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Har Har mahadev!!.

When the cinema ended the people around me were crying. And yes it would hit you hard. The ultimate sacrifice of the great warrior Bajiprabhu deshpande will let you know what sacrifice is. Swarajya would not have been possible without sacrifice by great maratha warriors.

Movie is a must watch there is no second thought.

Har Har Mahadev!!

The film high production value and a great story. It's gives you an idea of what Shivaji was and why he has so much respect in Marathi speaking population. I'm not sure if this story is historically accurate. The only drawback for me was it was very violent and not suitable for young kids.

This movie is the best surprise of year 2022 . Pawankhind is a film must watch for:- 1. Historical movies lovers 2 . High on emotional appeal of Audience 3. Lot of blood and gore Story is simple yet very hard hitting Cast was talented and well acted And don't miss the Climax.

Plzz plzz go..watch this film in theaters only..what a film...masterpiece...wonderful experience..Honestly baahubali film is nothing infront of this..hatsoff to the director and the whole team. Don't miss this film.. Jai bhavani..Jai Shivaji🚩

This movie is truly a Masterpiece... I can promise you one thing about the acting, these actors know WHY they are doing this movie & it's definitely not money... The entire cast have certainly put their heart and soul in this movie... Highly recommended and must must must watch movie... Jai Haind, Jai Maharashtra, Jai Shivrai, Jai Jijau ❤🚩

This movie is a Hattrick for Director Digpal Lanjekar. Biggest Success ever. The movie is AWESOME. Just go and watch with your Family, Friends. Goosebumps only. Greatest Sacrifices in the history of Maratha Empire shown with great vision & immense hardwork. Hats off to everyone who was a part of this Epic movie. Many more to come. Jai Shivray 🙏🚩

#Blockbuster..great direction..exceptional acting..lots of goosebump moments..heart melting climax..Best film of the year..Do watch in theatre only..Hello Bollywood look this is the type,content and quality of my Marathi film.

) User Review Addition Text: What a movie no thought to express Biggest action from Marathi film industry Presentation of history is extremely accurate.

Performance of all actors are top notch specially actor who playing BajiPrbhu Deshpande role hats off to him .

Direction is also varry good Background music is also nice.

Frankly speaking neverever imagined that Marathi Film Industry will make such movies.

Superb Cinematography,Best Action sequences,Solid Direction, Excellent dialogue delivery everything top notch.

This move has surpassed both previous movies FARZAND & FATESHIKASTA in all terms.

We will witness MARATHI CINEMATIC UNIVERSE because of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his worrier's (Mavals) bravery stories which we will able to watch on Big screens!

Eagerly waiting for 5 more parts.

Pawan Khind (2022) : Movie Review -

Before starting this review, let me offer my Mujra to Chatrapati Shivaji Raje and his thousands of warriors. I have been reading Raje's stories from childhood, from my school books to TV series to Powadas, and then, at a young age, YouTube videos and literature helped a lot. Director Digpal certainly has more knowledge about these stories than I do. I am sure if he's given a task to write the chapters of school books, all the students will know more about Raje and Maratha history than anywhere else. But I must say, his high quality writing skills don't match his immature cinematic sense. I said it when I saw Farzand too. Take any chapter from Shivaji Maharaj's history, take any Maratha Warriors' story, and you'll understand that you don't even have to look for stories anywhere else. There is no need for remakes or sequels, and no fictional writing is required; simply follow these legendary tales and you can make better films than Bahubali and Titanic. Tell me, has Bahubali or Titanic got such inspirational tales to tell? No. Not at all. These are not legendary tales at all; they are just legendary films because the directors presented those decent stories with their extraordinary visions.

Whether it is Farzand, Fatteshikast or Pawan Khind, all three stories have better tales than Bahubali and Titanic, but poor cinematic treatment has spoiled the unimaginable potential. Let me say it loud and clear, it's not about budget, not at all. Take Tanhaji, for instance. It's all about Om Raut's brilliant cinematic vision. Take Minnal Murali, for instance. There is no big budget, but look at the presentation. These iconic stories of Shivaji Maharaj and his mawlas deserve to be told in such a manner that the entire nation, and even foreigners, should take note of them. Not this highly dramatic, unnatural, and daily-soap-oriented vision of Digpal Lanjekar. Hey Digpal, I am not criticising you or your film because I didn't like it, but I'm criticising because I know you can do better, and these stories can't be told again and again on silver screen, so please don't waste golden opportunities. You get only one chance to present that one story, so I think you must make it such a phenomenon that people will even forget Bahubali.

