''Dharmaveer'' is a 2022 Indian

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film written and directed by

Pravin Tarde Pravin Vitthal Tarde (born 11 November 1974) is an Indian actor, film director and screenwriter working in the Marathi Cinema best known for his Marathi films ''Deool Band'', ''Mulshi Pattern'', ''Sarsenapati Hambirrao''. Filmography Films ...

and produced by Mangesh Desai under the banner of

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. It covers the story of late Shiv Sena leader

Anand Dighe Anand Dighe (27 January 1951 – 26 August 2001), popularly known as ''Dharmaveer'', was an Indian right-wing politician and social worker. He was a prominent public figure in Thane district and the unit chief of the Shiv Sena political party ...

. The film features

Prasad Oak Prasad Prabhakar Oak (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, ɾəsaːd̪ oːk born 17 February 1975) is an actor. He has received several awards including two Filmfare Awards Marathi and a National Film Award. In 2007, he participated in ...

, Kshitish Date, Makarand Paddhye, Snehal Tarde and

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in the lead roles. The film was theatrically released in Indian cinemas on 13 May 2022 and premiered on

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on 17 June 2022. The film received positive reviews, praising Prasad Oak's performance as Anand Dighe and Pravin Tarde's screenplay, dialogues and direction. ''Dharmaveer'' grossed over at the box office, becoming the third highest grossing Marathi film of 2022.

Plot

A TV news reporter Tanvi Mahapatra (

) arrives at midnight of 26 August at

Thane railway station Thane (station code: TNA) is a NSG-1 category major railway station of the Indian Railways serving the city of Thane, Located in Maharashtra, it is one of the busiest railway stations in India. , Thane railway station handles 260000 people da ...

upset over her current assignment of covering the 20th memorial service of late politician

Thane Thane (; previously known as Thana, List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city located on the northwestern side of the list of Indian states, state of Maharashtra in India and on ...

which made her miss her first Bollywood party. Moreover, she is unaware of who the great personality was and the new article archives & internet sources show that after his death, locals destroyed Sunitidevi Singhania Hospital. The reporter meets an auto-rickshaw driver Sameer (

Gashmeer Mahajani Gashmeer Mahajani (born 8 June 1985) is an Indian actor who works in films, theatre and television. He is best known for his work in Marathi cinema and Hindi television. He is the son of actor Ravindra Mahajani who worked in Marathi films. He be ...

) who decides to drop her to her hotel in Louiswadi and tells her that rather than relying on the internet, she should meet the common Thanekars to whom Anand Dighe Saheb devoted his entire life. The story takes back to the early days of

Shiv Sena Shiv Sena (1966–2022) (; ; SS) was a right-wing Marathi regionalist Hindutva-based political party in India founded in 1966 by Bal Thackeray, who was later succeeded by Uddhav Thackeray. The party is split into two parties: the Uddha ...

when a young Anand Dighe Saheb is a party worker. Inspired by his work and dedication, he becomes a prominent member of the party and a very close aide of supremo

Bal Thackeray Bal Thackeray (; 23 January 1926 – 17 November 2012), also known as Balasaheb Thackeray, was an Indian cartoonist and politician who founded the original Shiv Sena, a far-right, a pro- Marathi and a Hindu nationalist party active mainly in ...

where both share great respect towards one another. At the venue, the reporter meets several people right from his mentees

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Rajan Vichare Rajan Vichare (born 1 August 1961) is an Indian politician and a Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) member of parliament representing Thane, Maharashtra in the 17th Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament). He has also previously b ...

, Anita Birje his family of two sisters as well as scores of common Thanekars where she finds that Anand Dighe Saheb was not just a political leader but he was much more to Thanekars and devoted his whole life for them. The great personality met with a tragic end but is still alive in the hearts of Thanekars even after his death.

Cast

** Shivraj Waichal as Young

* Kshitish Date as

* Makarand Padhye as

Balasaheb Thackeray Bal Thackeray (; 23 January 1926 – 17 November 2012), also known as Balasaheb Thackeray, was an Indian cartoonist and politician who founded the original Shiv Sena, a far-right, a pro-Marathi and a Hindu nationalist party active mainly in th ...

as Tanvi Mahapatra *

as Sameer * Vijay Nikam as Mo. Da. Joshi * Snehal Tarde as Anita Birje * Vignesh Joshi as Prakash Paranjape *

Abhijeet Khandkekar Abhijeet Khandkekar is a Radio personality, RJ, anchor and Marathi television and film actor, known for ''Mazhya Navryachi Bayko'' and ''Maziya Priyala Preet Kalena''. Currently He is playing role of Malhar Kamat in Star Pravah's TV series ''Tuz ...

