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  • Superstar Vijay’s Maharaja Impresses The World

    Maharaja is Netflix’s best 2024 Indian drama film

    Netflix India’s newest film release has impressed viewers from around the world. The Tamil language Indian film titled ‘Maharaja’ has stunned Netflix viewers with its terrific storyline and tight screenplay. The movie is trending on Netflix all over the world.

    Maharaja is a 2024 Tamil language drama drama film starring Vijay Sethupathi, Anurag Kashyap, Mamta Mohandas, Natarajan Subramaniam, Abhirami, Divya Bharathi, Singampuli, Aruldoss and Munishkanth among others. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi in the title role with Anurag Kashyap as the main antagonist. The film is directed by Nithilan Swaminathan who also wrote the film and the film is produced by Sudhan Sundaram and Jagadish Palanisamy.

    Maharaja was theatrically released on 14 June 2024 in cinemas. The film received positive reviews from critics who praised the story, screenplay, writing, editing, and performance of the lead cast. Reportedly made on a budget of 20 crores, the film grossed over 100 crores globally becoming a commercial success and emerged as the second highest grossing Tamil film of 2024 as of now.

    It is the most-watched film on the digital platform

    After a successful theatrical run, Maharaja was released on Netflix on 12 July 2024. On Netflix, the film received widespread critical acclaim within a few days. The film was trending globally on Netflix. The viewers were stunned, shocked, and surprised by the twist element in the climax of the film. Whereas Vijay Sethupathi was highly praised for his performance. Social media is bursting with users sharing their experiences after watching Maharaja. Many film celebrities from Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi film industry are flattering the film. Several people who speak and understand only Hindi are enjoying this film since the movie is available in Hindi language. The movie is available in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam languages as well.

    Maharaja is said to be Vijay Sethupathi’s career’s best performance. Though the actor has starred in many films and has performed supremely well. It is hard to call Maharaja his best performance as he is a great artist and performs every role to excellence. The actor even won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in the 2019 film Super Deluxe. Before Maharaja¸ Vijay Sethupathi starred as the main antagonist opposite Shahrukh Khan in director Atlee’s 2023 pan Indian film Jawan. Jawan is one of the highest-grossing Indian films ever and a landmark film for Vijay Sethupathi. But Maharaja is career career-defining film for him and the Tamil film industry. Maharaja is certainly one of the best Indian drama films of all time.

    Besides Vijay Sethupathi, it was Anurag Kashyap who surprised everyone with his spectacular performance in a negative role. Now, Anurag Kashyap is not a daily actor. He is a noted filmmaker known particularly for directing several critically acclaimed movies and producing films as well. Though, he takes up the acting job in some cases. And definitely, no other actor could have performed Selvam in Maharaja better than him. Anurag Kashyap has received widespread fame and several awards for directing, writing and producing quite a few critical acclaim films such as Satya (1998), Black Friday (2004), Dev.D (2009, Gulal (2009), Udaan (2010), GOW Part & Part 2 (2013), The Lunchbox (2013), Queen (2014), Ugly (2014), Massan (2015) and the widespread critically acclaim TV series Scared Games (2018). Anurag Kashyap has often done cameo or guest appearances as an actor in many films but Maharaja is the first time where he played a full-fledged role as an antagonist.

    Maharaja is written and directed by Nithilan Swaminathan who narrated the script to Vijay Sethupathi. Vijay Sethupathi was mighty impressed with the story and was immediately signed as the lead actor. It was Vijay Sethupathi’s 50th film and was officially announced on 1 February 2023 as VJ50. The film was wrapped up in July after shooting a major portion of the film. Later the title of the film was officially announced. And, Anurag Kashyap, Mamta Mohandas, and Natarajan Subramaniam were announced as the additional lead cast. The music of the film is composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath, the cinematography is done by Dinesh Purushothaman with the editing is done by Philomin Raj.

    Maharaja was selected as one of the films at the closing night selection at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles and screened in Los Angeles. Recently popular Indian film celebrity Katrina Kaif called Maharaja as a mind-blowing film. The actress recently shared the screen with Vijay Sethupathi in the 2024 mystery drama film titled Merry Christmas directed by noted filmmaker Sriram Raghavan. The film starred Katrina and Vijay in the lead.

    It is reported that popular film actor and one of India’s biggest superstars Aamir Khan has purchased the remake rights of Maharaja and he is all set to produce the film as well. Besides he will star in the lead and play Vijay Sethupathi’s role. The Hindi remake strategy of Maharaja seems to be a disastrous move since the film is available on Netflix in Hindi language and is already seen by thousands of users. The Hindi remake will release at least a year later and the original film on Netflix will be already seen by millions of users. So, the remake idea is already a catastrophe. But surely Aamir Khan can remake the film with a new twist element or bring some changes to the script.

    The remake of Maharaja in any language has not been officially announced yet.

  • What’s Next For Shahrukh Khan After Jawan

    After a string of setbacks, Shahrukh Khan made one of the biggest comebacks ever.

    He delivered three commercially successful films in a single year.

    In 2023, actor Shahrukh Khan made the biggest comeback in the history of Indian Cinema. What he went through in the past few years and how he carried himself is surprising and inspiring.

