''Raja Shivchhatrapati'' is an Indian

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television series based on

Shivaji Maharaj Shivaji I (Shivaji Shahaji Bhonsale, ; 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680) was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the Sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the ...

, founder of the

Maratha Kingdom The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. It comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent Maratha states under the nominal leadership of the former. ...

which aired on

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. The serial was re-telecast in April 2020 during the

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Summary

Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, born at

Shivneri fort Shivneri Fort (''known as Killa'') (Marathi pronunciation: �iʋneɾiː is an ancient military fortification located near Junnar in Pune district in Maharashtra, India. It is the birthplace of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of Maratha ...

, establishes the Maratha kingdom against all odds by fighting against the Mughal dynasty.

Cast

Amol Kolhe Amol Ramsing Kolhe is an Indian actor turned politician who is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Shirur and member of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar). Early life Kolhe was born in the town of Nara ...

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chhatrapati is a royal title from Sanskrit used to denote a king. The word "Chhatrapati" is a Sanskrit language compound word of ''Chatra (umbrella), chhatra'' (''parasol'' or ''umbrella'') and ''Pati (title), pati'' (''master/lord/ruler''). T ...

Mrinal Kulkarni Mrinal Kulkarni (née Deo; born 21 June 1971) is an Indian actress and director known for her work in several films and television productions. She is best known for her role as Mirabai in Doordarshan's '' Mirabai'' and as a fairy on Star Plus ...

as Rajmata Jijabai * Avinash Narkar as Shahaji Raje Bhosale *

Yatin Karyekar Yatin Karyekar is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi films. He gained prominence for his role in the long running 1994 television serial '' Shanti''. He appeared in the role of Aurangzeb in popular Marathi serial Raja Shivchhatrapa ...

Aurangzeb Alamgir I (Muhi al-Din Muhammad; 3 November 1618 – 3 March 1707), commonly known by the title Aurangzeb, also called Aurangzeb the Conqueror, was the sixth Mughal emperors, Mughal emperor, reigning from 1658 until his death in 1707, becomi ...

* Rujuta Deshmmukh as

Maharani Saibai Saibai Bhonsale (''née'' Nimbalkar) (29 October 1633 – 5 September 1659) was the consort of Chattrapati Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Kingdom. She was the mother of her husband's successor Chattrapati Sambhaji. Family Saibai was a mem ...

Neelam Shirke Neelam Shirke is an actress of Marathi language television and Marathi cinema, known for her work in serials on Zee Marathi like ''Vadalvat'', ''Asambhav'' and ''Saheb, Bibi aani Mi''. She also works in Marathi theatre. Career She started her ...

as Maharani Soyrabai * Prasad Pandit as

Baji Prabhu Deshpande Baji Prabhu Deshpande ( 1615 – 13 July 1660) was a general of the Maratha Army. He is known for his role in the Battle of Pavan Khind at Ghod Khind, where he sacrificed his life defending Shivaji Maharaj from incoming Adil Shahi forces of Sidd ...

* Shantanu Moghe as

Murarbaji Deshpande Murarbaji Deshpande (died 1665) was an associate of Shivaji. He is best remembered for role in Battle of Purandar in which he was killed, and the Marathas lost the battle. Early life Murarbaji Deshpande was born into a Chandraseniya Kayastha P ...

* Swapnil Rajshekhar as

Netaji Palkar Netoji Palkar (also ''Netaji Palkar'', , 1620–1681) was the 2nd Senapati of the Maratha Army under the leadership of Chhatrapati Shivaji, the visionary founder of the Maratha empire. He was also known as ''Prati-Shivaji'' for embodying the ...

* Sanjay Mohite as Bahirji Naik *

Sanjay Shejwal Sanjay Shejwal (born 19 September 1988) is an Indian actor best known for his work in Marathi cinema, Bollywood and Telugu cinema. Sanjay made his film debut with the film ''Saubhagya'' in 2012. Sanjay won the Ma.Ta.Sanman and Maharashtra Gover ...

as Hiroji Farzand * Vidyadhar Joshi as Mirza Rajah Jai Singh *

Hardeek Joshi Hardeek Joshi (born 6 October 1988) is an Indian actor based in Mumbai who works in Marathi television and film. He is best known for his portrayal of Rana in the Zee Marathi television series ''Tujhyat Jeev Rangala''. He also played the role ...

as Kartalab Khan * Sunil Godse as

Shaista Khan Mirza Abu Talib (b. 22 November 1600 – d. 1694), better known as Shaista Khan, was a general and the Subahdar of Mughal Bengal. He was maternal uncle to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, and acted as a key figure during his reign. Shaista Khan ini ...

* Samira Gujar as Maharani Putalabai * Vijay Patwardhan as Pant

Production

The program was created and produced by Hindi film's art director

Nitin Chandrakant Desai Nitin Chandrakant Desai (6 August 1965 – 2 August 2023) was an Indian art director, production designer, and film and television producer. He was most known for his work in Marathi and Hindi Films, World Cultural Festival 2016 at Delhi and fi ...

played lead role of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and

as Rajmata Jijabai. It was directed by Hemant Deodhar and filming took place at

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Karjat Karjat (Pronunciation: əɾd͡zət̪ is a city administered under a Municipal Council in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It forms a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and is located approximately from both Mumbai and Pune ...

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

Balwant Moreshwar Purandare Balwant Moreshwar Purandare (29 July 1922 – 15 November 2021), popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare, was an Indian historian and writer of books and plays from Maharashtra, India. His works are mostly based on the life of Shivaji, the 17th- ...

and Devendranath Kasar were consulted for historical content as can be seen from credit list of the serial.

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External links

* {{IMDb title, tt2354568
''Raja Shivchhatrapati''
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