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Filmi Score
Good
21 reviews
59
What the critics say
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Critics widely praise Vicky Kaushal's powerful lead performance, often alongside Akshaye Khanna's, but many find the violent climax exhausting and call the writing, score and one-sided historical framing weak.
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Summary
Chhaava (2025, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 59 from 21 critic reviews, is rated 18+ by Filmi (CBFC: A), and streams on Netflix in the US.
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.
Where to watchAvailability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
Box office collection
₹$≈ at ₹88/$, as of 26 Oct 2026
₹807.91 CrWorldwide gross in 98 days
India gross₹716.91 Cr
Overseas gross₹91.00 Cr
As of 26 Aug 2026 · Sacnilk
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Laxman Utekar · written by Laxman Utekar & Rishi Virmani & Kaustubh J. Savarkar · music A.R. Rahman
Laxman UtekarDirector · Writer
Rishi VirmaniWriter
Kaustubh J. SavarkarWriter
A.R. RahmanMusic
Saurabh GoswamiCinematography
Manish PradhanEditing
Vicky KaushalLead
Rashmika Mandanna
Akshaye Khanna
Ashutosh Rana
Divya Dutta
Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat
Vineet Kumar Singh
Neil Bhoopalam
Santosh Juvekar
Rajiv Kachroo
Ashish Pathode
Diana Penty
Full crew
Production designAmit Ray · Subrata Chakraborty · Avijit Ghosh · Rajat Pathare
CostumeSheetal Sharma
ChoreographyVijay Ganguly
LyricsIrshad Kamil
MakeupShrikant Desai
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Summary
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.
Chhaava (2025, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 59 from 21 critic reviews, is rated 18+ by Filmi (CBFC: A), and streams on Netflix in the US.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.What the critics said
21 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 21 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Yogi · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 14 Feb 2025
4.5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 91
90
Lipika Varma · 14 Feb 2025
3.5/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 90
70
YouTube, Hindi · transcript read · 14 Feb 2025
Suraj calls Chhaava 'absolute brilliant,' praising Vicky Kaushal's award-worthy performance and a devastating climax, with only a passing note… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
87
YouTube, Telugu · transcript read · 14 Feb 2025
Poolachokka says Chhaava left him with goosebumps and tears, hailing Vicky Kaushal's award-worthy performance and Vineet Kumar Singh's support,… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
85
Anmol Jamwal · YouTube · transcript read · 14 Feb 2025
The critic calls Chhaava a genuinely great film driven by Vicky Kaushal's committed lead performance, strong dialogue writing, and Akshaye… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
85
YouTube, Kannada · transcript read · 15 Feb 2025
Nanna Prakaara praises Chhaava's screenplay, especially a strong second half and a heavy, emotionally effective final 45 minutes, and singles out… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
85
Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · transcript read · 14 Feb 2025
Deeksha Sharma calls Chhaava a powerful tribute carried by an extraordinary Vicky Kaushal performance, an electrifying final half-hour, and AR… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
79
Likhith · YouTube, Kannada · transcript read · 16 Feb 2025
Review Corner praises Chhaava's disciplined, budget-smart craft and a searing Vicky Kaushal performance building to a brutal, effective climax,… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Varun · YouTube, Kannada · transcript read · 12 Mar 2025
Varun calls Chhaava emotional, powerful and impactful, praising Vicky Kaushal and Akshaye Khanna's performances and disciplined scale, but flags… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
76
YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 18 Feb 2025
Aswanth calls Chhaava fresh and well-crafted, praising AR Rahman's score and the lead performances, but flags the brutal torture climax and… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
65
YouTube, Telugu · transcript read · 14 Feb 2025
Critic praises Vicky Kaushal's and Rashmika Mandanna's performances and their chemistry, finds the writing mostly decent with historical accuracy… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
65
Tushar Joshi · 14 Feb 2025
Chhaava review: Vicky Kaushal's film growls, but doesn't roar Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 63
60
Baradwaj Rangan ✓ Claimed · 20 Feb 2025
Rangan calls Chhaava a violent, competently mounted "mass" film that never rises above watchable — Vicky Kaushal and Akshaye Khanna are terrific,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
47
Anuj Kumar · 14 Feb 2025
Anuj Kumar calls Chhaava a calendar-art propaganda piece with cliched writing and a mismatched Rahman score, but credits Vicky Kaushal and Akshaye… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
45
Nandini Ramnath · 14 Feb 2025
Ramnath praises the cinematography and Akshaye Khanna's performance but finds the dialogue risible, the score ill-fitting, and the emotional core… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
38
Pratikshya Mishra · 14 Feb 2025
Mishra credits Kaushal's committed performance and the film's visual craft but faults its stilted, black-and-white storytelling, jarring score and… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
35
Shubhra Gupta · 14 Feb 2025
Chhaava movie review: Vicky Kaushal is fully committed in Laxman Utekar’s ultra-loud, ultra-violent, and exhausting film Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 32
50
YouTube · rating spoken aloud · 15 Feb 2025
3/10, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 30
30
Saibal Chatterjee · 14 Feb 2025
Chhaava Review: Noteworthy Performance From Vicky Kaushal, But The Film Doesn't Roar Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 28
50
Neha Sen · 15 Feb 2025
Sen objects to the film's one-sided propaganda framing of Mughals versus Marathas, and despite praising the lead performances and battle… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
28
Rahul Desai · 14 Feb 2025
Rahul Desai argues Chhaava is fear-driven, humourless communal propaganda whose battles, dialogue and Rahman score all fail, ending in an… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
15
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 21 readings; 6 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Chhaava: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Chhaava's box office collection?
Chhaava has a box office collection of ₹807.91 Cr worldwide (gross), made up of ₹716.91 Cr India gross and ₹91.00 Cr overseas gross. Figures are Sacnilk's, as of 26 Aug 2026, day 98. Grosses are contested in India, and money never feeds the Filmi Score.
How much has Chhaava collected at the box office?
Chhaava has collected ₹807.91 Cr worldwide in 98 days, as of 26 Aug 2026, according to Sacnilk.
Where can I watch Chhaava?
Chhaava is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Chhaava?
Chhaava has a Filmi Score of 59 (Good), the mean of 21 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 15 (The Hollywood Reporter India) to 91 (Yogi Bolta Hai). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
The Audience Score appears once three readers’ reviews have been read under the rubric — built from what people write, never from the rating numbers.
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