Ritesh Deshmukh is in the news these days regarding the release of the film ‘Raja Shivaji’. The film was released in theaters on May 1, 2026, the movie took a great start at the box office and is doing amazing business on the weekend as well. Not only are its fans praising it, critics have also liked this film, which is having an impact on its box office. But very few people would know that Ritesh Deshmukh had been working on this for the last 10 years and had failed 3 times.
Actually, Riteish Deshmukh recently talked about the film ‘Raja Shivaji’ in an interview given to ‘Jio Studio’. He told, ‘The biggest frustration for me was that I had been trying to make this film for the last 10 years. Meanwhile, I tried 3 times and failed all three times.
If it’s not happening then leave it…
Ritesh Deshmukh further says, ‘When I announced in 2016, it could not be done, then I announced in 2019, then it could not be done, the Covid-19 pandemic came. Finally made now. But in the meantime, many times I used to feel that if it is not happening then leave it, move ahead, let it go. But the desire is not to leave it, move ahead. This is a good idea and should be worked on. When you fail many times, what happens is that even God says that it has happened so many times, so do it now. Then many people come together to support it and it happens.
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Where did the idea of ’Raja Shivaji’ come from?
Along with this, in the same interview, when Ritesh Deshmukh was asked about the idea for the film ‘Raja Shivaji’, he told that he was inspired by Ajay Devgan’s film ‘Tanhaji’. He tells that he had read in books and this has been the glorious history of Maharashtra, so the generation should know it. According to Ritesh Deshmukh, the film ‘Raja Shivaji’ was made in this way.
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Star cast and story of ‘Raja Shivaji’
However, if we talk about the star cast and story of ‘Raja Shivaji’, then along with Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh, actors like Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Bhagyashree and Vidya Balan are in important roles in this film. The story of the film is based on the childhood of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj till his fight with Faizal Khan.