We all know about Pawan Khind. I first heard about this story when I was in fourth grade, and I later saw many YouTube videos about it when I was in college. There was Nitin Desai's serial on Star Pravah too. Basically, we all know this story of the brave Maratha warrior, Baji Prabhu Deshpande. When you read the title of this film, and before watching the film, you make up your mind that you are going to watch the film based on Baji Prabhu, but it's not like that. This film is not just about him, it's about everyone involved in that battle, including an extended story of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. In 150 minutes, Baji Prabhu hardly gets 50 minutes of his own. That hurts. The bravery of Baji Prabhu deserved a solo film led by his character. But I'm happy with the way Digpal has crafted this long story and so many characters within a single narrative. The film has got some great moments of Maratha pride, bravery, and legacy, and those scenes do wet your eyes. The problem appears in Digpal's storytelling. His mediocre vision spoils the great soul and potential of this legendary story. The scenes are scattered and brushed off poorly, and there are lots of technical glitches in the editing, sound designing, and background score. It's a disaster show there, but somehow it is saved by the emotions we have for those characters.

Why he had to give that loud background score after Begum's dialogues or even for Johar's dialogues. Why he had to scatter away the entire climax into pieces and make it look like a TV serial. You talk about 10,000 Mugals, but you hardly show us 100 troops on screen, and they too appear in sections. What the hell? At least give us one pan frame (VFX or painting, just show something) where we can witness the seriousness of the battle. How the hell are we supposed to feel the pain of a 9-hour battle within 20 minutes, and even those 20 minutes have so many pauses and flaws? Why did you have to make it so dramatic when their real lives are more dramatic than any fictional piece of writing any great writer or screenwriter could write? I request every viewer to watch one of the animated short versions of Pawan Khind, available on YouTube. See how that animation/YouTube creator has presented this story. The great Baji Prabhu gave away his last breath fighting for Raje, and the way he fought thousands alone despite so many wounds is something you just can't imagine. In metaphorical language, it's like Lord Shiva doing Tandav. Did you see a single graphic that indicated it? Even thinking about it leaves you in jitters, and then you get to see that unbelievable battle in outdated and believable setting? Why? You have such a talented cast, but you don't even use them to their best potential just because you have a limited vision for your storytelling.

The story of Pawan Khind is even bigger than Snyder's 300 or any battle film Hollywood has made. Like I said, you don't have to make everything overdramatic. William Wyler made the legendary "Ben Hur" (1959) in that era when these advanced techniques of filmmaking were not even available. He made the entire film with Zero CGI, yes, he had a large budget, but see how he has presented the biblical. There are just 4 or 5 scenes of Jesus Christ in the film, and he does not use any dramatic cliches to show Christ's presence. The lord appears like any human, but you feel blessed watching his little glimpses even without his face. That's the magic of cinema. Lanjekar had Chatrapati, Jijau, Baji Prabhu and so many immortal characters, but he used all those like any immature director uses mediocre actors in any crap daily soap. Pawan Khind is more dependent on its storyline than any other cinematic aspect. Be it direction, cinematography, background score, dialogues, set designs, editing or screenplay. Yes, the acting department seems to be in better condition as all the actors have played their parts very well. The music sounds better with the visuals, and the overall impact of the film is definitely better than Fatteshikasta. I agree that Digpal has improved a lot from Fatteshikasta, but I still think he could do a lot better. I have seen those stage plays he made about Sawarkar, so I know how brutal and hard-hitting products he can make. The film has become a Super Hit and I congratulate the entire team on their success. But it's my humble request to Digpal, please make it better with the next story. This time you've got money from the profit of Pawan Khind, so use it for the sake of quality.

RATING - 5/10*

By - #samthebestest.

#Great direction #lots of goosebump moments #unbelievable sacrifice our ancestors did for us #Really Emotional heartmelting climax #1st war film in the world having low budget and completed only in 28 days. Some movies are experienced and enjoyed only in theaters.. Just go and watch.. Don't miss this.

This was long awaited story to be told. The director has tried to his best to do justice. Mrunal Kulkarni has once again proved how great actress she is. Chinmay while portraying Shivaji, forgets he is doing movie and not on stage performing live in front of audience. He continuously tries to be in some uncomfortable pose with exaggerated emotions and at times overacting to portray Maharaj. The worst character for the movie chosen was for the role young Sambhaji. He completely lacked any connect with the story. Rest all characters played their best. Among them one of the best actors is definitely Ajay Purkar who has complete justice to the role. One folk song based song is the only good song in the movie. Rest all the songs you forget by the time to leave theatre. The quality of animation and photography could be improved as in many sequences the movie comes out to be low budget. The movie is must watch since it's a true story told of immense valor, strength and sacrifice by team of small soldiers to protect their God and saviour Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

I am glad that people started making movies about our great shiv Chatrapati and his warrior mavlas.

