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‘PM Narendra Modi,’ ‘Mary Kom’ Producer Sandeep Singh Sets Indian Ruler Shivaji Biopic (EXCLUSIVE)
India's Sandeep Singh will direct 'The Pride of Bharat - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj,' a biopic of revered 17th century Indian ruler Shivaji Bhonsle.
Shivaji (1630-1680), who hailed from the Hindu religion, founded the Maratha empire when most of India was under the rule of Muslim monarchs, winning his territories using a mixture of military moves and strategic nous. A top team as been assembled for the film, including writing team Siddharth-Garima (“Toilet: A Love Story”), DoP Aseem Bajaj (“Sacred Games”), choreographer Ganesh Hegde (“Phone Bhoot”), costume designer Sheetal Sharma (“Gangubai Kathiawadi”), production designer Sandeep Sharad Ravade (“Ghoomer”), with casting by Kavish Sinha (“Rocket Boys”). “It’s taken me 23 years of hard struggle to build and create a position to debut as a director for my first mega budget film ‘The Pride of Bharat – Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.’ There could be nothing better than this.
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