Pawankhind

Pawankhind
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDigpal Lanjekar
Written byDigpal Lanjekar
Produced byAjay Arekar
Aniruddha Arekar
Bhausaheb Arekar
Starring
CinematographyAmol Gole
Edited byVijay Jadhav
Music byDevdutta Manisha Baji
Production
company
Almonds Creations
Distributed byAA Films
Release date
  • 18 February 2022 (2022-02-18) (India)
Running time
153 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi
Box officeest.75 crore (US$9.0 million)[1][2]

Pawankhind (/pɑːvʌnxɪnd/ PAAVANKHIND); is a 2022 Indian Marathi-language historical action drama film directed by Digpal Lanjekar and produced under the banner of Almonds Creations in association with AA 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.

It is the third entry in an eight-film series on the Maratha Empire. After Farzand and Fatteshikast, Digpal Lanjekar announced this third film on unsung Maratha heroes. It was followed by Sher Shivraj. The film was a huge commercial success with 75 crore (US$9.0 million) film become the fifth highest-grossing Marathi film of all time and second highest-grossing Marathi film of 2022.

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  2. ^ "'Tujhe Meri Kasam' To 'Ved', Riteish-Genelia's Hit Pairing Continues To Rock Box Office". MensXP. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2024.