Filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar says 'Chhaava' didn't work because of Vicky Kaushal: 'His last five films flopped and...'

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28-04-2025

The filmmaker added, 'So my Maharashtra has saved the Hindi film industry, remember this. Today, Chhaava is doing well, and 80 percent of its credit goes to Maharashtra.' read more
In an interview with Mirchi Marathi, Mahesh Manjrekar has spoken about the blockbuster success of Vicky Kaushal's Chhaava and said, 'He is a very fine actor. His film Chhaava collected ₹800 crore. But Vicky Kaushal can never say that people came to see him. Because then they would have come to see the previous five films as well. The audience came to see your character. His previous five films did not work.'
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The filmmaker added, 'So my Maharashtra has saved the Hindi film industry, remember this. Today, Chhaava is doing well, and 80 percent of its credit goes to Maharashtra. In fact, 90 percent of the credit goes to Pune and the rest goes to other parts of Maharashtra. Maharashtra can save the industry.'
Directed by Laxman Utekar, 'Chhaava' sees Kaushal in the role of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, son of Maratha empire founder Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The film has roared at the box-office by collecting approximately Rs 70 crore in two days. But who was Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj? He was Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's son.
Sambhaji Maharaj was a fearless warrior who defected to the Mughal Empire and served under Diler Khan in the Battle of Bhupalgarh against Shivaji. He ascended the throne following his father's death, with his rule being largely shaped by the ongoing wars between the Marathas and the Mughal Empire, as well as other neighbouring powers such as the Siddi of Janjira, Wadiyars of Mysore and the Portuguese Empire in Goa.
In 1688, he was captured by Mughal forces and executed. A year after his execution, Mughals had been in control of most of Khandesh, forts of northern Maharashtra and Konkan. He was succeeded by brother Rajaram I as the next Chhatrapati and continued the Mughal–Maratha Wars.