Playing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj comes with a lot of responsibility, feels Sharad Kelkar. The actor essays the Maratha ruler in "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior".

The actor revealed he was quite shocked when he was approached for the role by director Om Raut. "Honestly, when Om called me and said I want you to play Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, it came as a shocker to me. That time I felt a lot of pressure because Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is worshipped as God by Maharashtrians. Playing a character like this comes with a lot of responsibility and you can't really go wrong with any of the factors around him -- his look, his way of walking, his lines, his attitude. All these came to my mind in a span of 30 seconds," he recalled.