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	\| image = Maharaja.jpg		\| image = Maharaja.jpg
	\| caption = DVD cover		\| caption = DVD cover
	\| director = [[Anil Sharma]]		\| director = [[Anil Sharma (director)\|Anil Sharma]]
	\| producer = Naraindas Mukhija		\| producer = Naraindas Mukhija
	\| 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>		\| writer = [[Shyam Goel]]<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20070428074930/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/542757 Maharaja (1998)]". BFI Film & TV Database</ref>
	\| narrator =		\| narrator =
	\| starring = [[Govinda (actor)\|Govinda]]<br />[[Manisha Koirala]]<br />[[Raj Babbar]]<br />[[Shakti Kapoor]]		\| starring = [[Govinda (actor)\|Govinda]]<br />[[Manisha Koirala]]<br />[[Raj Babbar]]<br />[[Shakti Kapoor]]
	\| music = [[Nadeem-Shravan]]		\| music = [[Nadeem-Shravan]]
	\| cinematography = ~~Anil Dhanda~~		\| cinematography = [[Madhu Ambat]]
	\| editing =		\| editing = R. Rajendran
	\| distributor = Navchitra Productions		\| distributor = Navchitra Productions
	\| 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>		\| released = {{Film date\|1998\|09\|4\|df=y}}
	\| runtime =		\| runtime =
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = Hindi		\| language = Hindi
			\| budget = {{INR}}5.75 crore<ref name="auto">{{cite web\|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2529\|title=Maharaja – Movie\|publisher=Box Office India}}</ref>
			\| gross = {{INR}}11.22 crore<ref name="auto"/>
	}}		}}

	'''''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'~~		'''''Maharaja''''' is a 1998 Indian [[Bollywood\|Hindi]] [[superhero]] film directed by [[Anil Sharma (director)\|Anil Sharma]]. It stars [[Govinda (actor)\|Govinda]] and [[Manisha Koirala]] in the title roles.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hungama \|first=Bollywood \|date=1998-09-11 \|title=Maharaja Cast List {{!}} Maharaja Movie Star Cast {{!}} Release Date {{!}} Movie Trailer {{!}} Review- Bollywood Hungama \|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] \|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/maharaja-2/cast/ \|access-date=2024-07-25 \|language=en}}</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	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.		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.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-08-20\|title=Maharaja 1998 Movie Box Office Collection, Budget and Unknown Facts 1990's Box Office Collection\|url=https://ksboxoffice.com/maharaja-1998-movie-box-office-collection-budget-and-unknown-facts/1990s-box-office-collection/\|access-date=2021-12-15\|website=KS Box Office}}</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Hanuman Baba		* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Hanuman Baba
	* [[Prem Chopra]] as Suryamani		* [[Prem Chopra]] as Suryamani
	* ~~[[Ishrat Ali]]~~ as Devkaran		* Monty Nath as Devkaran
	* [[Aparajita Bhushan]] as Kohinoor's mom		* Aparajita Bhushan as Kohinoor's mom
	* [[Kunika]] as Mrs. Singh, Ranvir's wife		* [[Kunika]] as Mrs. Singh, Ranvir's wife
	* [[Dinesh Hingoo\|Lambodar Nahak]] as Bride Broker		* [[Dinesh Hingoo\|Lambodar Nahak]] as Bride Broker
	* [[Shashikala]] as Ranvir's mother		* [[Shashikala]] as Ranvir's mother
	* [[Shanoor Mirza]] as Tutu, Shaili's younger brother		* Shanoor Mirza as Tutu, Shaili's younger brother
	* [[Aruna Irani]] as Amina Bi		* [[Aruna Irani]] as Amina Bi
	* [[Syed Badr-ul Hasan Khan Bahadur]]		* [[Syed Badr-ul Hasan Khan Bahadur]]
	* [[Sudhir (Hindi actor)\|Sudhir]] as Hunter		* [[Sudhir (Hindi actor)\|Sudhir]] as Hunter
			* [[Neelam Mehra]] as Neelam
			* Ishrat Ali as Munna,Suryamani's brother in law

	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
	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.		{{Infobox album
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			The music of Maharaja has been composed by Nadeem-Shravan with lyrics by [[Sameer (lyricist)\|Sameer]]. Tracks like 'Jab Tum Aajaate Ho Saamne'and 'Maharaja ki kahani' became famous during the release.
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	==Reception==		==Reception==
	~~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.~~		Syed Firdaus Ashra of [[Rediff.com]] wrote, "The film is badly edited, sequences of scenes often being pretty disjointed. But the cinematography by Madhu Ambat is excellent. Particularly impressive was a chase on horseback, and some grand vistas of jungle and river. But the animation involving the animals was visibly fake and terrible to watch.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/05mah.htm \| title=Movies: A review of Maharaja \|work=Rediff}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
	~~<references />~~		{{reflist}}

	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* {{IMDb title\|0119596\|Maharaja}}		* {{IMDb title\|0119596\|Maharaja}}

