Actor
Ajay Devgn’s
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
has been declared tax free in Haryana, according to an official statement released on Thursday. “Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has announced Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior film to be tax free in the state,” the Haryana government statement said. [caption id=“attachment_7914641” align=“alignnone” width=“825”]
A still from Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior. Image from YouTube[/caption] The Om Raut-directed film was previously been exempted from tax in
Uttar Pradesh
. Set in the 17th century, Tanhaji is based on the life of Subedar Tanaji Malusare, the military leader of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s army.
Kajol
essays the role of Tanaji’s wife Savitribai, while
Saif Ali Khan
is the antagonist Uday Bhan Singh and
Sharad Kelkar
plays Chhatrapati Shivaji. Tanhaji released on 10 January alongside Deepika Padukone’s Chhapaak
and Rajinikanth’s Darbar
. On its sixth day of release, the historical drama crossed
Rs 100 crore
at the domestic box office and also beat the lifetime earnings of Devgn’s 2018 crime drama Raid
and 2019’s romantic comedy De De Pyaar De
. (With inputs from Press Trust of India)
)