13 December 2019, claiming that its director Raut, has concealed the true lineage of the great warrior Tanaji Malusare in the movie. In January 2020, the Central Board of Film Certification deleted controversial references in the film, and ensured multiple disclaimers in the beginning to avoid controversies. Tanhaji opened up to 4,540 screens worldwide, which included 3,880 screens in 3D and conventional formats in Hindi and Marathi versions and 660 screens overseas. A day before its release, the makers premiered a special screening of the film on 9 January, featuring Devgn and his family, along with the cast and crew. Later on 13 January, Devgn hosted special screening of the film, for 600 school children at the Inox Megaplex in Mumbai, to know about the history of Tanaji Malusare. Another special screening was held on 20 January for the army and navy officials. The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation has tied up an association with the Directorate of Tourism and the film's team to attract tourists to know about the history of Tanaji Malusare and its legacy. The film was declared tax-free in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Maharashtra. This film was also released dubbed in Marathi-language following popular demand. Tanhaji's world television premiere took place on 26 July 2020 at Star Plus, and registered 1.2 crore impressions on its first airing. The film released on Disney+ Hotstar on 6 March 2020. Reception Box office Tanhaji earned at the domestic box office on its opening day. On the second day, the film collected . On the third day, the film collected , taking total opening weekend collection to ₹619.3 million . On the fourth day (13 January), the film collected , and film's collection stood at . On the fifth day (14 January), the collection stood much higher after the long holiday weekend owing to Makar Sankranti and the film collected , totalling the first five-day collection to . On 15 January, the film hit the 100-crore mark, as the six-day collections stood up to . At the end of the first week (16 January), the film collected . The film collected , on the eighth day of its release, with a strong opening on the second Friday. The film crossed the 150 crore mark on the tenth day of its release. On 25 January, the film crossed the 200 crore mark, as the overall collection stood up to . On 3