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Raja Shivaji: After Vicky Kaushal’s ‘Chhava’, now Ritesh Deshmukh is bringing the story of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on the big screen as ‘King Shivaji’.
Raja Shivaji: The craze of historical films has increased more in Bollywood for some time. The recently released Vicky Kaushal was also a super hit. After which now another film is going to be made on Shivji. The makers of the film and Ritesh Deshmukh have announced their upcoming film ‘Raja Shivaji’, as well as the first look of the film was also released after which the fans have become very excited. The film will be released on a large scale in both Marathi and Hindi languages, which includes many big stars.
After ‘Chhava’, now the turn of ‘King Shivaji’
Recently, Vicky Kaushal’s historical film Chhava had achieved tremendous success at the box office, showing the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. After the success of this film, interest in the audience has increased more about historical stories. Now in this episode, actor Ritesh Deshmukh is bringing ‘Raja Shivaji’ based on the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The first look of the film has also been revealed, seeing that the fans are looking very excited.
Ritesh will play the role of Shivaji Maharaj
Ritesh Deshmukh will not only act in this film, but will also take command of direction. He himself is playing the role of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Ritesh says that this film is very close to his heart and he is making it on a large scale in both Marathi and Hindi languages. The story of the film will be focused on the journey of the courage, strategy and self -government establishment of Shivaji Maharaj.

Know the release date and starcast of the film
‘Raja Shivaji’ will be released in theaters on 1 May 2026, which will be a special day on the occasion of Maharashtra Day. In the film, many well-known faces will also be seen along with Ritesh Deshmukh- Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Bhagyashree, Jitendra Joshi, Amol Gupta and Genelia Deshmukh will be part of the film. It is clear from this that this film will not only be historically important, but will also be full of entertainment.