	[[Category:1998 ~~films]]~~		{{Anil Sharma}}
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	[[Category:~~1990s~~ Hindi-language films]]		[[Category:1998 Hindi-language films]]
	[[Category:Films scored by Nadeem–Shravan]]		[[Category:Films scored by Nadeem–Shravan]]
	[[Category:Films directed by Anil Sharma]]		[[Category:Films directed by Anil Sharma]]
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	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* [[Govinda (actor)\|Govinda]] as Kohinoor		* [[Govinda (actor)\|Govinda]] as Prince Kohinoor Karan
	* [[Manisha Koirala]] as Shaili Mathur		* [[Manisha Koirala]] as Shaili Mathur
	* [[Raj Babbar]] as Ali		* [[Raj Babbar]] as Ali
	* [[Salim Ghouse]] as ~~Ranvir~~ Singh		* [[Salim Ghouse]] as Ranbir Singh
	* [[Shakti Kapoor]] as Bhalu Prasad Bihari Orey		* [[Shakti Kapoor]] as Bhalu Prasad Bihari Orey
	* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Hanuman Baba		* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Hanuman Baba
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	* [[Aruna Irani]] as Amina Bi		* [[Aruna Irani]] as Amina Bi
	* [[Syed Badr-ul Hasan Khan Bahadur]]		* [[Syed Badr-ul Hasan Khan Bahadur]]
			* [[Sudhir (Hindi actor)\|Sudhir]] as Hunter

	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==

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	'''''Maharaja''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1998\|1998]] Indian [[Bollywood\|Hindi]] [[~~supernatural film\|supernatural~~]] ~~[[adventure~~ 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.		'''''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'
	~~Maharaja is considered to be a pioneer in Hindi superhero films and~~ the ~~film~~ was a ~~semi hit~~ at the box office.

	==Plot==		==Plot==
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	* [[Shakti Kapoor]] as Bhalu Prasad Bihari Orey		* [[Shakti Kapoor]] as Bhalu Prasad Bihari Orey
	* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Hanuman Baba		* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Hanuman Baba
	* Ishrat Ali as Devkaran		* [[Prem Chopra]] as Suryamani
	* [[Aparajita]] as Kohinoor's mom		* [[Ishrat Ali]] as Devkaran
			* [[Aparajita Bhushan]] as Kohinoor's mom
			* [[Kunika]] as Mrs. Singh, Ranvir's wife
			* [[Dinesh Hingoo\|Lambodar Nahak]] as Bride Broker
			* [[Shashikala]] as Ranvir's mother
	* [[Shanoor Mirza]] as Tutu, Shaili's younger brother		* [[Shanoor Mirza]] as Tutu, Shaili's younger brother
	* [[Aruna Irani]] as Amina Bi		* [[Aruna Irani]] as Amina Bi

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{{Infobox film
| name = Maharaja
| image = Maharaja.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = [[Anil Sharma]]
| producer = Naraindas Mukhija
| 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>
| narrator =
| starring = [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]]<br />[[Manisha Koirala]]<br />[[Raj Babbar]]<br />[[Shakti Kapoor]]
| music = [[Nadeem-Shravan]]
| cinematography = Anil Dhanda
| editing =
| distributor = Navchitra Productions
| 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>
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
}}

'''''Maharaja''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1998|1998]] Indian [[Bollywood|Hindi]] [[supernatural film|supernatural]] [[adventure 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.
Maharaja is considered to be a pioneer in Hindi superhero films and the film was a semi hit at the box office.

==Plot==
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.

==Cast==
* [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] as Kohinoor
* [[Manisha Koirala]] as Shaili Mathur
* [[Raj Babbar]] as Ali
* [[Salim Ghouse]] as Ranvir Singh
* [[Shakti Kapoor]] as Bhalu Prasad Bihari Orey
* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Hanuman Baba
* Ishrat Ali as Devkaran
* [[Aparajita]] as Kohinoor's mom
* [[Shanoor Mirza]] as Tutu, Shaili's younger brother
* [[Aruna Irani]] as Amina Bi
* [[Syed Badr-ul Hasan Khan Bahadur]]

==Soundtrack==
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.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "Maharaja Maharaja"
| [[Udit Narayan]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
|-
| 2
| "Jab Tum Aa Jaate Ho"
| [[Sonu Nigam]], Kavita Krishnamurthy
|-
| 3
| "Thero To Sahi Socho To"
| Sonu Nigam
|-
| 4
| "Hai Ajnabi"
| Sonu Nigam
|-
| 5
| "Maharaja Ki Kahani"
| Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy
|-
| 6
| "Ishq Mohabbat"
| Kavita Krishnamurthy
|-
| 7
| "Mera Pyara Mukhda"
| Kavita Krishnamurthy, [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
|}

==Reception==
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.

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0119596|Maharaja}}

[[Category:1998 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Nadeem–Shravan]]
[[Category:Films directed by Anil Sharma]]

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