Riteish Deshmukh gears up for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj movie series; details here

Riteish Deshmukh is all set for release of Baaghi 3, which is third instalment to Baaghi franchise lead by Tiger Shroff. film is just three days away and is already making a bang on internet. But Deshmukh is also making news for a different reason.

Back in 2015, he had anunced a project which is re-surfacing on internet w, and actor is all geared up to materialise this project that has been on shelf for over five years w. It will be a Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj movie series, more specifically, a trilogy. Read on to kw more about what Ek Villain actor has to say about this: 

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Riteish Deshmukh on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj movie series 

According to reports, Riteish Deshmukh is all set to star in a historical film trilogy based on life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. film series was in talks since 2015, but for unkwn reasons, film got shelved. w, Housefull actor was seen talking about this upcoming film series and reports are that it will be directed by Nagraj Manjule. Earlier, it was supposed to be directed by Ravi Jadhav, but w Manjule is taking lead. 

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Reports state that Deshmukh feels that success of Tanhaji: Unsung Warrior is a positive thing for this upcoming film franchise. People adored historical drama that featured Ajay Devgn in lead role of Tanhaji Malusare. It also featured Sharad Kelkar as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. And since movie was well-received by audience,  Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj trilogy should also do well. 

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