Maharaj

Drama Historical

TV-MA

India

Hindi

June 11, 2024

2hr 11min

Status: released

Trailer, Teaser & Videos

Maharaj Movie Details:

Country	India
Language	Hindi
Genre	Historical, Drama
Release date	21 June 2024
Running time	2hr 11min
Age rating	TV-MA
Starring	Junaid Khan Jaideep Ahlawat Shalini Pandey Sharvari Wagh
Directed by	Siddharth P. Malhotra
Written by	Vipul Mehta Sneha Desai
Produced by	Aditya Chopra
Cinematography by	Rajeev Ravi
Edited by	Shweta Venkat Matthew
Music by	Songs: Sohail Sen Alap Desai Score: Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara
Production Company	YRF Entertainment
Distributor	Netflix

Maharaj Movie Cast & Characters:

Junaid Khan as Karsandas Mulji
Jaideep Ahlawat as Maharaj Jadunath Brijratan “JJ”
Shalini Pandey as Kishori, Mulji’s fiancee
Sharvari Wagh as Viraaj, Mulji’s employee and comrade
Viraf Patell as Sorabji, Mulji’s friend and confidant
Sunil Gupta as Dadabhai Naoroji
Vaibhav Tatwawadi as Dr. Bhau Daji Lad
Meher Vij as Vahuji, JJ’s wife
Jay Upadhyay as Giridhar Khawas, JJ’s right hand man
Ananya Agarwal as Devi, Kishori’s sister
Priyal Gor as Leelavati
Sandeep Mehta as Mulji, Karsan’s father
Sneha Desai as Bhabhu, Karsan’s aunt
Sanjeev Seth as Karsan’s maternal uncle
Jaya Ojha as Karsan’s maternal aunt
Utkarsh Mazumdar as Lalvanji Maharaj
Jamie Alter as Defense Attorney Arnesty
Mark Bennington as Prosecutor Bailey
Edward Sonnenblick as Justice Sausse
Sanjay Goradia as Nanubhai
Kamlesh Oza as Shaamji
Hemant Choudhary as Shraddhalu

Storyline:

Karsandas Mulji is a young journalist, who after losing his fiancee due to the fallout of the Charan sewa ritual. Wherein a religious leader, Jadunathji Brijratanji Maharaj sexually exploits young female followers under the pretence of religious practice. This led to the landmark Maharaj Libel Case of 1862.

Maharaj Movie Tracklist:

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	“Achutam Keshavam”	Traditional	Sohail Sen	Sonu Nigam, Osman Mir	4:35
2.	“Holi Ke Rang Ma”	Kausar Munir	Sohail Sen	Shreya Ghoshal, Shaan, Osman Mir, Sohail Sen	5:07
3.	“Haan Ke Haan”	Kausar Munir	Sohail Sen	Monali Thakur	4:01
4.	“Gurujan”	Sneha Desai	Alap Desai	Sangeeta Labadiya	1:50
5.	“The Love Ballad Theme”		Sanchit Balhara-Ankit Balhara		2:47
6.	“Viraj’s Theme”		Sanchit Balhara-Ankit Balhara		1:30
7.	“The Face-off Theme: Karsan VS Maharaj”		Sanchit Balhara-Ankit Balhara		2:30

About Maharaj Movie:

Maharaj is a Hindi historical drama film directed by Siddharth P. Malhotra and produced by YRF Entertainment. It stars Junaid Khan in the lead role marking his acting debut, alongside Jaideep Ahlawat, Shalini Pandey and Sharvari Wagh. The film is based on the Maharaj Libel Case of 1862 and Saurabh Shah’s novel about the case.

The film began pre-production in November 2020 and went on floors in February 2021. Suffering shooting halts, the production wrapped up in October 2023.

Initially scheduled to release on 14 June 2024, the Gujarat High Court stayed the release of the film, based on a Hindu group’s plea that claimed the film could incite violence against followers of Pushtimarga Sampradaya (a Hindu sect). It was finally released on 21 June 2024 for streaming on Netflix. It received mixed reviews.