Competently made historical with a few liberties taken from the story we heard as kids. Which is OK, cinema is a different medium, and exact replica of history may not make for a good visual depiction.
I was somehow a bit disappointed by the depiction of Shivaji, though I understand the pic is not really about him. His character in the film comes across as indecisive and weak, or rather, too dependent on others to decide on important issues. Maybe it would have helped if one of the characters had listed his immense contributions in a short speech or interaction. Not sure why Tanhaji is spelt with an 'h' too- the correct way to spell it would be without an h, as Tanaji, according to me (and Wiki).
But these small quibbles apart, it is good to see one of the significant Maratha warriors, a right hand of Shivaji, getting his due. A couple of famous dialogues in Marathi add to the zing, such as 'Gad aala pan Sinh gela' (we got the fort, but lost a Lion in the process)- by Shivaji, referring to the death of Tanaji in the process of capturing Kondhana. The fort (near Pune) is now renamed as Sinhagad or the Lion's fort in Tanaji's honour.
I was somehow a bit disappointed by the depiction of Shivaji, though I understand the pic is not really about him. His character in the film comes across as indecisive and weak, or rather, too dependent on others to decide on important issues. Maybe it would have helped if one of the characters had listed his immense contributions in a short speech or interaction. Not sure why Tanhaji is spelt with an 'h' too- the correct way to spell it would be without an h, as Tanaji, according to me (and Wiki).
But these small quibbles apart, it is good to see one of the significant Maratha warriors, a right hand of Shivaji, getting his due. A couple of famous dialogues in Marathi add to the zing, such as 'Gad aala pan Sinh gela' (we got the fort, but lost a Lion in the process)- by Shivaji, referring to the death of Tanaji in the process of capturing Kondhana. The fort (near Pune) is now renamed as Sinhagad or the Lion's fort in Tanaji's honour.
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