section_path: Controversies/Historical inaccuracies
section_name: Historical inaccuracies
paragraph_text: Historical inaccuracies
  
  Dinesh Vijan was threatened with a ₹100 crore (approximately US$12 million) lawsuit for allegedly depicting historical inaccuracies and misrepresentation. The Shirke family, claiming to represent the descendants of historical figures portrayed in the film, raised objections, alleging that their ancestors were wrongly depicted as traitors. Director Laxman Utekar responded to the controversy by apologising for any unintentional distress caused and clarified that the film does not explicitly name the families or villages of the concerned historical figures. A historian, Indrajit Sawant, claimed that he faced threats and caste-based abuse for challenging the film's historical accuracy, alleging that it distorts history by wrongly portraying Soyarabai Bhosale as one of the antagonists instead of Annaji Datto, the Sachiv for Shivaji Maharaj. Sawant cited contemporary accounts suggesting Brahmin clerks betrayed Sambhaji to the Mughals, leading to his capture.
  
  Dinesh Vijan was threatened with a ₹100 crore (approximately US$12 million) lawsuit for allegedly depicting historical inaccuracies and misrepresentation. The Shirke family, claiming to represent the descendants of historical figures portrayed in the film, raised objections, alleging that their ancestors were wrongly depicted as traitors. Director Laxman Utekar responded to the controversy by apologising for any unintentional distress caused and clarified that the film does not explicitly name the families or villages of the concerned historical figures. A historian, Indrajit Sawant, claimed that he faced threats and caste-based abuse for challenging the film's historical accuracy, alleging that it distorts history by wrongly portraying Soyarabai Bhosale as one of the antagonists instead of Annaji Datto, the Sachiv for Shivaji Maharaj. Sawant cited contemporary accounts suggesting Brahmin clerks betrayed Sambhaji to the Mughals, leading to his capture.