Farzand

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Farzand
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Theatrical release poster
Marathi फर्जंद
Directed by Digpal Lanjekar
Written byDigpal Lanjekar
Screenplay byDigpal Lanjekar
Story byDigpal Lanjekar
Produced byAnirban Sarkar
Starring Prasad Oak
Ankit Mohan
Chinmay Mandlekar
Mrinal Kulkarni
Mrunmayee Deshpande
Pravin Tarde
CinematographyKedar Gaekwad
Edited byPramod Kahar
Music by Amitraj
Production
company
Swami Samarth Creations LLP
Distributed by AA Films
Release date
  • 1 June 2018 (2018-06-01)
Running time
155 minutes
Country India
Language Marathi
Budgetest.₹3 crore (US$380,000)
Box officeest.₹12 crore (US$1.5 million) [1]

Farzand is a 2018 Indian Marathi-language historical drama War film directed by Digpal Lanjekar and produced by Anirban Sarkar under the banner of Swami Samarth Creations LLP. The film was co-produced by Sandip Jadhav, Mahesh Jaurkar and Swapnil Potdar. The film stars Prasad Oak, Ankit Mohan, Chinmay Mandlekar, Mrinal Kulkarni, Mrunmayee Deshpande, Neha Joshi and Sameer Dharmadhikari. [2] It's the first film of the Shri Shivraj Ashtak film series by Lanjekar in an eight part series based on Maratha Empire. It was followed by Fatteshikast in 2019.

Contents

Farzand follows the story of warrior Kondaji Farzand, who along with 60 warriors defeated 2500 soldiers of the enemy to win the Panhala fort in just three and half hours in 1673. [3] The film was released on 1 June 2018. The film received generally positive reviews and was declared a commercial success. [4]

Plot

The story begins with the fall of Tanaji Malusare (Ganesh Yadav), in capturing Kondana fort near Pune from a Mughal garrison in 1670. Three years later, when Shivaji's coronation to be held, Shivaji (Chinmay Mandlekar) wishes that he is crowned only when his kingdom and his people have peace and security. Panhala fort is still under the command of a cruel general, Beshak Khan, of the Adil Shah of Bijapur, whose forces harass the peasantry. The previous attempt to capture the fort in 1666, which he had held briefly in 1660 had failed. To recapture the fort, a mission is planned and Shivaji appoints Kondaji Farzand (Ankit Mohan) general for the mission. Farzand picks 60 soldiers for an assault on the fort defended by the 2500-strong garrison. Bahirji Naik (Prasad Oak), the spy, and an informer Kesar (Mrunmayee Deshpande) helped in defeating 2500 soldiers of the enemy to win the Panhala fort in just three and half hours.

Cast

Production

The principal photography began in November 2017. [5]

Release

The film was theatrically released on 1 June 2018. [6]

Soundtrack

Farzand
Soundtrack album by
Amitraj
Released16 May 2018 (2018-05-16)
Recorded2018
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length20:12
Language Marathi
Label Zee Music Company
Amitraj chronology
Deva
(2017)		Farzand
(2018)		 Party
(2018)
External audio
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The songs for the film are composed by Amitraj and lyrics by Digpal Lanjekar and Kshitij Patavrdhan.

Track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Aai Ambe Jagdambe"Digpal Lanjekar Amitraj Adarsh Shinde 4:17
2."Tumhi Yetana Kela Eshara"Kshitij PatavrdhanAmitraj Vaishali Samant 4:20
3."Vajrabahu Mahabahu (Kondaji Theme)" (Theme by Kedar Divekar)Digpal Lanjekar  Chorus 2:14
4."Shivaba Malhari" (Theme by Kedar Divekar)Digpal Lanjekar  Prasad Oak, Ajay Purkar, Nikhil Raut, Astad Kale, Harish Dudhade & Sachin Deshpande4:19
5."Shiv Mudra (Shivaji Theme)" (Theme by Kedar Divekar)Digpal Lanjekar Chorus1:58
6."Jijau Saheb (Jijau Theme)" (Theme by Kedar Divekar)Digpal Lanjekar Chorus1:21
7."Raigad Prashasti (Raigad Theme)" (Theme by Kedar Divekar)Digpal Lanjekar Chorus0:45
Total length:20:12

Reception

Critical response

Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India rated the film with three and a half stars out of five and praised the casting. She noted that it lent credibility to this Marathi period film. Mentioning Ankit Mohan, Chinmay Mandlekar, Prasad Oak, Mrunmayee Deshpande and Mrinal Kulkarni, she praised their acting. She felt that lack of scale and Visual effects, was made up by performances and intent. Concluding, she said, "Farzand turns out to be more informative than entertaining, but it does manage to fairly engage you, even more if you happen to be a history enthusiast, a vigilante or a rebel with a cause." [7] Ganesh Matkari of Pune Mirror gave the film three stars out of five, concurring with Vyavahare he praised the ensemble. He criticized the clean approach to the film as he noted, "But as we see them entering the fort and even in the middle of a fight, there isn’t a spot of dirt on their bright uniforms." He concluded, "Farzand is an ambitious, but old-school film which promises an engrossing experience, if you are willing to adjust your expectations." [8] Lokmat rated the film with three and half stars out of five. [9] Abhay Salvi of Marathi Stars rated the film with three and half stars out of five and noted, "For all Maharaj devotees Farzand is the film they were waiting for! And for other Marathi audiences too for the first time you could experience a spirited historical epic that has great performances & which also shies away from too much jingoism." [10]

Box office

The life time collection of the Farzand was ₹10 crores, and the film was declared a commercial success. [11] [ better source needed ]

Home video

The film was made available as VOD on Hotstar in 2018. [12]

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