Mahesh Manjrekar Says "Vicky Kaushal Can't Say People Came To See Him In Chhaava"

 In a recent interview with Mirchi Marathi, Mahesh Manjrekar expressed that audiences were drawn to the character rather than the actor portraying him.

Mahesh said in Marathi, "Vicky Kaushal is a very fine actor. His film Chhaava collected ₹800 crore. But Vicky Kaushal can never say that people came to see him. Because then they would have come to see the previous five films as well. The audience came to see your character. His previous five films did not work."

"So my Maharashtra has saved the Hindi film industry, remember this. Today, Chhaava is doing well, and 80 percent of its credit goes to Maharashtra. In fact, 90 percent of the credit goes to Pune, and the rest goes to other parts of Maharashtra. Maharashtra can save the industry," Mahesh Manjrekar summed up his emotions.

Directed by Laxman Utekar, Chhaava also stars Rashmika Mandanna in the role of Sambhaji Maharaj's wife, Yesubai Bhonsale. Akshaye Khanna, Ashutosh Rana, and Divya Dutta also star in key roles. The film has been produced by Dinesh Vijan under Maddock Films.

The "Chhaava" film collected more than Rs 600 crore in India. Vicky Kaushal will next be seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Love & War alongside Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor. 

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