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Pawankhind (2022)
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Original name: पावनखिंड
Genre: Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
The historical rearguard last stand that took place on 13 July 1660 at a mountain pass in the vicinity of fort Vishalgad, near the city of Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India between the Maratha Warrior Baji Prabhu Deshpande and Siddi Masud of Adilshah Sultanate, known as Battle of Pavan Khind.
Style:
exciting, tense, serious, captivating, suspenseful, epic, patriotic, intense, cult classic, period drama
Plot:
military, warrior, bravery, indian history, battles, heroism, sacrifice, loyalty, soldier, last stand, wartime life, battlefield, final battle, warlord, final showdown, patriotism, biopic, leadership, national identity, tragedy, ambush, bloodbath, war, folk music, battle
Time:
17th century
Place:
india
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out period drama, epic, tense and captivating films with plots about battles, patriotism, sacrifice, biopic, warrior, heroism and leadership mostly in Drama, History and Action genres. Some movies like Pawankhind: Subhedar (2023), Farzand (2018), Fatteshikast (2019), Sher Shivraj (2022), Ranapati Shivray Swari Agra (2026). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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