 India s first full-scale historical and the Maharashtra Studio s costliest film to date. Based on the classic novel  Gad Aala Pan Simha Gela , it retells a famous episode in the military career of the 17th C. Maratha emperor Shivaji (Painter) and his lieutenant, the folk hero Tanaji Malusare (Yadav) . It features Tanaji s invasion of Fort Sinhagad in the dead of night, using his pet lizard to run up the wall with a rope, and his death in victory.