''Veer Murarbaji: Purandar Chi Yuddhagatha'' () is an upcoming Indian historical film directed by Ajay–Anirudh. Based on the life of

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 ...

, the film stars

Ankit Mohan Ankit Mohan is an Indian actor who mainly works in Hindi television and Marathi films. He is best known for his role in the television series '' Sasural Genda Phool'', ''Mahabharat'', '' Kumkum Bhagya'', and '' Naagin 3''. He is known for t ...

in the title role, alongside

Sourabh Raaj Jain Sourabh Raaj Jain is an Indian actor. He gained a household name with his portrayal of Krishna in ''Mahabharat'' (2013–2014), that met with nationwide acclaim and proved to be a "game-changer" for him. His portrayal of Vishnu in '' Devon Ke D ...

, Tanishaa, Dipika Chikhlia,

Arun Govil Arun Govil ( ; ; born 12 January 1952) is an Indian actor and politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is best known for portraying Lord Rama in the '' Ramayan'' TV series and reprising his role as Lord Rama (voice acting) in the 1993 an ...

Santosh Juvekar Santosh Juvekar is an Indian film, television and stage actor. Known for his work in Marathi films. He has also acted in Hindi films and Web series. Career Juvekar started with his acting career in 2004 with the Marathi play ''Aani Makarand ...

, Elakshi Gupta, Harish Dudhade, Prajakta Gaikwad. The film will simultaneously released in

Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India **Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh), the Marathi people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Mar ...

and

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

languages.

Premise

The film is set in the year 1665, during which

Jai Singh I Mirza Raja Jai Singh I (15 July 1611 – 28 August 1667) was the senior most general ("Mirza (noble), Mirza Raja") and a high-ranking mansabdar at the imperial court of Mughal Empire as well as the Kachhwaha Rajput ruler of the Jaipur State, Ki ...

and mughal general

Diler Khan Diler Khan Daudzai was a Mughal general who served under Aurangzeb and was the governor of Awadh. He is known for engaging in battle and killing Murarbaji, the military general of Shivaji and the in-charge of Purandar Forts. His brother's name wa ...

laid siege to

Purandar Fort Purandar Fort is a mountain fort in Pune district in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra, India. The fort stands at above sea level in the Western Ghats, to the southeast of Pune.Survey of India - Scale 1:50K Map sheet number 47F/15 The ...

. At that time,

, the fort's Killedar, led a force of 700 elite Mavlas (

Maratha The Marathi people (; Marathi: , ''Marāṭhī lōk'') or Marathis (Marathi: मराठी, ''Marāṭhī'') are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are native to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-A ...

soldiers) to confront Diler Khan's army.

Cast

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 ...

* Tanishaa *Elakshi Gupta as

Soyarabai Soyarabai Bhosale (née ''Mohite'') was the second wife of Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha Kingdom in western India. She was the mother of Shivaji Maharaj's second son, Rajaram. She was the younger sister of the Marath ...

*Harish Dudhade as Bahirji Naik *Prajakta Gaikwad *

Sudesh Berry Sudesh Berry is an Indian actor and personality known for his works in Hindi cinema and List of Indian television actors, Indian television. Films Television References External links

* Living people Indian male film actors ...

* Dipika Chikhlia as

Jijabai Jijabai Shahaji Bhonsale (; 12 January 1598 – 17 June 1674), referred to as Rajmata Jijabai, was the mother of Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Kingdom. She was a daughter of Lakhujirao Jadhav of Sindkhed Raja. Early life Jijabai was born ...

Shahaji Shahaji Bhonsale (; 18 March 1594 – 23 January 1664) was a 17th century Indian military leader who served the Ahmadnagar Sultanate, the Bijapur Sultanate, and the Mughal Empire at various points in his career. As a member of the Bhonsle dynas ...

Production

On 6 June 2022, coinciding with the Shivrajyabhishek Sohla, Almondss Creationss and

AA Films AA Films is an Indian motion picture distribution company, owned by Anil Thadani. It mainly distributes Hindi films and Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of ...

announced ''Veer Murarbaji'', following the success of ''

Fatteshikast ''Fatteshikast'' () is a 2019 Indian Marathi-language historical drama film directed by Digpal Lanjekar and produced under the banner of Almonds Creations Ajay Arekar and Anirudh Arekar in association with AA Films. The film stars Chinmay M ...

'' (2019) and '' Pawankhind'' (2022). The film is produced by Ajay Arekar, Anirudh Arekar, and Bhausaheb Arekar. In May 2023, it was confirmed that

would portray the role of

Murarbaji 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 ...

. On 14 July 2023, Mohan revealed the motion poster of his character. The same month, Ajay Arekar confirmed Tanishaa's involvement in a key role in the film. In October 2023, Prajakta Gaikwad also confirmed her participation via a poster. By December 2023, it was reported that Dipika Chikhlia, famous for her role in the ''

Ramayana The ''Ramayana'' (; ), also known as ''Valmiki Ramayana'', as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti text (also described as a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic) from ancient India, one of the two important epics ...

'' series, would play the role of Shivaji's mother, while

, her co-actor from ''Ramayana'', would portray Shahaji Bhonsle, marking their debut in

Marathi cinema Marathi cinema is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Marathi language, which is widely spoken in the state of Maharashtra. It is based out of Mumbai. It is the oldest film ind ...

. In August 2024,

was signed on to play Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. By November 2024, it was reported that Elakshi Gupta would reprise her role as

, having previously portrayed the character in '' Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior''.

Release

The film was originally slated for release on 17 February 2023, but its release was later postponed to May 2024, and then further moved to June 2024. It is now set to be released simultaneously in Marathi and Hindi on 14 February 2025, although this has also been postponed.

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