''Mi Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy'' (English: I'm Shivajiraje Bhosale Speaking) is a

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Indian

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-language film produced by Sanjay Chhabria along with Ashwami Manjrekar and directed by Santosh Ramdas Manjrekar. The film follows an underdog who fights against the evil in society, to re-instate his identity and keep his pride.

Plot

Dinkar Maruti Bhosale represents thousands of

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, who feel they have lost their identity in the cosmopolitan

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. Dinkar feels Mumbai is in

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but there is no Maharashtra left in Mumbai. He always complains about the lack of respect a Maharashtrian receives in Mumbai and feels he is victimized everywhere because he is a Maharashtrian; little realizing that he himself has brought this situation upon himself. In a state of sheer frustration Dinkar gets up one day cursing himself for being born a Marathi. He feels his ancestors must have committed a heinous crime for him to be born a Marathi. These outbursts of Dinkar reach

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and the spirit of

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Shivaji Bhonsale I (; 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680), also referred to as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the declining Adilsh ...

is aroused. Dinkar has to now face a seething Shivaji Maharaj, who is furious at him. Shivaji Maharaj fires Dinkar for his shallow thinking and tells him he has to command respect, not demand it. He blames Dinkar's thinking for the sorry state of Maharashtrians. "Before blaming other communities for your shortcomings, look within and see if you have done anything to keep the Marathi pride intact," he roars. Dinkar realizes his mistake but does Shivaji Maharaj's thought rouse him to rectify his mistakes? The film ends with Bhonsle gladly returning the sword at the shrine of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Cast

Mahesh Manjrekar Mahesh Vaman Manjrekar (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, əɦeːʃ maːɲd͡zɾekəɾ born 16 August 1958) is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, alongside Marathi language, ...

Sachin Khedekar Sachin Khedekar (born 14 May 1965) is an Indian actor and director known for his work in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Gujarati language films. His well-known films include '' Kaksparsh'', '' Astitva'' and Shyam Benegal's '' Neta ...

as Dinkar Bhosale *

Makarand Anaspure Makarand Madhukar Anaspure (Marathi pronunciation: əkəɾən̪d̪ ənaːspuɾe born 22 July 1969) is an Indian actor, director and producer. He has primarily appeared in Marathi films and theater. Career Anaspure came to fame after having ...

as Raiba *

Siddhartha Jadhav Siddhartha Ramchandra Jadhav (born 23 October 1981) is an Indian actor, entertainer and comedian from Sewri, Maharashtra. He has acted in television, Marathi and Hindi films. He has acted in several Bollywood movies like '' Golmaal'' and ''Go ...

as Usman Parker *

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as Sumitra Bhosale *

Priya Bapat Priya Bapat (born 18 September 1986) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Marathi films. She is best known for her roles in the movies '' Kaksparsh'' and '' Aamhi Doghi'', for which she won the Best Actress award at the Screen Awards in 20 ...

as Shashikala Bhosale * Pradeep Patwardhan as BMC Head Officer * Abhijeet Kelkar as Rahul Bhosale *

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as Dubey tenant to Dinkar Bhosale and Taxi Driver *

Kishore Pradhan Kishore Pradhan (1936–2019) was an Indian Marathi cinema, Marathi film and theatre actor. He was known for Hindi films like ''Jab We Met'', ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Lage Raho Munnabhai'', ''McMafia'' and ''Jack Irish''. Biography Pradhan was ...

as V. Gopalkrishnan, Branch Manager * Vidyadhar Joshi as Ramniklal Gosalia *

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as Press / TV Reporter *

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as ACP Rege *

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Jijabai Jijabai Bhonsle (or Bhonsale, Bhosale, Bhosle) or Jadhav (12 January 1598 – 17 June 1674), referred to as Rajmata, Rastramata, Jijabai or Jijau, was the mother of Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire. She was a daughter of Lakhujirao Ja ...

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as Gidwani/Gaikwad, Film Director * Jaywant Wadkar as Goon of Gosalia * Ganesh Yadav as Nandkumar Chandekar * Dhananjay Mandrekar as Kadam BMC Inspection Officer * Sanjay Khapre as Hiroji Indulkar (Guest Role) * Bharat Dabholkar as General Afzal Khan -

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Song *

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presenter -

presenter *

Ankush Chaudhari Ankush Chaudhari (Marathi pronunciation: �ŋkuʃ t͡səu̯dʱəɾiː is an Indian film actor, screenwriter, director, producer and theatre personality known for his works in Marathi cinema. Ankush is known as "DASHING SUPERSTAR" And "Mahar ...

in song "Masoli"

Soundtrack

The song ''O raje'' marked the debut of

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in Marathi film industry.

Box office

''Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy'' was a huge blockbuster at the box office. It collected a total of in its full theatrical run. It held the record of highest-grossing movie for many years until the release of

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which broke its record by collecting at the box office.

Remake

The film was remade in

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as '' Ami Shubhash Bolchi'' (2011), directed by the original film's lead actor

with

Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, producer and politician who predominantly worked in Hindi and Bengali language films. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three ...

and Anindya Banerjee. But the film's main character was replaced and slightly changed with environment.

References

External links

Official Website ( Company Store link)
*{{IMDb title, tt2321421 2009 films Shivaji Marathi films remade in other languages Cultural depictions of Shivaji 2000s Marathi-language films