''Veer Shivaji'' (English: ''Brave Shiva'') is an Indian historical drama series that aired on

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. The show focuses on the life 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 ...

, the 17th century founder of the

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. It premiered on 2 September 2011 and was produced by Contiloe Telefilms, who had earlier created the historical drama ''

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'' on

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. Due to the instant success and popularity and with TRP of more than 2.60, the show timing were extended to five days a week (Monday to Friday at 8:30 pm) from 3 October 2011. After the introduction of adult Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (from

Paras Arora Paras Arora is an Indian actor who works in Hindi-language television shows and Bollywood films. He is best known for portraying the character of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in ''Veer Shivaji'', Abhimanyu in ''Mahabharat The ''Mahābh ...

to Amol Kolhe), the drama's target rating points began to dip drastically. The show abruptly ended on 25 May 2012.

Cast

as Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosle - Jijabai and Shahaji Bhosle's son , Sambhaji Bhosle's brother and Saibai and Soyarabai Bhosle's husband and become first Maratha King . ** Amol Kolhe as Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosle *

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as Jijabai Bhosale - Shahaji's first wife, Sambhaji and Shivaji Maharaj's mother. *

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as Saibai Bhosle (née Sai Nimbalkar) - Shivaji Maharaj's first and beloved wife, Mother of

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, Daughter of Mudhoji Rao and sister of Bajaji Rao. **Sonia Sharma as Elder Sai Bhonsale * Ayesha Kaduskar as Soyarabai Bhosle - (née Soyara Mohite) Shivaji Maharaj's second wife and Rajaram and Balibai 's mother. ** Ruchita Jadhav as Elder Soyarabai Bhosle *

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Shahaji Shahaji Bhonsale (Pronunciation: �əɦad͡ʒiː c. 1594 – 1664) was a military leader of India in the 17th century, who served the Ahmadnagar Sultanate, the Bijapur Sultanate, and the Mughal Empire at various points in his career. As a membe ...

Raje Bhosale - Jijabai's husband, Shivaji and Sambhaji's father *Mandar Jadhav as Sambhaji Raje Bhosale - Shivaji's elder brother *Smita Shewale as Putalabai Bhosle- third wife of Shivaji Maharaj *

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as Shyamraj Nilkant Pant- Prime Minister in Shivaji Maharaj's Darbar * Ritesh Mobh as Elder Sambhaji Raje Bhosle * Ali Hassan as Muhammad Adil Shah * Natasha Sinha as Begum Huzur - Sultan Adil Shah's mother *

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as Sonopant Pingle * Kumar Hegde as Baji Pasalkar * Alok Narula as Rustam Zaman *

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as Inayat Khan *Behzaad Khan as Noor Khan *

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as Afzal Khan *

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as Rambha Naikin / Janabai - A famous dancer and courtesan. * Manoj Kumar as

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* Amit Mohanrao Deshmukh as Bhimaji "Bhimya" Wagh *

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as Gauhar - Inayat Khan's mistress *

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as Jiva Mahala *

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as Janakibai * Romanch Mehta as

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* Yuri Suri as Sujat Khan *Manoj Verma as

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*Amit Pachori as

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* Sonia Sharma as Elder Saibai Bhosle *

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* Zaffar Beg as Sharhaan Singh *Rishabh Jain as Raghoji * Brownie Parasher as Krishnaji Bhatt * Mahendra Ghule as Sayyad Banda Ahmad Harhash as Yuvraj Malhotra

References

{{Colors Programmes 2011 Indian television series debuts Indian television soap operas Colors TV original programming 2012 Indian television series endings Indian period television series Shivaji Indian historical television series Television series set in the 17th century Cultural depictions of Shivaji