Chhaava faces backlash, director threatened with a Rs 100 crore lawsuit

Deepak Raje Shirke, the descendant, alleged that his members of the family have been incorrectly portrayed because the traitors. Within the film, Maratha commanders Ganoji and Kanhoji Shirke are portrayed because the individuals who have a hand in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj’s seize by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. In an announcement, Deepak mentioned, “Our repute has been deeply affected. The entire of India thinks of us as gaddar (traitors). If the filmmakers proceed to disregard us, we are going to take to the streets in protest. The Shirke household numbers are in lakhs in Maharashtra.” 

He additionally added, “Chhava was, in any other case, movie and the story of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj ought to come earlier than audiences. Solely the few controversial components have to be eliminated.”

The household formally issued a grievance towards the producers on February 20. A discover has been issued to director Laxman Utekar to make clear his tackle the alleged inaccuracies. Many experiences additionally counsel that Utekar reached out to one of many Shirke members of the family, Bhushan Shirke, to apologise for any unintended misery brought about to the household. He mentioned, “We’ve solely talked about the names of Ganoji and Kanhoji in Chhaava with out referring to their surname. We’ve additionally made positive to not disclose the village they belonged to. Our intention was to not damage the feelings of the Shirke household. I sincerely apologise if Chhaava brought about any discomfort.”

Nevertheless, the Shirke household has famous that they are going to escalate the difficulty if their issues will not be heard and calls for not met.