    Having made his debut in 1992, Shahrukh Khan delivered quite a few hits and classic films such as Baazigar, Darr, Karan Arjun, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Dil To Pagal Hai, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Badshaah in the ’90s.

    Between 2002-2013, he played the lead in many blockbusters and iconic films such as Devdas, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Main Hoon Na, Veer Zara, Swades, D Part 1 and D Part 2, Chak De India, Om Shanti Om, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, MNIK, Jab Tak Hai Jaan, and Chennai Express. All highly celebrated, successful, and critically acclaimed movies.

    In 2014 and 2015, Shahrukh Khan starred in Happy New Year and Dilwale, both films were commercially successful but received mixed to negative reviews. In 2016 he starred in Maneesh Sharma’s film Fan which was the first flop film for Shahrukh Khan after a long time. The film received negative reviews and was a flop at the box office. In 2017, he starred in Rahul Dholakia’s Raees which did pretty decent business at the box office but did not do perform extraordinarily.

    Shahrukh Khan’s career took a major setback when he starred in Imtiaz Ali’s Jab Harry Met Sejal. The film starred Anushka Sharma opposite Shahrukh Khan. Released in 2017, Jab Harry Met Sejal received highly negative reviews and emerged as a box office flop. Shahrukh Khan and Imtiaz Ali were highly criticized for doing the film.

    Post Jab Harry Met Sejal, Shahrukh Khan starred in Anand L Rai’s Zero with Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif. Zero was one of the most anticipated films of 2018. The film also starred Salman Khan, Deepika Padukone, Rani Mukerji, Karisma Kapoor, Kajol, Sridevi, Juhi Chawla, and Alia Bhatt in guest appearances. Upon its release, Zero opened to highly negative reviews and was declared a box office flop.

    After a series of flop and average films such as Fan, Happy New Year, Dilwale, Jab Harry Met Sejal, and Zero, Shahrukh Khan took a major hiatus of five years.

    Released in 2013, Chennai Express was his last blockbuster film that was cherished by the audience. Many even thought that the actor was finished and he would no longer taste success in his film career. The actor had no major film release till 2023. However, he made special appearances in 2022 films such as Rocketry, Brahmastra, and Laal Singh Chaddha.

    After a hiatus of five years, Shahrukh Khan returned in 2023 with three major film releases.

    In January 2023 he starred Yash Raj Film’s Pathaan from the YRF Universe. Pathaan stars Shahrukh Khan alongside Deepika Padukone and John Abraham. Salman Khan who stars as T in YRF’s ETT and TZH reprised his role in Pathaan by doing a guest appearance. Pathaan was made on a budget of 225 crores and was released on 25 January 2023. The film is directed by Sidharth Anand.

    Upon its release, Pathaan received highly positive reviews and was named it a very entertaining high-octane film. Pathaan broke several records and emerged as one of the highest-grossing Indian films ever. By the end of its theatrical run, Pathaan was declared the biggest blockbuster by grossing over 1000+ crores at the box office. It was the beginning of Shahrukh Khan’s epic comeback.

    In the same year, in September, Shahrukh Khan played the lead in the film Jawan alongside, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, and Deepika Padukone (special appearance). Jawan was another high-octane epic film by Shahrukh Khan after Pathaan. The film is directed by Atlee. Upon its release, Jawan was declared a blockbuster on the first day itself. The film broke several box office records to emerge as a major commercially successful film. The film shattered all the records created by Pathaan and registered new box office records that are perhaps difficult for any other film to break anytime soon. Like Pathaan, Jawan too grossed over 1000+ crores at the box office.

    With Pathaan and Jawan, Shahrukh Khan made the biggest comeback in the history of Indian Cinema. He was the most popular star in India throughout the year. In December 2023 he had his final and third release of the year with Rajkumar Hirani. The actor acted in Rajkumar Hirani’s drama film Dunki alongside Taapsee Pannu, Boman Hirani, Anil Grover, Vikram Kochhar, and Vicky Kaushal (special appearance). Dunki, however, received mixed reviews and did not perform like Pathaan and Jawan. But the film was still commercially successful for the makers.

    Following a five-year hiatus, Shahrukh Khan had three major commercial hits in 2023 which once again cemented his status as the King of Indian Cinema. He made one of the biggest comebacks in the history of World Cinema. But now what’s next for him now?

    There is no major release of Shahrukh Khan as of now. According to the reports, the actor will soon start shooting for a film titled King. King is an big entertainer film that marks the debut of Shahrukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan. The film is directed by Sujoy Dosh and produced by Shahrukh Khan and Sidharth Anand. Shahrukh Khan plays a extensive special appearance in the film.

    Besides King, a sequel to Pathaan 2 is confirmed and Shahrukh Khan will reprise his role. Besides YRF is also planning a movie with Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan called T vs P. This will be YRF’s most ambitious film from the Universe. Shahrukh Khan will face off against Salman Khan in T vs P.

    Both Pathaan 2 and T vs P will take quite a few years to release. Shahrukh Khan will be seen next in King which is currently under production. The film is said to be shot in many international locations. The film is set to be released in 2025.