Pawankhind
| Pawankhind | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Digpal Lanjekar |
| Written by | Digpal Lanjekar |
| Produced by | Ajay Arekar Aniruddha Arekar Bhausaheb Arekar |
| Starring | Chinmay Mandlekar Mrinal Kulkarni Ajay Purkar Ankit Mohan Sameer Dharmadhikari Ruchi Savarn Prajakta Mali |
| Cinematography | Amol Gole |
| Edited by | Paramod Kahar |
| Music by | Devdutta Manisha Baji |
Production company | Almonds Creations |
| Distributed by | AA Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Box office | ₹34 crore (US$4.1 million)[1] |
Pawankhind is a 2022 Indian Marathi-language historical drama film directed by Digpal Lanjekar and produced under the banner of Almonds Creations in association with A A Films. The film based on the life of Maratha warrior, Baji Prabhu Deshpande, stars Chinmay Mandlekar, Mrinal Kulkarni, Ajay Purkar, Sameer Dharmadhikari, along with Ankit Mohan, Prajakta Mali and Kshitee Jog in supporting roles.
Synopsis
The film depicts the historical rearguard last stand that took place on 13 July 1660 at a mountain pass in the vicinity of fort Vishalgad, near the city of Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India between the Maratha Warrior Baji Prabhu Deshpande and Siddi Masud of Adilshah Sultanate, known as Battle of Pavan Khind.[2]
Cast
- Chinmay Mandlekar as Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj[3]
- Mrinal Kulkarni as Rajmata Jijabai
- Ajay Purkar as Baji Prabhu Deshpande[4]
- Ruchi Savarn as Matoshri Soyarabai
- Prajakta Mali as Shrimant Bhavanibai Bandal
- Surabhi Bhave as Matoshri Sonai Deshpande
- Kshitee Jog as Badi Begum.
- Madhavi Nimkar as Matoshri Gautamai Deshpande
- Sameer Dharmadhikari as Siddi Johar[5]
- Ujjwala Jog as Bajiprabhu's mother Bayobai Deshpande
- Astad Kale as Siddi Masud
- Rishi Saxena as Rustamejaman
- Sushrut Mankani as Fazar Khan
- Ankit Mohan as Shrimant Rayajirao Bandal[6]
- Dipti Ketkar as Dipaiaau Bandal
- Harish Dudhade as Bahirji Naik[7]
- Akshay Waghmare as Koyaji Bandal
- Ajinkya Nanaware as Narvir Shiva Kashid
- Bipin Surve as Shambu Singh Jadhavrao
- Vaibhav Mangle as Gangadharpant
- Sunil Jadhav as Fulajiprabhu Deshpande
- Sachin Bhilare as Aaginya
- Vikram Gaikwad as Netaji Palkar
- Shivraj Waichal as Harpya
- Santosh Juvekar as Guest appearance in song "Raja Ala Raja Ala"[8]
Production
Development
In December 2019 After Farzand and Fatteshikast, Digpal Lanjekar announced a new film 'Jung Jauhar', his third film on unsung Maratha heroes.[9]
Filming
On 11 February 2020, principal photography took place in Raigad Fort, Maharashtra.[10] Filming was completed on 19 March 2020.[11]In February 2021 makers renamed Jungjauhar to Pawankhind.[12]
Soundtrack
| Pawankhind | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Devdutta Manisha Baji | |
| Released | February 2022[13] |
| Recorded | 2021 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 15:13 |
| Language | Marathi |
| Label | Everest Entertainment |
Soundtrack of the film is composed by Devdutta Manisha Baji and lyrics written by Digpal Lanjekar. Video of track "Yugat Mandli" sung by Haridas Shinde, Avadhoot Gandhi was released in December 2021.[14]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yugat Mandli" | Avadhoot Gandhi, Haridas Shinde | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Raja Aala" | Avadhoot Gupte | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Shwasat Raja Dhyasat Raja" | Devdutta Manisha Baji | 2:08 |
| 4. | "Rani Nighta Shuur" | Devdutta Manisha Baji | 4:23 |
| Total length: | 15:13 | ||
Release
Pawankhind was scheduled to release on (First Release Date 10 June 2021[15][16]), second release date 31 December 2021[17]) suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, thus resulting in the delay of its release.Now the film was postponed due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, fuelled by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.[18]Film released on 18 February 2022.[19]
Reception
Critical response
Pawankhind received critical acclaim. Mihir Bhanage from The Times of India gave 3.5 stars (out of 5), saying that "Pawankhind excels in storytelling, the technical aspects, though good, could have been better. The background score overpowers dialogues in some important scenes, and the action choreography in some scenes fails to make the cut. However, all said and done, the entire team has done its best to make this a big screen experience. Maybe with a bigger budget, these things can be ironed out in the following films of Lanjekar’s series"[20]Shriram Iyengar from Cinestaan.com wrote that "Of course, the drama is heightened. It is important to remember that the film feels coloured by a majoritarian bias. Yet, that was always the style of folk dramatists. They could change the tone to suit the audience. Cinema can claim to be no different. There are moments in the final action sequence when the VFX glitches are visible, but they do not hinder the story in any way"[21]Kalpesh Kubal from Maharashtra Times Wrote that "The technical side seems to have faltered somewhat; But that can be ignored. Throughout the story of the film, the director has tried to underline various knights" [22] Lokmat Wrote "hard work of the director and the actors can be seen on the screen. To experience an unprecedented history, you must visit this movie theater and watch it at least once" [23]
Box Office
Pawankhind collected ₹12.17 crore in the opening week of its release.[24]
As of 27 February 2022[update] the film has grossed ₹16.71 crore[24]
Trivia
Ruchi Savarn who played Maharani Soyrabai in this movie had played the same character also in another movie Fatteshikast
In real life, Ruchi Savarn is married to Ankit Mohan who has played Rayajirao in this movie.
