The director of the film Chhaava, Laxman Utekar, apologised to the descendants of Maratha warriors Ganoji and Kanhoji Shirke after they accused the film of showing the duo in a negative light and tarnishing the family's image. Apologising to them, Utekar said, "We have only mentioned the names of Ganoji and Kanhoji in Chhaava, without referring to their surname."