Riteish Deshmukh is over the moon as he is garnering rave reviews for his directorial debut ‘Raja Shivaji’, which hits theaters from May 1. The star highlighted the intense connection between the audience, generations of families, grandparents with young children, the honored repository of epic stories. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Riteish Deshmukh on family sightings
Speaking to ANI, Riteish said, “When I see people taking families, making teams, taking grandparents, there are many people who have never seen a film, they are taking grandchildren. New parents, one-year-olds and two-year-olds feel that the first film in their life should be Raja Shivaji. Once inside, everyone feels something. After it comes out, they make a video and publish it, telling them to watch this movie.’The way people share the film on their own is a big reward for the makers, he said. Movies help bring history to life, especially for children who don’t learn every detail from textbooks. “I think this is the moment when the audience accepts a film. This feeling is very good for the filmmakers, because when the audience accepts a film, they start promoting it themselves. For filmmakers like us, there is nothing better than that. I think children should see a film, because we are limited to a few pages of history.” I think when they present a story to you on the big screen, they will know that there are many things that don’t appear in the history books. To know all this, it is important to watch this film,” said Riteish.
The film ‘Raja Shivaji’ has broken records
‘Raja Shivaji’, Riteish Deshmukh’s epic historical saga, has broken Marathi cinema records with an opening weekend collection of Rs 23.90 crore. Released on May 1, it has the biggest first day collection ever for the industry. The Marathi cut is ruling the charts at the moment, but the Hindi version should soon rise to the scintillating buzz of the audience.The film has an incredible ensemble cast with Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Bhagyashree and Genelia Deshmukh in important roles. Also starring Mahesh Manjrekar, Sachin Khedekar, Fardeen KhanJitendra Joshi and Amole Gupte.
