Chhaava

Name: Chhaava
Genre: History, Action, Drama
Released: 2025-02-14
Duration: 2 h 41 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Rashmika Mandanna, Akshaye Khanna, Ashutosh Rana, Divya Dutta

One warrior, one aim and one epic saga.

छावा (2025)

Timing: 2:41 (161 min)

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Release date

2025-02-14

Country

India

Production

Maddock Films

Genre

History, Action, Drama

Budget

$15 000 000

Box office

$54 110 000

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Director

Laxman Utekar

Actors

Vicky Kaushal, Rashmika Mandanna, Akshaye Khanna, Ashutosh Rana, Divya Dutta, Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat, Vineet Kumar Singh, Neil Bhoopalam, Santosh Juvekar, Rajiv Kachroo
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Rishi Virmani, Laxman Utekar

Producer

Dinesh Vijan

Camera operator

Saurabh Goswami

Composer

A. R. Rahman

Artist

Amit Ray, Subrata Chakraborty

Audition

Editing

Manish Pradhan
Whole Team (23)

Short description

Shivaji's death sparks the Maratha-Mughal conflict. His son Sambhaji leads resistance against Aurangzeb's forces. Amid battles and intrigue, both sides face challenges in a struggle for power.

What's left behind the scenes

Santosh Juvekar was initially offered the role of Ganjya, but it was then given to Sarang Sathaye, and Juvekar was cast as Rajaji Malge.
Anil Kapoor was initially considered for the role played by Akshay Khanna, but he was already committed to several projects and unable to find time for another shoot.
To better convey the relationship between their characters on camera, Akshay Khanna and Vicky Kaushal did not communicate with each other at all.
To build muscle mass, Vicky Kaushal significantly increased his diet (6,000 kilocalories per day) and gained 25 kg during filming.
Vinay Kumar Singh sustained an injury during the filming of the Battle of Burhanpur when he was thrown from a horse. The actor fell on his back and, upon getting up, realized he had completely lost feeling in his body. Singh was prescribed a course of physiotherapy, but continued filming battle scenes at the same time.
Director and screenwriter Laxman Utekar wanted to adhere closely to the script during the filming of the torture scenes endured by Sambhaji, played by Vicky Kaushal. The actor's makeup took 4.5 hours (7-8 makeup artists worked on the entire body, including the chest, back, arms and legs). The actor never complained. A prosthetic tongue was created for the scene where his character's tongue is torn out, and was fitted over the actor’s own tongue.
After the release of the first trailer, the Marathi people (an ethnic group in India) objected to a scene in which the characters played by Vicky Kaushal and Rashmika Mandanna perform a folk dance called “lezim” or “lacchim”. Director and screenwriter Laxman Utekar consulted with historians and ultimately cut the entire scene from the film. Therefore, the final version of the film simply shows Sambhaji's ascension to the throne without any dance movements.
After the release of the first trailer, the Marathi people (an ethnic group in India) objected to a scene in which the characters played by Vicky Kaushal and Rashmika Mandanna perform a folk dance called 'lezim' or 'latium'. Director and screenwriter Laxman Utekar consulted with historians and cut the entire scene from the film. Consequently, the final version of the film simply shows Sambhaji's ascension to the throne without any dance movements.
Santosh Juvekar was initially offered the role of Ganji, but it was later given to Sarang Sathe, and Juvekar was cast as Rajaji Malge.
The role played by Akshaye Khanna was initially offered to Anil Kapoor, but he was already involved in several projects and could not find the time to film another one.
To better convey the relationship between their characters on camera, Akshaye Khanna and Vicky Kaushal did not communicate with each other at all.
To build muscle mass during filming, Vicky Kaushal followed a high-calorie diet (6,000 kcal per day) and gained 25 kg.
Vinit Kumar Singh was injured during the filming of the Battle of Burhanpur when he was thrown from a horse. The actor fell on his back and, upon standing up, realized he had completely lost sensation in his body. Singh was prescribed a course of physiotherapy, but he continued filming the battle scenes simultaneously.
Director and screenwriter Laxman Utekar wanted to stick to the script during the filming of the torture scenes involving Sambhaji, played by Vicky Kaushal. The actor's makeup took 4.5 hours (7-8 makeup artists worked on his entire body, including his chest, back, arms, and legs). The actor never complained. For the scene in which his character's tongue is torn out, a prosthetic tongue was created and placed over the actor's own tongue.