India, April 27 -- Vicky Kaushal starred in the Laxman Utekar-directed Chhaava, which was based on the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. The historical action drama went on to become a huge box office success, collecting Rs.800 crore globally. In a new interview with Mirchi Marathi, Mahesh Manjrekar commented on the huge success of the film and how Maharashtra contributed to it. He said that the film worked because of the historical character, not the actor. (Also read: Chhaava becomes 2nd Bollywood film ever to collect Rs.600 cr in India: Check out list of top 10)

Talking about the film, Mahesh said in Marathi, "Vicky Kaushal is a very fine actor. His film Chhaava collected Rs.800 crore. But Vicky Kaushal can never say that people c...