Tanhaji

Tanhaji
Directed byOm Raut
Written by
  • Prakash Kapadia
  • Om Raut
Produced by
Starring
Narrated bySanjay Mishra
CinematographyKeiko Nakahara
Edited byDharmendra Sharma
Music byScore:
Sandeep Shirodkar
Songs:
Ajay–Atul
Sachet–Parampara
Mehul Vyas
Prasenjit Kosambi
Production
companies
Distributed byAA Films
Release date
  • 10 January 2020 (2020-01-10) (India)
Running time
135 minutes[1]
CountryIndia[1]
LanguageHindi
Budget₹120 crore[2][3][4]
Box officeest. ₹367.65 crore[5]

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language historical action film, co-written and directed by Om Raut and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Ajay Devgn under T-Series Films and Ajay Devgn FFilms. Tracing the life of Maratha warrior Tanaji Malusare, it stars Ajay Devgn as the eponymous lead, Kajol and Saif Ali Khan. It also features Neha Sharma, Sharad Kelkar and Luke Kenny in supporting roles.[6] Set in the 17th century, it revolves around Tanaji's attempts to recapture the Kondhana fortress once it passes on to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb who transfers its control to his trusted guard Udaybhan Singh Rathore.

The film was originally named Tanaji: The Unsung Warrior but the name was later changed to Tanhaji.[7][8] The film was launched on 20 July 2017, with Raut making his directorial debut in Bollywood. Raut, who previously directed Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush (2015), for which he received acclaim, the film was simultaneously dubbed in Marathi following popular demand.[9] Principal photography commenced on 25 September 2018,[10][11] and completed within May 2019. Filming took in mostly across the Film City in Mumbai, and few scenes shot at Pune. The cinematography and editing were handled by Keiko Nakahara and Dharmendra Sharma. The background score was composed by Sandeep Shirodkar; the soundtrack album was composed by Ajay–Atul, Sachet–Parampara and Mehul Vyas and released under the label T-Series.

Tanhaji was released in India in 3D and conventional formats on 10 January 2020.[12] The film received wide critical and public praise for Devgn and Khan's performances, the visual effects, cinematography, action sequences, art direction, music, score, and editing.[13] The film grossed 367.65 crore (equivalent to 433 crore or US$54 million in 2023) worldwide and was declared a major success at the box office, thus becoming the highest grossing Hindi film of 2020 as well as highest grossing Indian film of 2020.[5] The film was selected as one of the Best Foreign Film to be screened at the 78th Golden Globe Awards.[14] At the 68th National Film Awards, the film won the awards for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, Best Actor (Devgn) and Best Costume Design. At the 66th Filmfare Awards, Tanhaji received 13 nominations, including Best Film and Best Actor (Devgn), and won 4 awards, including Best Director (Raut) and Best Supporting Actor (Khan).

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  3. ^ "Ajay Devgn's Tanhaji emerges most profitable film of 2020 with 100% returns". moneycontrol.com. 7 February 2020.
  4. ^ "अजय देवगन की 'तान्हाजी' ने 10 दिन में लागत निकाली, फिल्म की कमाई 160 करोड़ के पार". bhaskar.com.
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  7. ^ Ajay Devgn's Taanaji: The Unsung Warrior will now be called Tanhaji due to numerological reasons, 27 March 2019
  8. ^ "Here's why Ajay Devgn's Taanaji: The Unsung Warrior will now be called Tanhaji". Hindustan Times. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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  10. ^ Ajay Devgn's much-anticipated war film Taanaji finally goes on floors, 26 September 2018
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  12. ^ "'Tanhaji': Ajay Devgn looks intensely fierce as the 'unsung Maratha warrior' on the first poster of the film". The Times of India. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  13. ^ Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
  14. ^ "'Soorarai Pottru', 'Asuran', 'Jallikattu' to be screened at the Golden Globes 2021". The News Minute. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.