'Jungjauhar’: Makers hold grand muhurat of the film in the capital of swarajya

After Farzand (2018) and Fatteshikast (2019), director Digpal Lanjekar’s third film will also be dealing with the story of Bajiprabhu Deshpande in the film titled 'Jungjauhar'. Recently released title poster from the film has already created a buzz in social media.
Depicting the story of the Bandal Sena and the peerless courage of Baji Prabhu, the movie ‘Jungjauhar’ had its muhurat at the capital of the swarajya , Fort Raigad.The muhurat of this historical movie was performed with the sounds of dhol-tasha and chanting of sacred mantras. ‘Almonds creations’ produced ‘Jungjauhar’ will be released in June.
The yatra ended with a grand ceremony on Fort Raigad. The puja of the Shiv-palki was performed with recitations of mantras and vociferous chants of ‘Shivaji Maharaj ki jai’. The artistes and the team of ‘Jungjauhar’ also participated in the celebrations with great enthusiasm.



After the puja of Shiv-palki, the traditional puja of the script of the movie ‘Jungjauhar’ was performed by director Digpal Lanjekar and actor Chinmay Mandlekar. Ankit Mohan, Harish Dudhade, Hrishi Saxena, Viram Gaikwad, Rohan Mankani and Sushrut Mankani were also present.
‘One cannot understand history by telling or listening, one has to experience it’. So, we decided to take up the challenge and introduce it to the present generation’ said Director, Digpal Lanjekar.
Ajay-Anirudh Arekar, producers of the film, said " we wanted to bring to the screen a glorious chapter on daring and warfare"
Baji Prabhu Deshpande was a commander of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha empire. The well-celebrated legend of Baji Prabhu is intricately linked with an important rearguard battle enabling Shivaji's escape from Panhala fort; he was the hero who sacrificed his life for his king.
Digpal Lanjekar's directorial 'Jungjauhar' is produced under the banner of Almonds Creations. The film is slated in June 2020.