The Indian Express critic Shubhra Gupta gave Tanhaji 2 stars and wrote, "Given the times we are in, as long as we get an array of costumery, and our noble ancestors rattling their sabres, flag-waving period films will get audiences. Or will they? Whatever happened to provenance? I enjoyed Saif’s maniacal bad guy, which comes off as yet another variant (Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt) of the flesh-devouring, diabolical, ruthless enemy that Bollywood currently delights in. Devgn and Kajol have a couple of soft moments."
She added, "And then there’s the kinetic climax, all strategy and battle and CGI. Scores of soldiers are shown scaling impossibly steep cliff-sides, and running into a rain of bows-and-arrows; Tanhaji himself races towards certain doom, but also victory, and the ‘maukaparast darinda’ is handed out an end with a bang."
“Ajay Devgn take a bow. You have done what no one could in Bollywood, resurrect the legacy of a forgotten warrior. Words won’t be enough to mention the way he portrayed Subedar Tanaji Malusare on screen. #TanhajiReview.. Go and watch it @JalAniDhur #TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior,” shared user @IamTarunJoshii on Twitter.
“A story that needed to be told & heard! Go watch #TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior now! It’s a drama of epic proportions! @ajaydevgn @itsKajolD #SaifAliKhan @omraut @itsBhushanKumar @SharadK7 @ADFFilms @TSeries,” tweeted Anil Kapoor.
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User @Kupatil143 posted on Twitter, “A VISUAL SPECTACLE...The best ever Bollywood war movie powered with mind blowing visual graphics... Stunning Fight scenes & fort climbing scenes will leave you spellbound and emotional climax will leave you teary eyed. @ajaydevgn @itsKajolD.”
User @Satku_Santa shared on Twitter, “#TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior What a brilliant film with drama, action and emotions for the nation. Spellbound by seeing the great valor of Marathas and knowing why Mughals never were able to conquer whole India. @ajaydevgn shines with #SaifAliKhan in negative role.”
“#TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior 2nd half: Personally, I loved the film! It might well be just because of #SaifAliKhan He looks so damnnnnnnn perfect for negative roles,” tweeted user @SujitAlagiah.
User@Jagdeep_Parihar shared on Twitter, “Great visuals, splendid performances, arousing dialogues and an exhilarating climax.. all sum up to #Tanhaji Heart swells with pride witnessing the gallantry of the brave #Marathas #TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior Casting is a plus point. @ajaydevgn @itsKajolD #HarHarMahadev.”
“In #Bajirao, #Ranveer have set such high standards in acting as a maratha warrior, that even an actor like Ajay devgan is struggling to match that standards. Overall the movie is Paisa vasool. Watch it for #SaifAliKhan.I will suggest you to watch it in movie hall only,” posted user @Pankaj140692 on Twitter.
Trade analyst Rohit Jaiswal tweeted, “Good film needs appreciation and support....not to uplift it, but to make sure review reaches to as many people possible, #Tanhaji saturday begins with much better occupancy as compared to yesterday, Growth of more than 25%.. GOOD #TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior #AjayDevgn #TanhajiRocks”.
User @Khan_A_Irfan posted on Twitter, “#TanhajiReview is out. A must watch movie #TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior. It's make you think about nothing is more valuable than the country. Ladies 1st. Nation 1st. Mera Bharat Mahan @itsKajolD & @ajaydevgn share amazing chemistry in #Tanhaji is a smash hit..!:)."
Ajay Devgn's last film De De Pyaar De opened at Rs 10.41 crore. Whereas the multi-starrer Total Dhamaal opened at Rs 16.50 crore.
Trade analyst Sumit Kadel shared on Twitter, "#TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior Friday- ? 15.10 cr nett. FANTASTIC START considering non holiday release. Film will show major growth today providing very good audience word of mouth."
"#Tanhaji #TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior today collection might come in the range of 25cr+... Unbelievable jump everywhere except south..," shared Twitter user @AkhilPatrul.
Trade analyst Joginder Tuteja shared on Twitter, "#TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior has a taken a start (15.10 cr) better than what most, including me, expected. With critical acclaim as well as positive audience worth of mouth, this one should grow big from here. A winner with a weekend of around 55-60 cr on the cards!"
Nikhil Dwivedi shared on Twitter, "#Tanhaji is phenomenonal! A spectacle!! Story, VFX to the 3D it's just drool worthy! Over decades I ve silently admired @ajaydevgn his tenacity as an actor &only heard stories of him tht makes one want to meet him. He has held his own like a quiet lion! &..Welcme bck #SaifAliKhan"
Taran Adarsh shared on Twitter, "#Tanhaji exceeds expectations and posts healthy total on Day 1... Biz grew rapidly from post-noon onwards... Excellent in #Maharashtra [#Mumbai, parts of #CP and #Nizam circuits]... Glowing word of mouth should ensure solid growth on Day 2 and 3... Fri ? 15.10 cr. #India biz."
Trade analyst Joginder Tuteja shared on Twitter, "#Exclusive #EarlyEstimates - #TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior has EXCEEDED expectations - Friday is quite good with 15 cr+ expected to come. Set for a very good growth as the reports are all around positive!"
Milap Zaveri shared on Twitter, "The first HIT of 2020 arrives in the form of #TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior ???? What an extraordinary day 1 and brilliant reports! Congrats @ajaydevgn sir, Saif, @itsKajolD"
"#TanhajiReview: You haven't watched anything like #TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior on the #Hindi screen ever in 3D. #Tanhaji takes gigantic strides, taking #Indian cinema notches higher. @ADFFilms & @TSeries ' #Tanhaji-#TheUnsungWarrior will most definitely go down the annals of history," a twitter user @SinhaSomesh wrote.
Ajay Devgn spoke about the Twitter war between Tanhaji and Chhapaak and told PTI, "Who is doing the war? I don’t think there is any war. People put their opinion and we should not take it seriously. Both films have good subjects and I hope both the films do well."
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Trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared on Twitter," #Tanhaji screen count...#India: 3880 [2D and 3D formats; #Hindi and #Marathi versions] #Overseas: 660 Worldwide total: 4540 screens"
"#Tanhaji will take a massive opening, even if film turns out to be good then 180cr is not a big deal for film, Devgn Rules in states like Gujarat, Mp, Rajasthan, and this time when he is playing a veer maratha role expecting big boost in Maharashtra circuit as well..," writes Twitter user @rohitjswl01
Trade analyst Ramesh Bala shared on twitter, "@ajaydevgn's #TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior 's Day 1 All-India Early Estimates Nett is around ? 16 Crs. Good Opening.."
Trade analyst Girish Johar earlier told indianexpress.com that the film could earn Rs 10 crore on its opening day. He said, "The pre-release buzz suggests the film will have a good box office collection. It will be releasing in over 3000 screens. It is also coming in 3D to justify its scale on the big screen. So, I am expecting a fantastic start for the Om Raut directorial and then depending upon word of mouth, a long run at the box office is also expected. "