Dadaji Bhuse Dadaji Bhuse is a member of the 16th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, representing the Malegaon Outer Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction). This marks his fifth consecutive term as a member of the Legislative Ass ...

* Atul Mahajan as

Satish Pradhan Satish Pradhan (29 August 1940 – 29 December 2024) was an Indian politician who was the first mayor of Thane from 1974 to 1981. He played a major role in establishing the Shiv Sena in the city. Then, from 1986 to 1987, he served as the first m ...

* Mangesh Desai as Reporter *

Mohan Joshi Mohan Joshi is an Indian film, television and theater actor. He has worked in Hindi, Marathi and Bhojpuri films. Career Joshi started his career as a theatre artist in Pune. He was noticed in the play ''Kuryat Sada Tingalam''. Along with A ...

as Sameer's Father * Sagar Pabbale as

* Shubhankar Ekbote as

Ravindra Phatak Ravindra Sadanand Phatak () is Shiv Sena Politician from Thane district, Maharashtra. He is current Member of Legislative Council of Maharashtra as a member of Shiv Sena representing Thane Local Authorities constituency. He had been elected as ...

* Prasad Berde as

Naresh Mhaske Naresh Ganpat Mhaske is a Shiv Sena politician from Thane district, Maharashtra. He is former Mayor of Thane Municipal Corporation. Positions held * 2012: Elected as corporator in Thane Municipal Corporation * 2017: Re-elected as corporator i ...

* Jaywant Wadkar as Inspector Yeshwant Tawde * Yogesh Shirsat as

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* Shubhangi Latkar as Meenatai Thackeray * Devendra Gaikwad as Aatmaram Thorat * Ramesh Pardeshi as Hemant Pawar * Dushyant Wagh as Dilip Owalkar; Anand Dighe's friend * Prasad Khandekar as Anant Tare * Jyoti Malse as Malse; Anand Dighe's sister * Sayalee Parab as Aruna Dighe; Anand Dighe's sister * Manoj Kolhatkar as Father of raped girl * Siddhirupa Karmarkar as Mother of raped girl * Piyush Parmar as Reporter * Anuj Prabhu as

Raj Thackeray Raj Shrikant Thackeray (Marathi pronunciation: �aːd͡ʒ ʈʰaːkɾeː born Swararaj Shrikant Thackeray; 14 June 1968) is an maharashtra politician and the founding chairperson of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), a regional political party ...

* Sushant Shelar as Inspector Vijay Shelar * Anshuman Vichare as Hawaldaar * Sham Mashalkar as Milind Narvekar * Shivraj Walvekar as Inspector * Eknath Bhoir as Karyakarta * Ashish Warang as Ladies bar owner *Nandkumar Gorule as Nandu *Digambar Naik

Production

The film was announced on 27 January 2022, by

. This film is about late Shiv Sena leader

is based on his life and Marathi film actor Prasad Oak will be seen in the role of Dighe. One of the features of this movie is that the Armada car number 'MH05-G-2013' used by Dighe is used in this film.

Reception

Mihir Bhanage of ''The'' ''Times of India'' gave a rating of 3 out of 5 and wrote that "Prasad Oak brings Anand Dighe to life in this glorified biopic."

Box office

The film released in 400 theaters and expanded to approximately 10,000 screenings due to positive reception. It collected ₹2.05 crore on its opening day and accumulated ₹13.87 crore in its initial week. It was well-received in cities such as

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Dombivli Dombivli (pronunciation: �oːmbiʋliː is a suburban city located on the banks of Ulhas River in Thane district of Maharashtra, India. It is part of Mumbai Metropolitan Region. One of the busiest railway stations of the Central Railway, D ...

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, and

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. Within 10 days, it had grossed ₹18.03 crore. The film's net earnings totaled ₹20 crore, with a gross revenue exceeding ₹22.58 crore by the third week. The film grossed over ₹25 crore in its lifetime run.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack is composed by Chinar–Mahesh and

Avinash–Vishwajeet Avinash–Vishwajeet are a Marathi film composer duo consisting of Avinash Chandrachood and Vishwajeet Joshi. They have written the scores for films such as ''Sanngto Aika…!'', ''Popat (film), Popat'', ''Premachi Goshta (film), Premachi Goshta' ...

Accolades

Sequel

A sequel to Dharmaveer, titled ''

Dharmaveer 2 ''Dharmaveer 2'' is a 2024 Indian Marathi-language biographical political drama film written and directed by Pravin Tarde. It is produced by Umesh Bansal and Mangesh Desai under the banners of Zee Studios and Sahil Motion Arts. The film stars ...

'', has been announced. Directed by Pravin Tarde and produced by Mangesh Desai, the sequel continues the biographical narrative of Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe.

References

External links

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