The film 'Chhaava,' directed by Laxman Utekar, stars Vicky Kaushal as the Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. Born to Chhatrapati Shivaji, Sambhaji was a valorous and scholarly leader who fought ardently to protect the Maratha empire until his capture and ultimate martyrdom in 1689.
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