But Its sad to see the quality of the movie. It is really sad that Director has failed to give justice to the story... This movie should look like a Epic but sadly it looks like daily soap. Very bad cinematography and direction.

War scenes are not that good...They should have paid some attention towards art direction and costumes... I don't think it's budget issue. Director and team need to think about this.

I want to give 100% marks for acting. Special thanks to Ajay Purkar. His acting and overall appearance makes this movie memorable. Chinmay mandalekar is looking good and perform well as Chatrapati raje.

Please take this as a postive feedback. I hope to see some world class international movie on our Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in coming future.

Must watch.

Epic actions Awesome direction Emotional.

All indians must watch Should release in Hindi version also for pan India release.

Waiting for next movie to release.

Best Marathi Movie Ever. They were only 300 who fought against the 10000 enemy to save the our King. Best cinatography, sound, music, dialogues, characters...

Must watch on 70mm screen. Pls go and watch.

OMG! What a great movie, This is world class stuff.

Marathi Movies are path breaking.

It's about time such stories come out we were sick and tired of regular movie unnecessary praising Mughals. Finally something to be proud of.

Bajiprabhu Deshpande, Shiva Kashid, Rayaji Bandal, Shambhusinh Jadhav aani sarva Maratha yodhyaanchyaa atulaniya shauryaache stutya saadarikaran. Hyaanchyaa balidaanaane Ghodkhinda Pawan zaali aani Shivaji Maharaj sukhrup Vishaalgadi pohochale.

OUTSTANDING movie specially 2nd half is pure Goosebump. Pure emotions running till the end of the movie. Specially that "CHAL" is so hillariouse. Last 30 min is speachless can't block an eye and can't stop Tears on final moment of the battle.

Watched this on the first day and loved it. Kudos to the whole team who have put so much effort to make this movie. This movie is our pride. Jai Shree Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj 🙏🏼. Jai Shree Baji Prabhu Deshpande 🙏🏼.

No doubt the context is great. But the movie direction is horrible- with blue filters , rainfall filters with dry actors, poorest fight scenes ever. Comon with 21st century technology u manage to make such a visually pathetic movie.

Please do justice to the amazing piece of history.

Awesome acting and movie. Great to see history being shared with coming generations through such movies.

Our generations will know what our forefathers did and what challenge they faced.

Please watch and support such movies.

We all have grown up hearing legendry stories' of Shivaji Raje but I never understood when we so rich in history and that too so powerful and legendy, why there is not a single mega film made like on fictional story of Bahubali. No doubt Bahubali was one of the best hindi movie I watched so far. But it's unreasonable why not a single mega budget film made by bollywood on Shivaji raje.

Regarding this film though the story I already knew as have watched so many videos on it, but the film was not so great. The battle scenes BGI CGI all were mediocre. I hope in future we will see some great movies on this larger than life legendry and inspirational stories of Shivaji Maharaj. Har Har Mahadev !!!

Siddhi Johar was with at least 10,000 soldiers. Movie do not show a single frame about it.

Dialogues are not natural. Too cinematic!!

At night Maratha wearing white clothes, WHICH sensible Army personel will give away position in this manner.

Battle scene look like typical old Marathi war movies.

Every soldier used to have their own special gear to protect ownself even during those days. In movie they're wearing cotton white attire!!

Shiva kashid death, again unnecessary Drama.

Just awesome!!

This is the best marathi movie I have ever watched.

Great direction, Great message, Great choice of characters.

We should go and watch this movie even if you are not from Marathi background!

Waiting for it from long while, like several months. Totally worth it!!! Just watch on the first day. Brilliant Direction, Cinematiography, Camera work, Editing and BGM just wonderful. Acting from all the artist was totally brilliant, specially Ajay Purkar Ji totally nailed the role especially his expressions in the climax. And also Ankit Ji, Chinmay Ji and Mrinal Ji were also amazing.

Main aim for historical movies is Emotions and how they are presented in the movie are important and director brilliantly executed on emotions. Literally have tears in the climax. VFX work is better than the previous two movies. Movie is to the point, never feel bored in a single scene and neither stretchy.

Action scenes are also brilliantly choreographed. But, little bit should have to work on body cutting scenes(blood). Night scenes are also great.

Movie is totally presented with great Honor and Valour, totally justified courage and bravery of all Marathas. Keenly excited for another 5 movies. Ya! You hear right, the director(Digpal Lanjekar Ji) is making series of 8 movies name Shivraj Ashtak on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and their Mawalas.

Please do watch it with your whole family and friends. This film should cross 100cr marked... Please do support our Marathi film industry. And Ya, this film has also been released with English subtitles..

So, do watch and Enjoy it.....