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Until around two-and-a-half years ago, making a movie with a runtime of over three hours was largely frowned upon. But that perception modified with Animal (2023). The Ranbir Kapoor-starrer was 203 minutes long and yet was accepted with open arms by the audience. Then got here Pushpa 2 – The Rule (2024), which had a runtime of 200 minutes. Dhurandhar (2025) went one step ahead at 214 minutes, while Dhurandhar The Revenge (2026) clocked a fair longer runtime of 229 minutes. In between, Border 2 (2026) also joined the league with a runtime of 199 minutes. Interestingly, all these movies emerged as huge grossers. And now, Raja Shivaji is all set to affix this coveted club.
EXCLUSIVE: Raja Shivaji is 3 hours quarter-hour long; joins elite club of Animal, Pushpa 2, Dhurandhar, Border 2; CBFC replaces child violence visual in Riteish Deshmukh-starrer
Bollywood Hungama has exclusively learned that the historical drama accomplished its censor process yesterday, on April 24. As per the censor certificate, Raja Shivaji’s Marathi version is 195.05 minutes long. In other words, it has a duration of three hours, quarter-hour and 5 seconds. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) passed the film with a U/A 16+ certificate.
Nonetheless, the film needed to undergo a number of modifications as per the recommendation of the Examining Committee (EC) of the CBFC. The makers had to switch the disclaimer with more clarity and stronger words together with a voiceover. Additionally they had so as to add a clarification for choosing the title ‘Raja Shivaji’ for the film. The makers were also asked to submit proper documents for all of the historical references utilized in the film and in addition submit a correct script as per the film’s dialogues and songs.
Furthermore, the CBFC instructed the producers so as to add specific dates for all key events within the film and in addition insert text slates for historical events.
Thankfully, there are only two minor cuts in Raja Shivaji. The visuals of a small boy’s throat being slit were asked to get replaced with an appropriate shot. Secondly, the makers were asked so as to add audio for muted visuals.
Raja Shivaji stars Riteish Deshmukh within the role of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and he’s joined by Genelia Deshmukh, Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Fardeen Khan, Bhagyashree, Sachin Khedekar, Amole Gupte, Jitendra Joshi and others. It’s produced by Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia Deshmukh’s Mumbai Film Company and Jyoti Deshpande’s Jio Studios. It’s all set to release in cinemas on May 1.
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