Marathi historical war drama film ‘Chhatrapati Tararani’ based on the life of Maratha Queen Tarabai, filmmaker Akshay Bardupurkar’s Planet Marathi and Piyush Singh’s Golden Ratio Films has announced an exclusive partnership with UK’s ‘Black Hanger Studios’ and American production house ‘ORWO Studios’ to bring ‘Chhatrapati Tararani’ India’s first Marathi Hollywood film.
‘Chhatrapati Tararani’ is an adaptation of the book ‘Mughal Mardini Maharani Tarabai’, who fought with the Mughals, Nizamshahi, Aadilshahi, Qutubshahi, Dutch, British, Portuguese, Siddis at the same time, reported by Times of India.
Speaking on the partnership, Planet Marathi CMD, Akshay Bardapurkar said, “Chhatrapati Tararani is going to be a golden page in the history of Marathi cinema. Planet Marathi and Golden Ratio are proud to take the story of the Maratha warrior queen Chhatrapati Tararani to the world. This will be the first and one of the biggest Marathi-Hollywood films to go on floors with an international film studio.”
Piyush Singh, Cofounder, Golden Ratio Films said, “We are excited for the first-ever Marathi Hollywood historical film which will be the most awaited one for 2022. The title itself comes with a huge responsibility to us and the entire team is working to bring out the best for the viewers.”
Black Hangar Studios and ORWO Studios, CEO, Jake Seal said, “After working with the Indian Sci-fi genre we are excited to create the experience for a historical period drama. The story itself moves us and with the promise that Planet Marathi brings in filmmaking we are thrilled to see where this journey leads us. We aim to make films more engaging for global audiences irrespective of the language and medium and we are committed to making the story come alive.”