Veer Shivaji

Veer Shivaji
File:Veer Shivaji poster.jpg The poster of the show, with Paras Arora as Shivaji
Genre	Historical drama
Written by	Story Rajesh Saksham Screenplay Faizal Akhtar Dialogues Mairaj Zaidi
Directed by	Prasad Gavandi
Starring	Paras Arora Shilpa Tulaskar Palak Jain Ayesha Kaduskar Hemant Choudhary
Composer(s)	Sunny Bawra Inder Bawra
Country of origin	India
Original language(s)	Hindi
No. of seasons	01
No. of episodes	181
Production
Producer(s)	Abhimanyu Singh
Cinematography	Veerdhaval Puranik
Editor(s)	Rochak Ahuja Ayaz Ahmad Shadab (online)
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	20 minutes (approximately)
Production company(s)	Contiloe Entertainment
Release
Original network	Colors TV
Picture format	720i, (SDTV)
Original release	2 September 2011 (2011-09-02) – 25 May 2012 (2012-05-25)
External links
Official website

Veer Shivaji (English: Brave Shiva) was an Indian historical drama series that aired on Colors TV. The show focuses on the life of Shivaji, the 17th century founder of the Maratha Kingdom. It premiered on 2 September 2011 and was produced by Contiloe Telefilms, who had earlier created the historical drama Jhansi Ki Rani on Zee TV. 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 Shivaji (from Paras Arora to Dr. Amol Kolhe), the drama's target rating points began to dip drastically. The show was abruptly ended on 25 May 2012.

Story

The historical drama traces the glorious life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. It showcases his valor, his love for his country and how he achieved the dream of Hindavi Swarajya by defeating all enemies. Shivaji Maharaj was very devoted to his mother, Jijabai and always walked on her ideals. It all portrays Shivaji's personal relations with his brother, Sambhaji Raje Bhosle, his father, Shahaji Maharaj and the close-knit relationship he had with his first and beloved wife, Saibai. He was a great king and he is celebrated even today.

Cast

• Paras Arora as Shivaji Raje Bhosle
• Dr. Amol Kolhe as Shivaji Raje Bhosle (Shivaji after leap)
• Shilpa Tulaskar as Jijabai Bhosale - Shahaji's first wife, Sambhaji and Shivaji's mother
• Palak Jain as Saibai Bhosle (née Sai Nimbalkar) - Shivaji's first and beloved wife
• Ayesha Kaduskar as Soyarabai Bhosle - (née Soyara Mohite)Shivaji's second wife
• Ruchita Jadhav ... Elder Soyarabai Bhosle
• Milind Gunaji as Maharaja Shahaji Raje Bhosale - Jijabai's husband, Shivaji and Sambhaji's father
• Mandar Jadhav as Sambhaji Raje Bhosale - Shivaji's elder brother
• Hemant Choudhary as Shyamraj Nilkant Panth
• Ritesh Mobh ... Elder Sambhaji Raje Bhosle
• Ali Hassan as Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah - The series antagonist
• Natasha Sinha as Begum Huzur - Sultan Adil Shah's mother
• Amit Behl as Sonopant Pingle
• Kumar Hegde as Baji Pasalkar
• Alok Narula as Rustam Zaman
• Chetan Hansraj as Inayat Khan - The series secondary antagonist
• Behzaad Khan as Noor Khan
• Nawab Shah as Afzal Khan
• Sonia Singh as Rambha Naikin/Janabai - A famous dancer and courtesan. Served as an antagonist for a brief period.
• Manoj Kumar as Aurangzeb
• Arav Chowdharry as Dara Shikoh
• Amit Mohanrao Deshmukh as Bhimaji "Bhimya" Wagh
• Jasveer Kaur as Gauhar - Inayat Khan's mistress
• Dinesh Sharma as Tanaji Malusare
• Ravi Bhatia as Jiva Mahala
• Ishita Vyas as Janakibai
• Romanch Mehta ... Jaswant Singh
• Yuri Suri ... Sujat Khan
• Manoj Verma ... Fateh Khan
• Amit Pachori ... Netaji Palkar
• Gopal K Singh ... Bahirji Naik
• Raza Murad as Shah Jahan
• Sonia Sharma as Elder Saibai Bhosle
• Smita Shewale as Putalabai (née Putalabai Palkar)
• Devdatta Nage as Tanaji Malusare
• Zaffar Beg as Sharhaan Singh