New Delhi, July 31 -- The first half of 2025 is over, and the verdict is out for the most popular film in India so far this year. The year witnessed several big and small releases across multiple languages. While some much-anticipated films tanked terribly at the box office, a few small-budget films turned out to be sleeper hits. Amid all this, one film managed to carve a special place in the hearts of the audience like no other. As a result, it went on to become the highest box office hit of the year so far.

India's most popular film of 2025 so far is Vicky Kaushal's Chhaava.

According to the Indian chapter of the Internet Movie Database (IMDb India), Laxman Utekar's film Chhaava received the maximum number of votes from the audience, ...