sequences. Works. “
He added, “For these sort of numbers to happy, there’s no blockbuster of this size and scale that have just been a Multix Hit, Right? Three, Multiplexes, Single Screens, Everyone to Start Chipping in. And That’s when these numbers. of films like pushpa, it comes down to being as less as 20, 22% for national chains. ”
Wankhede concludes, “Cities are also made by the people who are coming from the village. So, we have a great options where we can work on indian themes, our rooted themes, our rooted themes. Larger than life, but still have an affiliation or a connect with the rural masses. We get along with Dangal As one of the biggest films in our history, only because it has always to inspiration to urban to evrything. That’s why Dangal is still the biggest film and pushpa 2 is the second biggest film. “
Right Budget
While a movie may be gotting these big numbers, it’s also the budget which is really counts. A movie may end up collecting Rs 300 crus but if the budget is exceding that, it will not make any duty. A right budgeting along with the content is the key. In terms of the return on investment as well, ‘Chhaava’ is profitable. Adarsh ​​Says, “It Boils Down to the content as well as the budget. Content comes first and then the budget come in, where you need to make it a very controled with Accepted, you can recover the money Appreciated because it’s a high cost. So I think that needs to be controlled also. “
Girish Johar Says, “i’m pretty much sure that the producers have recoveered all their investments and cost as well. I’m pretty confident that the way the film is behaving, they have been invited and have A Win-Win Situation for Them. “
