''Sarsenapati Hambirrao'' (Marathi: ''सरसेनापती हंबीरराव'') is an Indian Marathi-language

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...

war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about navy, naval, air force, air, or army, land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle s ...

written and directed by

Pravin Tarde Pravin Vittal Tarde is an Indian film director, actor, producer, and scriptwriter working in the Marathi Cinema best known for his Marathi film '' Deool Band'', ''Mulshi Pattern ''Mulshi Pattern'' is a 2018 Indian Marathi-language action cr ...

and produced by Sandeep Mohite Patil, Saujanya Nikam and Darmendra Bora under banner of Urvita Productions. The film stars

Gashmeer Mahajani Gashmeer Mahajani (born 8 June 1985) is an Indian film and television actor, dancer and play director. He is better known for his work in Marathi cinema. He is the son of veteran Marathi film actor Ravindra Mahajani. Gashmeer made his silver ...

Mohan Joshi Mohan Joshi is an Indian film, television and theater actor. He has worked in Hindi, Marathi and Bhojpuri films. Early life Joshi was born in Bangalore, Karnataka. He made his acting debut in Pune, Maharashtra. For better career prospects, he ...

in lead roles. The film is based on life of Military Commander of

Maratha Empire The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century. Maratha rule formally began in 1674 with the coronation of Sh ...

Hambirrao Mohite Hambirrao Mohite was the chief military commander of Chattrapati Shivaji's army. An able military general, he executed several campaigns for Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj and later served under Chattrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. Early life Hambirra ...

. The film released worldwide on 27 May 2022.

Cast

as Sarsenapati Hambirrao *

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Shivaji Bhonsale I (; 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680), also referred to as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the declining Adilsh ...

and

Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Sambhaji Bhosale (14 May 1657 – 11 March 1689) was the second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire, ruling from 1681 to 1689. He was the eldest son of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire. Sambhaji's rule was largely shaped by the ongoing ...

* Shruti Marathe as Maharani Soyarabai *

Raqesh Bapat Raqesh Bapat is an Indian actor and model. He is known for his work in films like '' Tum Bin'' (2001), ''Koi Mere Dil Mein Hai'' (2005), '' Vrundavan'' (2016) and '' Savita Damodar Paranjape'' (2018) and television shows like '' Saat Phere: Salo ...

as Sarjhah Khan *

Aurangzeb Muhi al-Din Muhammad (; – 3 March 1707), commonly known as ( fa, , lit=Ornament of the Throne) and by his regnal title Alamgir ( fa, , translit=ʿĀlamgīr, lit=Conqueror of the World), was the sixth emperor of the Mughal Empire, ruling ...

* Snehal Tarde as Hambirrao's wife *

Upendra Limaye Upendra Limaye (born 8 November 1969) is an Indian actor, who won the National Film Award for his role in the Marathi film ''Jogwa''. On the centenary of Indian cinema in April 2013, '' Forbes'' included Limaye's performance in the film ''Jogwa ...

Bahirji Naik Bahirji Naik, (original name Bhairavnath Jadhav), was a 17th century Indian spy and military commander in the army of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at a time when the Maratha Empire and Mughal Empire were at war. He was honoured by Shivaji maharaj wi ...

* Ramesh Pardeshi as Yesaji Kank * Sunil Abhyankar as Annaji Pant * Arya Ramesh Pardesi as Tararani * Rewati Limaye as

Yesubai Bhonsale ''Yesubai Bhosale'' (born Jivubai Shirke) was the wife of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, also referred as Maharani, of the Maratha Empire The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern Indian confederat ...

Premise

The biographical film is based and portrays the story of

who was the chief military commander of Maratha Empire. Mohite was an able military general, he executed several campaigns for

Shivaji Maharaj Shivaji Bhonsale I (; 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680), also referred to as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the declining Adils ...

and later served under

Sambhaji Maharaj Sambhaji Bhosale (14 May 1657 – 11 March 1689) was the second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire, ruling from 1681 to 1689. He was the eldest son of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire. Sambhaji's rule was largely shaped by the ongoing ...

Reception

Box office

Sarsenapati Hambirao collected ₹ 2.06 crores on the first day. The film registered an increase in collections on Sunday, earning ₹3.31 crore. The film earned ₹8.71 crore in its three-day opening weekend. 11 days collection is 18.20 crores

Critical reception

Mihir Bhanage of

The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest s ...

gave the film 3 out of five stars, saying "

and Praveen Tarde star on screen in this landmark film".

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 14090476 2022 films 2022 Marathi-language films Cultural depictions of Shivaji Films set in the Maratha Empire Indian historical drama films 2020s Indian films 2022 drama films