EXCLUSIVE: Raja Shivaji is 3 hours 15 minutes | Indian Movie News
Until around two-and-a-half years in the past, making a movie with a runtime of over three hours was largely frowned upon. But that notion modified with Animal (2023). The Ranbir Kapoor-starrer was 203 minutes long and yet was accepted with open arms by the viewers. Then got here Pushpa 2 – The Rule (2024), which had a runtime of 200 minutes. Dhurandhar (2025) went one step forward at 214 minutes, while Dhurandhar The Revenge (2026) clocked an even 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 large grossers. And now, Raja Shivaji is all set to be part of this coveted membership.
Bollywood Hungama has solely discovered that the historic drama accomplished its censor course of yesterday, on April 24. As per the censor certificates, Raja Shivaji’s Marathi model is 195.05 minutes long. In other phrases, it has a period of 3 hours, 15 minutes and 5 seconds. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) handed the movie with a U/A 16+ certificates.
However, the movie had to bear a few modifications as per the advice of the (*15*) Committee (EC) of the CBFC. The makers had to modify the disclaimer with more readability and stronger phrases along with a voiceover. They also had to add a clarification for choosing the title ‘Raja Shivaji’ for the movie. The makers have been also requested to submit correct paperwork for all the historic references used in the movie and also submit a correct script as per the movie’s dialogues and songs.
Moreover, the CBFC instructed the producers to add particular dates for all key occasions in the movie and also insert textual content slates for historic occasions.
Thankfully, there are just two minor cuts in Raja Shivaji. The visuals of a small boy’s throat being slit have been requested to get replaced with an acceptable shot. Secondly, the makers have been requested to add audio for muted visuals.
Raja Shivaji stars Riteish Deshmukh in the position of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and he is joined by Genelia Deshmukh, Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Fardeen Khan, Bhagyashree, Sachin Khedekar, Amole Gupte, Jitendra Joshi and others. It is produced by Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia Deshmukh’s Mumbai Film Company and Jyoti Deshpande’s Jio Studios. It is all set to release in cinemas on May 1.
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