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While Vicky Kaushal's Chhaava is praised widely for it's screenplay, let us tell you about a 5-year-old film, which narrated the story of another warrior. The film is...

These days, the film ‘Chava’ based on Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj is earning a lot of money at the box office. The film is making a splash not only in the country but all over the world. Vicky Kaushal has played the lead role in it. Today we tell you about another film based on a Maratha warrior, whose story was a hit in theatres. Read on to find more details.

Vicky Kaushal has excelled in the role of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. His film ‘Chava’ is earning huge amounts at the box office every day. Meanwhile, let us tell you about a 5-year-old film, which narrated the story of the bravery of another Maratha warrior. The name of the film we are talking about is ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’.

‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’ was released in theaters in the year 2020. Ajay Devgan was seen in the lead role in it. He played the role of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s close aide and Maratha warrior Tanhaji Malusare in the film. Ajay Devgan brought life to his character. His powerful performance was highly praised.

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The story of this film was based on the recapture of Kondhana fort from the possession of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the 17th century. At that time, Shivaji Maharaj’s bravest commander Tanaji Malusare fought the Mughal army and hoisted the flag of victory on Kondhana fort.

Apart from Ajay Devgan, the action-packed period film ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’ also featured stars like Sharad Kelkar, Kajol, and Neha Sharma. Sharad Kelkar played the role of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The villain in the film was none other than Saif Ali Khan.

Saif Ali Khan became famous as a villain in Ajay Devgan’s film ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’. He showed such villainy in the role of Udaybhan Singh Rathod on the big screen that even the audience was surprised. In terms of performance, Saif Ali Khan gave a tough competition to Ajay Devgan.

‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’ was directed by Om Raut. The story of this film, VFX and war sequences were highly praised. The makers spent crores of rupees like water in making the movie. According to the report of IMDb, ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’ was made at a cost of Rs 150 crore.

According to Bollywood Hungama, Ajay Devgn’s film grossed Rs 332.8 crore in India. The total worldwide collection was Rs 367.65 crore. Interestingly, ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’ proved to be the single highest-grosser of 2020.

Ajay Devgan won the National Award for Best Actor for ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’. The movie received the Filmfare Award for Best Film, Best VFX. Om Raut won the Best Director award and Saif Ali Khan won the Best Supporting Actor award. According to IMDb, the film won 16 awards.