Chhaava saw an extraordinary hold on Monday as it collected 23 crore nett which is down just 20% from the Friday and that Friday was Valentines Day which could itself have been a bit higher than it should have been so the hold could actually be better than it looks The four day business of the film now stands at a huge 130 crore nett and the next two days are certain to record fantastic collections as both days go above the Monday number.

Chhaava is simply outstanding in Mumbai, CP Berar and Nizam / Andhra as these areas not only see super strong holds but collections at very high levels. In ceratin places in Maharashtra it is surpassing Puhspa 2. Pune leads the charge with the highest collections ever seen in history till date which enables a chain like City Pride to do likewise. Rajasthan, CI and Mysore have also seen excellent hoilds on Monday though the level of collection here is less than the likes of Mumbai.

The Northern and Eastern markets are weaker and this was always likely but this is comparative with other circuits. If we look standalone and take the western area out of the equation then these numbers are also good and the holds are also good though nothing like the stronger performing circuits. It is not out of the question that the film picks up a phenomenal 200 crore nett in the week depending on how high the next two days go and then to what level it falls to on Thursday.

The film is looking to emerge a huge BLOCKBUSTER though it will be the numbers post the holiday period which will have to confirm this and the film has come as a bit of life saver for the Hindi film industry as it looked like dire straits with no winner for months before Chaava and no major release for weeks after Chhaava. The collections of Chhaava till date are as follows.

Friday - 29,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 34,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 44,00,00,000 apprx 

Monday - 23,00,00,000 apprx

TOTAL - 1,30,00,00,000 apprx