Puja 2025 Week One Box Office: Raghu Dakat, Raktabeej 2, Devi Chowdhurani and Joto Kando Kolkatatei

Checked on 28 October 2026 against the final Sacnilk figures held on this site. The tables below are live and update on their own if a trade figure is revised.

The short answer

• Week one winner: Raghu Dakat (রঘু ডাকাত), Dev’s film, collected ₹4.64 crore India net in its first seven days (25 September to 1 October 2025). That is 48% of the ₹9.59 crore the four Puja releases made together.
• Second: Raktabeej 2 with ₹2.70 crore, then Devi Chowdhurani (₹1.18 crore) and Joto Kando Kolkatatei (₹1.07 crore).
• Biggest opening: Raghu Dakat, ₹0.45 crore on Thursday 25 September, three times Raktabeej 2 (₹0.15 crore) on the same day.
• Best day: all four films had their best day on Day 6, Tuesday 30 September, in the middle of the Puja days: Raghu Dakat ₹1.00 crore, Raktabeej 2 ₹0.56 crore, Devi Chowdhurani ₹0.28 crore, Joto Kando Kolkatatei ₹0.25 crore.
• Critics: Devi Chowdhurani scores highest (3.3 out of 5, from 4 reviews), then Joto Kando Kolkatatei (3.2 from 9), Raktabeej 2 (3.0 from 11) and Raghu Dakat (2.2 from 5). The film that made the most money was the lowest rated.

So Puja 2025 was a one-horse race on money and a split decision on taste. Raghu Dakat won the box office, the opening and the best day; the smaller films grew more from opening day to best day, about 4 times against 2.2 times for Raghu Dakat.

About the numbers: India net figures for the Bengali versions, estimated by Sacnilk trade tracking. They are estimates, not audited, and not worldwide gross. Producers often announce different totals.

Week one at a glance

The number in brackets in the critics column is how many critic reviews the score is built from. Raghu Dakat’s 2.2 and Devi Chowdhurani’s 3.3 rest on only 5 and 4 reviews, so treat them as early readings.

Who won what

Day by day, live

Each film’s own Day 1 starts on its release date, so this tracker reads by calendar date, the way a clash is read.

The two big films: Raghu Dakat vs Raktabeej 2

Both opened on 25 September, so they can be compared day for day. Raghu Dakat (director Dhrubo Banerjee, with Dev and Anirban Bhattacharya) started three times bigger; Raktabeej 2 (director Nandita Roy, with Abir Chatterjee and Ankush Hazra) was scored a point higher by critics.

Raghu Dakat (2025)₹8.04 CrIndia net in 85 daysDay 1 ₹0.45 Cr · Week 1 ₹4.64 CrCritics: 2.2/5Raktabeej 2 (2025)₹4.17 CrIndia net in 34 daysDay 1 ₹0.15 Cr · Week 1 ₹2.70 CrCritics: 3.0/5

Raghu Dakat vs Raktabeej 2: who is ahead?

Raghu Dakat had the bigger opening day with ₹0.45 Cr India net, against ₹0.15 Cr for Raktabeej 2. Counting the same number of days (34), Raghu Dakat stands at ₹7.75 Cr and Raktabeej 2 at ₹4.17 Cr, so Raghu Dakat leads on a like-for-like run. Raghu Dakat has ₹8.04 Cr in total (85 days of records) and Raktabeej 2 has ₹4.17 Cr so far (34 days).

Day-wise box office: Raghu Dakat vs Raktabeej 2

India net in crore. Only the first 7 days are listed. A dash means no figure for that day yet. The two films opened on different weekdays, so compare opening days and the same run length, not calendar dates.

Frequently asked questions

Which film had the bigger opening, Raghu Dakat or Raktabeej 2?

Raghu Dakat opened bigger with ₹0.45 Cr India net on Day 1, against ₹0.15 Cr for Raktabeej 2.

Who is ahead after the same number of days?

After 34 days of release, Raghu Dakat had ₹7.75 Cr and Raktabeej 2 had ₹4.17 Cr India net, so Raghu Dakat is ahead on a like-for-like run.

What are the total collections?

Raghu Dakat has collected ₹8.04 Cr India net in 85 days of records, and Raktabeej 2 has collected ₹4.17 Cr in 34 days so far.

Are these worldwide gross figures?

No. They are estimated India net collections for the Bengali version, from Sacnilk trade tracking and anything typed in by hand. Producers and other trackers often announce different totals.

After week one: how long they lasted

• Raghu Dakat made ₹2.16 crore in week two (down 53%), ₹0.60 crore in week three and ₹0.26 crore in week four, ending at ₹8.04 crore India net after 85 days. Week one was 58% of its total. It is the second highest grosser of 2025 on this site, behind Dhumketu (₹8.69 crore).
• Raktabeej 2 reached ₹4.17 crore after 34 days, 65% of it in week one.
• Joto Kando Kolkatatei kept going for 52 days and finished just ahead of Devi Chowdhurani (₹1.89 crore against ₹1.86 crore) even though Devi Chowdhurani won week one.

Hit or flop?

We are not giving a verdict. None of the four has an official budget on record and Sacnilk lists no verdict for them, and a verdict needs the cost as well as the earnings. What the numbers do say is that Raghu Dakat was the clear commercial leader of the Puja week and ended among the year’s three biggest Bengali earners. See all 2025 Bengali films by India net.

Puja week one, year by year

The Puja leader’s first week has grown every year, but the 2024 winner, Bohurupi, is still the only one to run far past week one.

Questions people ask

Which film won Durga Puja 2025 at the box office?

Raghu Dakat, with ₹4.64 crore India net in week one and ₹8.04 crore in total by Sacnilk’s estimate.

Which Bengali films released for Durga Puja 2025?

Raghu Dakat, Raktabeej 2 and Joto Kando Kolkatatei on 25 September, and Devi Chowdhurani on 26 September.

Which Puja 2025 film is the best by critics?

Devi Chowdhurani leads at 3.3 out of 5, but from only four reviews. Joto Kando Kolkatatei (3.2 from nine) and Raktabeej 2 (3.0 from eleven) have larger samples.

Was Raghu Dakat a hit?

No budget has been published, so there is no official verdict. It earned ₹8.04 crore India net, the second biggest figure of any Bengali film released in 2025.

Are these figures official?

No. They are India net estimates from Sacnilk, not producer figures and not worldwide gross.

Each film’s box office and reviews

• Raghu Dakat: day-wise box office · reviews and score
• Raktabeej 2: day-wise box office · reviews and score
• Devi Chowdhurani: day-wise box office · reviews and score
• Joto Kando Kolkatatei: day-wise box office · reviews and score

More

• Bengali movies box office collection 2025
• Highest grossing Bengali movies of all time
• Puja 2024 week one: Bohurupi, Tekka, Shastri
• Puja 2026 week one: The Eken, Bohurupi: The Golden Daku, DeSu7

Sources

• India net figures: Sacnilk trade tracking, as shown on each film’s box office page here (sacnilk.com).
• Critic scores: BMR averages of published critic reviews, linked on each film page.