Chaava collected 28 crore nett on its first day with generally good collections all over and outstanding in Mumbai circuit with CP Berar and Nizam / Andhra also being excellent. The weaker areas which were going to be North India and East India also eventually collected well enough though its a hugely lopsided perfromance with Western India being so strong. 

The collections in Mumbai circuit will be in the 15 crore nett range which is up there among the top five but comparisons are futile here as the bulk bookings the film has seen are mainly concentrated in this circuit. Take this out its still a huge number in the circuit but just not this high. The other circuits which dont have centres from Maharashtra dont have the same push from bookings. Basically the number is extraordinary but the collections are also excellent is probably the best way to put it.

It actually becomes very difficult to report a film like this which has done well and should do well in the long and on top is the first bright spot for some time as far as the Hindi film industry goes but the problem is the number is pushed and then another film may get 27 crore nett without bookings and then what do you say its the second best opening of the year. 

The industry is going through a phase that there is caveat with the box office number week in week out due to these bookings and may well get even worse. The positive for Chhaava is that the real number is also good and its not a sequel so that is also a positive. The main character is front footed and aggresive which brings an audience in though being an historical means a limit on cinematic liberties. It is these characters in a fiction film that the industry needs to present well for potential of thehuge blockbuster across all circuits.

The numbers of Chhaava will be tentative as it will be up and down due to what is happening and its not normal ratios and trends may not also be normal but by the end of the week it will all clear up.