References
- ^ "'जंगजौहर' आता 'पावनखिंड', बाजीप्रभूंची शौर्य गाथा उलगडणार" ['Jangjauhar' will now unfold 'Pavankhind', the heroic saga of Bajiprabhu]. Loksatta. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "THESE character posters of Digpal Lanjekar's 'Pawankhind' will get you all excited for the film". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Pawankhind': Character poster of Ajay Purkar as 'Bajiprabhu Deshpande' unveiled!". timesofindia.Indiatimes.Com. 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Watch Astad Kale as Siddi Masood, Sameer Dharmadhikari as Siddi Jauhar in Pawankhind". cinestaan.com. 1 January 2021.
- ^ "'Pawankhind': Character poster of Ankit Mohan as 'Shrimant Rayajirao Bandal' unveiled!". timesofindia.Indiatimes.Com. 21 January 2022.
- ^ "छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराज आणि त्यांच्या मावळ्यांची शौर्य गाथा 'पावनखिंड' आता रुपेरी पडद्यावर". maharashtratimes.com. 22 January 2022.
- ^ "'Pawankhind' new song 'Raja Aala': This foot-tapping number featuring Santosh Juvekar and Chinmay Mandlekar is definitely a chartbuster". The Times of India. 2022-02-08. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ "'Jungjauhar': Digpal Lanjekar unveils the title poster of his upcoming historical film". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 11 December 2019.
- ^ "'जंगजौहर'मधून पावनखिंडीचा रणसंग्राम रुपेरी पडद्यावर, नुकताच पार पडला मुहूर्त!". lokmat.com. 11 February 2020.
- ^ "'Jungjauhar': Chinmay Mandlekar wraps up the shoot amidst Coranovirus outbreak". Timesofindia.indiatimes.cm. 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Makers rename Jungjauhar to Pavankhind, set to release in June". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Pawankhind – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn.
- ^ "Pawankhind Song-Yugat Mandali". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Title of Jungjauhar changed to Pawankhind; film to be released on 10 June". Cinestaan.com. 2 March 2021.
- ^ "हर हर महादेव! 'पावनखिंड'चा थरार चित्रपटगृहातच". Maharashtratimes.com. 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Digpal Lanjekar's 'Pavankhind' release date announced; the film will hit the theatres on December 31, 2021". Timesofindia.indiatimes.coM. 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Digpal Lanjekar's 'Pawankhind' gets a new release date - Watch teaser". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Digpal Lanjekar's 'Pawankhind' gets a new release date; to hit theatres on February 18, 2022". timesofindia.Indiatimes.com. 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Pawankhind Movie Review : An epic retelling of an interesting chapter from Maratha history". The Times of India. 2022-02-18. Archived from the original on 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ "Pawankhind review: Another entertaining folktale from the Maratha cinematic universe". Cinestaan.com. 2022-02-18. Archived from the original on 2022-02-19. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ^ "पावनखिंड". Maharashtra Times. 2022-02-20. Archived from the original on 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ "Pawankhind Marathi Movie Review : पावनखिंड- थक्क करणारा अनुभव". Lokmat. 2022-02-20. Archived from the original on 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ a b "'पावनखिंड'चा बॉक्स ऑफिसवर धमाका; १० दिवसात केली तब्बल इतक्या कोटींची कमाई". Loksatta. 2022-02-28. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
External links
- Pawankhind at IMDb