The recent Hindi film Chhaava, based on the life of Shambhaji Maharaj, is a compelling watch, yet it leaves you yearning for more. A sequel could complete the grand saga of Swarajya and the fall of the Mughal Empire. Explore more about the film in this review. The first thing that comes to mind after seeing a film like Chhaava is how regrettably we have allowed the heroes from our own history to be forgotten so easily. Or, even when they have been remembered, the efforts have remained localized and a pan-India commemoration could not materialize. People continue to be uninformed of several significant chapters of history for ages, even now after 77 years of the country’s independence, which further leaves them in an ungrateful state for what they have today in a democratic set up; and in a blissful ignorance – even if due to a huge gap in knowing the country’s history – to these warriors and saviors who took upon themselves the arduous task to protect the honor and freedom of people at large and bear the extreme tortures heaped on them by the cruel invaders who became foreign rulers of this land with help by locally…