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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Maharaja<br />
| image = Maharaja.jpg<br />
| caption = DVD cover<br />
| director = [[Anil Sharma]]<br />
| producer = Naraindas Mukhija<br />
| writer = [[Anil Sharma]]<br />[[Shyam Goel]]<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20070428074930/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/542757 Maharaja (1998)]". BFI Film & TV Database</ref><br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]]<br />[[Manisha Koirala]]<br />[[Raj Babbar]]<br />[[Shakti Kapoor]]<br />
| music = [[Nadeem-Shravan]]<br />
| cinematography = Anil Dhanda<br />
| editing = <br />
| distributor = Navchitra Productions<br />
| released ={{Film date|1998|09|4|df=y}}<ref>"[http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/maharaja.html Review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428033426/http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/maharaja.html |date=28 April 2007 }} at ''Planet Bollywood''</ref><br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Maharaja''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1998|1998]] Indian [[Bollywood|Hindi]] [[superhero]] film directed by [[Anil Sharma]]. It stars [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] and [[Manisha Koirala]] in the title roles. It is about the struggle of a prince with supernatural powers to get his kingdom back. After the surprise big hit of Mr. India as a superhero movie, Maharaja came out with a bigger budget film in the same genre.However the movie was just a moderate success at the box office. Trade website Box Office India has declared the movie as 'Average'<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Fearing his death, Ranbir Singh ([[Salim Ghouse]]) decides to kill Kohinoor when he is a child, though in vain. After 20 years, Kohinoor ([[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]]) returns to claim his rightful place in the kingdom. He has developed advanced powers over matter and animals, which he uses to his advance to free his nanny, Ameenabi ([[Aruna Irani]]) who is being held by Ranbir and his associates. Kohinoor must pass numerous tests, including being exploited by a television reporter, Shaili Mathur ([[Manisha Koirala]]), who claims that she loves him; and fight hungry, blinded, man-eating lions.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] as Kohinoor <br />
* [[Manisha Koirala]] as Shaili Mathur<br />
* [[Raj Babbar]] as Ali<br />
* [[Salim Ghouse]] as Ranvir Singh<br />
* [[Shakti Kapoor]] as Bhalu Prasad Bihari Orey<br />
* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Hanuman Baba<br />
* [[Prem Chopra]] as Suryamani<br />
* [[Ishrat Ali]] as Devkaran<br />
* [[Aparajita Bhushan]] as Kohinoor's mom<br />
* [[Kunika]] as Mrs. Singh, Ranvir's wife<br />
* [[Dinesh Hingoo|Lambodar Nahak]] as Bride Broker<br />
* [[Shashikala]] as Ranvir's mother<br />
* [[Shanoor Mirza]] as Tutu, Shaili's younger brother<br />
* [[Aruna Irani]] as Amina Bi<br />
* [[Syed Badr-ul Hasan Khan Bahadur]]<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music of Maharaja has been composed by Nadeem-Shravan with lyrics by [[Sameer (lyricist)|Sameer]]. Tracks like 'Maharaja ki Kahani' became famous during the release.<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)<br />
|-<br />
| 1<br />
| "Maharaja Maharaja"<br />
| [[Udit Narayan]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2<br />
| "Jab Tum Aa Jaate Ho"<br />
| [[Sonu Nigam]], Kavita Krishnamurthy<br />
|-<br />
| 3<br />
| "Thero To Sahi Socho To"<br />
| Sonu Nigam<br />
|-<br />
| 4<br />
| "Hai Ajnabi"<br />
| Sonu Nigam<br />
|-<br />
| 5<br />
| "Maharaja Ki Kahani"<br />
| Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy<br />
|-<br />
| 6<br />
| "Ishq Mohabbat"<br />
| Kavita Krishnamurthy<br />
|-<br />
| 7<br />
| "Mera Pyara Mukhda"<br />
| Kavita Krishnamurthy, [[Shankar Mahadevan]]<br />
|}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
Although the film wasn't received positively by all the critics, the actors were praised for their performance {{citation needed|date=June 2019}}. The film was a major success in some parts of the country.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0119596|Maharaja}}<br />
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[[Category:1998 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Nadeem–Shravan]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Anil Sharma]]<br />
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