Akshay Bardapurkar’s Planet Marathi and Piiyush Singh’s Golden Ratio Films bring UK's biggest Independent film studio onboard. Black Hangar Studios is the name behind many Hollywood productions like Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Dark Tide, The Grand Tour, 24: Live Another Day, and many more. Also with the support from American film studio ORWO Studios, the name behind Hollywood productions like The Magnificent Seven, Maze Runner, Twilight, and many more. After making high-octane action Indian films like RA One, Black Hangar Studios and ORWO Studios is back in India but this time for a Marathi- Hollywood Film. Never before in the history of Marathi films, the industry has witnessed such a phenomenon. This is all a product of Akshay Bardapurkar’s vision to take Marathi films to an international level. Planet Marathi, a Vistas Media Capital takes the story of Moghul Mardini Chhatrapati Tararani.
The film will be titled ‘Moghul Mardini Chhatrapati Tararani’ and is based on one of the greatest epics of valor of the warrior queen Chhatrapati Tararani who fought with the Mughals, Nizamshahi, Aadilshahi, Qutubshahi, Dutch, British, Portuguese, Siddis at the same time! The one who gave tough resistance to Aurangzeb till his grave dug into his own military camp, and ended his dream of destroying the Swarajya! All this while she was widowed at the tender age of 25. This story of the greatness of Maratha women, Marathi pride and Swarajya, will be brought to life on the celluloid by a team of experts. Chhatrapati Tararani will be directed by popular Marathi director Rahul Jadhav. With films like Hello Nandan and Murder Mestry under his belt, Rahul aims to make the story of Chhatrapati Tararani’s great valor a memorable chapter in the history of the Marathi film industry too. After the massive success of Amitabh Bachchan starrer Marathi film AB Aani CD; filmmaker Akshay Bardapurkar has teamed up with Piiyush Singh’s Golden Ratio for three new Marathi films namely Goshta Eka Paithanichi, Chandramukhi, and now Chhatrapati Tararani. The film will star the Hirkani of Marathi films, actress Sonalee Kulkarni in the lead. The actress has already proven her talent in historical and period films in the past. Her diverse range of performances certainly raises the bar for expectations from the film.
Planet Marathi CMD, Akshay Bardapurkar says, “Chhatrapati Tararani is going to be a golden page in the history of Marathi cinema. Planet Marathi and Golden Ratio are proud to take the story of the Maratha warrior queen Chhatrapati Tararani to the world. This will be the first and one of the biggest Marathi-Hollywood films to go on floors with an international film studio. It is too soon to reveal more details about the film but we have a talented blend of filmmakers, musicians, and artists that are working hard to bring this beautiful presentation to our Marathi audiences. I strongly believe this film has the potential to take Marathi cinema at a newer height."
Black Hangar Studios and ORWO Studios is excited to be a part of an Indian regional film that narrates the historical epic. Jake Seal, CEO says, “After working with the Indian Sci-fi genre we are excited to create the experience for a historical period drama. The story itself moves us and with the promise that Planet Marathi brings in filmmaking we are thrilled to see where this journey leads us. We aim to make films more engaging for global audiences irrespective of the language and medium and we are committed to making the story come alive.”
Piiyush Singh, Cofounder, Golden Ratio Films said, “We are excited for the first ever Marathi Hollywood historical film which will definitely be the most awaited one for 2022. The title itself comes with huge responsibility to us and the entire team is working to bring out the best for the viewers.”
This mega-blockbuster, one-of-a-kind, film will be produced in both Marathi and English. Chhatrapati Tararani will create history yet again, this time as a first-ever Marathi Hollywood film. The makers are planning a Diwali 2022 release in India and overseas for this mammoth project.
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