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{{Infobox film
| image = 
| caption = 
| director = [[Mahesh Manjrekar]]
| writer = Parag Kulkarni
| producer = Vaseem Qureshi
Mahesh Manjrekar
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Pravin Tarde]]
*[[Akshay Kumar]]
*[[Vishal Nikam]]
*Jai Dudhane
*Utkarsha Shinde
*[[Hardeek Joshi]]
*Satya Manjrekar
}}
| cinematography = Karan B.Rawat
| music = [[Hitesh Modak]]
| studio = {{plainlist|
*Qureshi Productions Private limited
*Mahesh Manjrekar Movies
}}
| distributor = [[Zee Studios]]
| released = 9 November 2023
| country = India
| language = Marathi
}}

'''''Vedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat''''' ({{Translation|The brave seven Marathas ran in craze}}) is an upcoming [[India|Indian]] [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language [[period drama]] film directed by [[Mahesh Manjrekar]] and produced by Vaseem Qureshi under the banner of Qureshi Productions.<ref name="PR2">{{Cite press release |title=Akshay Kumar kickstarts the shooting of Mahesh Manjrekar's Vedat Marathe Veer Daudale Saat in Mumbai |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/akshay-kumar-kickstarts-the-shooting-of-mahesh-manjrekars-vedat-marathe-veer-daudale-saat-in-mumbai-11758281.html |date=6 December 2022 |website=Firstpost}}</ref> The film stars [[Pravin Tarde]], [[Hardeek Joshi]], [[Vishal Nikam]], Jai Dudhane, Utkarsh Shinde and Virat Madke as the seven heroic [[Marathas]], and [[Akshay Kumar]] as [[Shivaji]]. It is scheduled to be theatrically released at [[Diwali]] 2023.<ref>{{Cite press release |agency=PTI |title=Akshay Kumar set to play Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Mahesh Manjrekar's new Marathi film |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/akshay-kumar-set-to-play-chhatrapati-shivaji-maharaj-in-mahesh-mahesh-manjrekars-new-marathi-film/cid/1895884 |date=3 November 2022 |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

== Premise ==
''Vedat Maratha Veer Daudle Saat'' is based on a story about seven legendary warriors in the [[Maratha Empire]] who attempt to achieve independence ([[swaraj]]) in 1674.<ref>{{Cite press release |date=7 December 2022 |title=Akshay Kumar's Role As Chhatrapati Shivaji Is a Cameo In Marathi Movie Vedat Marathe Veer Daudale Saat |url=https://www.news18.com/news/entertainment/akshay-kumar-role-as-chhatrapati-shivaji-is-a-cameo-in-marathi-movie-vedat-marathe-veer-daudale-saat-6562135.html |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Akshay Kumar]] as [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj]]<ref>{{Cite press release |agency=ANI |date=2022-12-06 |title=Ajay Devgn congratulates Akshay Kumar on his Marathi film debut 'Vedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat' |url=https://theprint.in/features/ajay-devgn-congratulates-akshay-kumar-on-his-marathi-film-debut-vedat-marathe-veer-daudle-saat/1251794/ |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Pravin Tarde]] as [[Prataprao Gujar]]
* [[Vishal Nikam]] as Chandraji Kothar
* Virat Madke as Jivaji Patil
* [[Hardeek Joshi]] as Malhari Lokhande
* Gauri Ingawale<ref>{{Cite web |title=महेश मांजरेकरांची तिसरी लेक लावते 'इंंगवले' आडनाव, गौरीबद्दल या गोष्टी माहीत नसतील |url=https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/mahesh-manjarekar-daughter-gauri-ingawale-vedat-marathe-veer-daudale-saat/articleshow/95418428.cms-gauri-ingawale-in-nauvari-saree-sdn-96/ |website=Maharashtra Times}}</ref>
* Satya Manjrekar as Dattaji Page
* Utkarsha Shinde as Suryaji Dandkar
* Jay Dudhane as Tulja Jamkar<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-03 |title=THESE character posters of Mahesh Manjrekar's 'Vedat Marathe Veer Daudale Saat' will get you all excited for the film |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/these-character-posters-of-mahesh-manjrekars-vedat-marathe-veer-daudale-saat-will-get-you-all-excited-for-the-film/articleshow/95273626.cms |access-date=2023-07-21 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Production ==
=== Development ===
Manjrekar planned ''Vedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat'' for 7 years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-22 |title=Extensive research has gone into scripting Vedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat: Director Mahesh Manjrekar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/extensive-research-has-gone-into-scripting-vedat-marathe-veer-daudle-saat-director-mahesh-manjrekar-101669101540384.html |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> The film was announced in November 2022 at a launch event in [[Mumbai]], attended by the [[List of chief ministers of Maharashtra|Chief minister of Maharashtra]] [[Eknath Shinde]], [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena|MNS]] president [[Raj Thackeray]] and [[Hindi cinema|Bollywood]] actor [[Salman Khan]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Salman Khan tries to give a surprise visit at the grand announcement event of Akshay Kumar's 'Vedat Marathe Veer Daudale Saat', but THIS is what happened |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/salman-khan-tries-to-give-a-surprise-visit-at-the-grand-announcement-event-of-akshay-kumars-vedat-marathe-veer-daudale-saat-but-this-is-what-happened/articleshow/95268948.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-04-12 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-22 |title=Extensive research has gone into scripting Vedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat: Director Mahesh Manjrekar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/extensive-research-has-gone-into-scripting-vedat-marathe-veer-daudle-saat-director-mahesh-manjrekar-101669101540384.html |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

