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Riteish Deshmukh Faces Flak After The Release of Raja Shivaji’s Trailer
The actor, Riteish Deshmukh has been active in the film industry for almost 25 years now. He also has a huge fanbase of Marathi and Hindi cinema. Moreover, in his entire career he has not once delivered a single flop Marathi film. And, hence, recently with his upcoming film Raja Shivaji, the actor is executing his dream historical spectacle.
However, after watching the trailer, one of the users shared a clip from the promo and tweeted,”The trailer of Riteish Deshmukh’s film shows Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj openly displaying the Wagh Nakh to Afzal Khan before the attack.
Another user wrote, “WHY IS @RITEISHD MANIPULATING & INSULTING CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ’S & MAHARASHTRA’S HISTORY, LEGACY & PRIDE ???” Soon after this tweet, the actor responded to the X user, re-tweeting their criticism and wrote,“Respected Sir, pls do watch the film on 1st May.. the answer to your question is there in the movie. I hope you enjoy the film with your friends and family. Jai Shivrai (folded hands emoji).”
Respected Sir, pls do watch the film on 1st May.. the answer to your question is there in the movie. I hope you enjoy the film with your friends and family. Jai Shivrai 🙏🏽 https://t.co/RyzDUnpl4x
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) April 22, 2026
More about Riteish Deshmukh’s upcoming film : Raja Shivaji
Directed by and starring Riteish Deshmukh, the film is set to be a grand-scale biographical epic encompassing the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Besides Riteish Deshmukh playing the lead role as Raja Shivaji, this film also includes Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sachin Khedekar, Boman Irani, Bhagyashree, Fardeen Khan, Jitendra Joshi, Amol Gupte, Genelia Deshmukh, and Riteish Vilasrao Deshmukh in key roles.
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