India, May 1 -- Raja Shivaji box office collection day 1: Riteish Deshmukh's Raja Shivaji, co-written, directed by and starring him, hit screens on May 1. The Hindi-Marathi film starring Genelia D'Souza, Abhishek Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Vidya Balan and others has beaten the opening collection of Krish and Kangana Ranaut's film historical drama film Manikarnika.

According to the trade website Sacnilk, Raja Shivaji collected Rs.11.70 crore net in India on its opening day. The film fared better in Marathi than in Hindi with an overall 32% occupancy. Raja Shivaji collected Rs.8.75 crore net in Marathi and Rs.2.95 crore net in Hindi. The film had a decent opening, and it remains to be seen how it fares in the coming days and if it shows a hike...