Earlier within the 12 months, Riteish Deshmukh partnered with Jio Studios to convey his dream undertaking, Raja Shivaji to the spectacle. The actor took up the twin function of not simply enjoying the titular function but additionally taking cost behind the digicam as a director. He pulled off a casting coup for the Pan India movie from Marathi cinema by getting a formidable ensemble of Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sachin Khedekar, Bhagyashree, Fardeen Khan, Jitendra Joshi, Amole Gupte, and Genelia Deshmukh amongst others.
And now, we have now solely learnt that the forged of Raja Shivaji has gotten even larger, as Riteish Deshmukh and workforce have roped in Vidya Balan to play a key function within the movie. “Vidya could be very excited to be part of a movie that tells one of many bravest chapters of Indian Historical past. It was an prompt sure from her finish to come back on board Raja Shivaji, and Riteish too is ecstatic to direct a expertise like Vidya in his directorial debut,” revealed a supply near the event.
The supply additional knowledgeable that Vidya has already achieved her look take a look at for the movie, and shall be becoming a member of the units in a fortnight. “It’s a key function, and warranted the presence of a powerful actor. And reaching out to Vidya was a no brainer for Riteish too. The taking pictures for Raja Shivaji is occurring in full swing and the makers are dedicated to convey it to the spectacle on Could 1, 2026,” the supply added.
Curiously, Raja Shivaji occurs to be one of many only a few initiatives from Marathi Cinema, that goals to succeed in out to a Pan-Indian viewers. “The story of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj needed to come from the heartland of Maharashtra. It’s not only a movie, however a sense for your entire workforce and they’re dedicated to provide you with an sincere and honest tackle the lifetime of Raja Shivaji,” the supply concluded.
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