Jio Studios and Mumbai Film Company’s “ Raja Shivaji ” has delivered the biggest opening weekend in Marathi-language cinema history, grossing INR43.66 crore ($4.6 million) across its first three days in India. Directed by Riteish Deshmukh , the historical epic exceeded all previous opening weekend benchmarks for Marathi-language releases. The opening weekend surpasses all previous Marathi cinema records. “Sairat” (2016), the highest-grossing Marathi film of all time at $13.7 million, posted an