=== Casting ===
[[Akshay Kumar]] is making his debut in [[Marathi cinema]] with this film.<ref>{{Cite press release |agency=ABP Live |date=3 November 2022 |title=मराठी डेब्यू फिल्म में अक्षय कुमार बनेंगे छत्रपति शिवाजी, महेश मांजरेकर करेंगे निर्देशन |url=https://www.abplive.com/entertainment/bollywood/akshay-kumar-is-all-set-to-make-his-marathi-debut-with-mahesh-manjrekar-s-next-vedat-marathe-veer-daudale-saat-based-on-shivaji-2251194 |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=www.abplive.com |language=hi}}</ref> Other roles are played by [[Pravin Tarde]], [[Hardeek Joshi]], Vishal Nikam, Utkarsha Shinde, Jay Dudhane, Virat Madke and Satya Manjrekar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=डेस्क |first=एबीपी माझा एंटरटेनमेंट |date=2022-11-03 |title='वेडात मराठे वीर दौडले सात' चित्रपटाची तगडी स्टारकास्ट; हे कलाकार साकारणार प्रमुख भूमिका |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood-vedat-marathe-veer-daudle-saat-movie-cast-mahesh-manjrekar-movie-akshay-kumar-1116921 |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=marathi.abplive.com |language=mr}}</ref>

=== Filming ===
[[Principal photography]] of the film started in December 2022 in Mumbai.<ref name="PR2" /> The shooting of the film was going on in [[Panhala]], during the shooting, a 19-year-old youth falls down from 100 feet and gets seriously injured. He was admitted to the hospital soon after the accident.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-19 |title=महेश मांजरेकर की फिल्म के सेट पर हुआ बड़ा हादसा, पहाड़ी से गिरा 19 साल का लड़का, सिर-छाती पर लगी चोट, हालत गंभीर |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/entertainment/bollywood-mahesh-manjrekar-vedat-marathe-veer-daudle-saat-film-shooting-accident-19-year-young-boy-fell-from-sajja-kothi-hill-5583395.html |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhirvandekar |first=Harshada |title=Vedat Marathe Veer Daudale Saat: ‘वेडात मराठे वीर दौडले सात’च्या सेटवर अपघात; तटबंदीवरून कोसळून तरुण जखमी |url=https://marathi.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/accident-on-vedat-marathe-veer-daudale-saat-set-one-person-injured-in-this-accident-141679217113628.html |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Hindustan Times Marathi |language=mr}}</ref> Shooting of the film has also been done in [[Kolhapur]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=जमिनीवर मांडी घालून मारला कोल्हापूर स्पेशल जेवणावर ताव; मराठी कलाकारांचा साधेपणा |url=https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/vedat-marathe-veer-daudale-saat-actors-and-director-mahesh-manjrekar-in-kolhapur-visited-jyotiba-temple/articleshow/98862292.cms |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref>

== Release ==
=== Theatrical ===
''Vedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat'' is scheduled to be theatrically released on Diwali 2023. Along with Marathi, the film will also be released in Hindi, [[Tamil language|Tamil]], and [[Telugu language|Telugu]].<ref name="PR2" />

== Criticism ==
Manjrekar has adopted fictitious names instead of real warrior names in film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahesh Manjrekar: 'वेडात मराठे वीर..' चित्रपटातील मावळ्यांची नावंच बदलली, नेसरीकरांचा संताप |url=https://www.esakal.com/manoranjan/mahesh-manjrekar-vedant-marathe-veer-daudale-saat-movie-controversy-kolhapur-start-yst88 |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=eSakal - Marathi Newspaper |language=mr-IN}}</ref> Suresh Gujar, who is a descendant of [[Prataprao Gujar]], [[Nesari]] and Bhosare (a village in [[Satara district]]) has opposed the film, saying that "The fact that Manjrekar has distorted history through this film will not be tolerated at all."<ref>{{Cite web |title=तर खबरदार ...साताऱ्यातील भोसरे ग्रामस्थांचा दिग्दर्शक महेश मांजरेकर यांना इशारा |url=https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/vedat-marathe-veer-daudale-saat-controversy-a-warning-to-mahesh-manjrekar-from-the-descendants-of-sarsenapati-prataprao-gujar/articleshow/95454124.cms |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref>

The film received heavy criticism from several people for its casting, mainly Akshay Kumar as [[Shivaji]] due to Kumar's poor performance in historical film ''[[Samrat Prithviraj]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-07 |title=Akshay Kumar's 'Vedat Marathe Veer Daudale Saat' Trolled After Fans Spot THIS Major Goof Up In First Look |url=https://english.jagran.com/entertainment/akshay-kumars-vedat-marathe-veer-daudale-saat-trolled-after-fans-spot-this-major-goof-up-in-first-look-10056603 |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=English Jagran |language=en}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music and background score was written by [[Hitesh Modak]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-03 |title='वेडात मराठे...' सिनेमाची कथा नेमकी काय असणार? जाणून घ्या |url=https://lokmat.news18.com/entertainment/vedat-marathe-veer-daudale-saat-story-of-prataprao-gujar-pravin-tarde-akshay-kumar-mhgm-781650.html |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=News18 Lokmat |language=mr}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=23220368|name=''Vedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat''}}

[[Category:2023 films]]
[[Category:Indian historical films]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Shivaji]]
[[Category:Films set in the Maratha Empire]]
[[Category:2020s Marathi-language films]]
[[Category:Action films based on actual events]]
[[Category:Indian historical drama films]]
[[Category:2020s historical drama films]]
[[Category:Films set in the 1670s]]

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