Chapekar Brothers(2016)

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Chapekar Brothers is an Indian Hindi-language film directed by Devendar Kumar Pandey. The film features Abhijit Bhagat, Sanjeet Dhuri and Manoj Bhatt as the Chapekar brothers, Indian revolutionaries involved in the 1896 assassination of the British Plague Commissioner of Pune, W C Rand.

“Three brothers ignite a revolution for India's freedom.”

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Trivia

• The film was shot in real historical locations in Pune, including the original sites where the Chapekar brothers lived and operated.
• Director Devender Kumar Pandey spent over a decade researching the Chapekar brothers' story before making the film.
• The movie uses authentic Marathi dialects and period costumes to accurately depict late 19th-century Maharashtra.
• It was independently produced with a modest budget and had a limited theatrical release, focusing on film festivals.
• The film's screenplay incorporates actual court documents and newspaper reports from the 1897 trial of the brothers.
• Some scenes were filmed at the historic Shanivar Wada in Pune, a location closely associated with the Chapekar brothers' era.
• The soundtrack features traditional folk music from Maharashtra to enhance the historical atmosphere.