Raja Shivaji

Name: Raja Shivaji
Duration: 3 h 15 min
Rating: 5

3hr 15m

3hr 15m
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3.1/5 (244)

Raja Shivaji is an upcoming epic historical action drama that stands as a grand cinematic tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, one of India’s most revered warriors and the visionary founder of the Maratha Empire.

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Riteish Deshmukh

Producer:

Genelia Deshmukh, Riteish Deshmukh, Jyoti Deshpande

Writer:

Prajakt Deshmukh, Riteish Deshmukh, Ajit Wadekar

Release Date:

May 1, 2026

Runtime:

3hr 15m

Synopsis

Cast

Salman Khan
Sanjay Dutt
Riteish Deshmukh
Siddharth Jadhav
Abhishek Bachchan
Vidya Balan
Mahesh Manjrekar
Bhagyashree Patwardhan
Genelia Deshmukh
Boman Irani

Moviegoers are saying

This Marathi historical epic about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has divided audiences, with most feeling that Ritesh Deshmukh's ambitious directorial debut turned into an unintentional parody despite having excellent source material. While Ajay-Atul's powerful musical score consistently earns praise across all reviews, the film struggles with miscasting, poor VFX, and a sluggish 3.5-hour runtime that feels more like an extended Instagram reel than a cinematic tribute.

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Epic-Fail

Music-Masterpiece

Cringe-Fest

Historical-Parody

VFX-Disaster

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3.1

RATINGS 1 FANS

3.1

May 1, 2026

Ritesh aani Genelia chi MITRA MANDALI YOJANA gone wrong : Hya murkhapana muley, pura filmachi vaat laaun sodli.Ritesh Deshmukh seems to have confused directing a historical epic with hosting a lavish birthday party for his friends, resulting in a 3½ hour snooze fest that…

55 Likes

𝙼𝙰𝙲𝙺 𝚂𝙴𝚀𝚄𝙴𝙸𝚁𝙰

May 9, 2026

As a proud Marathi who will forever defend the legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, I absolutely despise this film. Riteish has absolutely butchered the story. There is no nuance. No drama. No suspense. There are no characters. Just caricatures. I wanna know Shivaji. Who…

40 Likes

sidbhat

May 1, 2026

Wished the movie was as audacious as we've read about Maharaj ! Looked like parody at moments.

37 Likes

Pranjali
May 4, 2026

As someone who was literally born and brought up listening/reading to the stories and epics of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, I’d gladly take 50 films on him a year—but not at the cost of a decent actor who can’t carry the weight of the character and ends up filling the film…

32 Likes

Yash

May 5, 2026

ONLY BECAUSE OF AJAY-ATUL MUSIC I COULD SIT THROUGHOUT, THIS SHOULD'VE BEEN THE MUSIC FOR CHHAAVA. WHY IN THE WORLD ARE THESE PEOPLE MAKING THESE FILMS AGAIN AND AGAIN AND THAT WITH A DURATION OF 195 MINUTES???? I THOUGHT TO WALK OUT IN THE MIDDLE BUT HAD TO SIT JUST TO…

17 Likes

Bhaveshsantu

May 5, 2026

Chhatrapati Shivaji deserves better...

19 Likes

Manish Sunkara
May 3, 2026

Honestly, this felt like watching a parody than a film… There have been different adaptations of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and there are some that are good and some that are bad. This goes beyond bad and I really didn’t like this. Not only are most of the cast miscasted,…

18 Likes

Batman50

May 2, 2026

Just felt like a 2.75 watch Like there are some so badly filmed scenes w poor cgi like they were laughable tbh But omg Ajay Atul were in steroids Film wise : Chaava> Music wise: This>

14 Likes

nayazuuuuuu

May 1, 2026

FIRST ONE TO REVIEW HERE AND HMO people are refusing to watch this movie because they think "nowadays anyone's playing the character of shivaji maharaj" but honestly? I saw the movie today and Ritesh did an excellent job, once you see the movie you'll realize he did play…

11 Likes

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