India, Feb. 14 -- Vicky Kaushal's period epic Chhaava was released in theatres on Valentine's Day amid much hype. The film by Laxman Utekar is the biopic of Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj and has been made on a massive scale. Given the initial advance booking trends, trade insiders predict a huge opening for the film, perhaps the biggest all-time for any Valentine's Day release in India. (Also read: Chhaava Twitter reviews: Viewers hail Vicky Kaushal's performance as 'fire', say Akshaye Khanna will give you goosebumps)

Chhaava sold close to 5 lakh tickets across India in advance booking for its opening day, trade tracker Sacnilk reported. This gave the film a final advance booking gross of Rs.13.79 crore, one of the highest i...