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{{Infobox film
| name = Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy
| image = Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Santosh Ramdas Manjrekar
| producer = {{Unbulleted_list|Sanjay Chhabria|Ashwami Manjrekar}}
| writer = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Abhijit Deshpande]]|[[Mahesh Manjrekar]]}}
| starring = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Mahesh Manjrekar]]|[[Sachin Khedekar]]|[[Makarand Anaspure]]|[[Suchitra Bandekar]]|[[Siddarth Jadhav]]|[[Priya Bapat]]|Abhijeet Kelkar}}
| music = {{Unbulleted_list|Ajit|Sameer|Atul}}
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Everest Entertainment
| distributor = {{ubl|Everest Entertainment|[[Eros International]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Shivaji Maharaj rules the box office|website=[[The Indian Express]]|date=17 April 2009|access-date=21 November 2022|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/shivaji-maharaj-rules-the-boxoffice/446874/}}</ref>}}
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2009|04|03}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| budget = ₹3 Crore <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2015-10-04 |title=Court, Lai Bhaari and more: The rise and rise of Marathi cinema |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/court-lai-bhaari-and-more-the-rise-and-rise-of-marathi-cinema/story-GAJnA7XbF1LdCJ7nxvN1pN.html |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref>
| gross = ₹25 Crore<ref name=":0" />
}}

'''''Mi Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy''''' ({{Translation}} I'm [[Shivaji|Shivajiraje Bhosale]] Speaking) is a 2009 Indian [[Marathi language|Marathi]] language [[vigilante]] [[action drama]] film produced by Sanjay Chhabria along with Ashwami Manjrekar and directed by Santosh Ramdas Manjrekar. The film follows an underdog who fights against the evils in society, to re-instate his identity and keep his pride. Film Won [[Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Film]].

==Plot==
Dinkar Maruti Bhosale is a [[Marathi people|Maharashtrian]] bank clerk who feels his Marathi identity is getting lost in cosmopolitan [[Mumbai]]. Dinkar feels Mumbai is in [[Maharashtra]] but there is no Maharashtra left in Mumbai. He always complains about the lack of respect a Maharashtrian receives in Mumbai and feels he is victimized everywhere because he is a Maharashtrian; little realizing that he has brought this situation upon himself.

In a state of sheer frustration Dinkar gets up one day cursing himself for being born a Marathi. He feels his ancestors must have committed a heinous crime for him to be born a Marathi.

These outbursts of Dinkar reach [[Pratapgad]] and the spirit of [[Shivaji I|Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj]] is awakened. Dinkar has to now face a seething Shivaji Maharaj, who is furious at him. Shivaji Maharaj fires Dinkar for his shallow thinking and tells him he has to command respect, not demand it. He blames Dinkar's thinking for the sorry state of Maharashtrians. "Before blaming other communities for your shortcomings, look within and see if you have done anything to keep the Marathi pride intact," he roars.

Dinkar realizes his mistake but does Shivaji Maharaj's thought rouse him to rectify his mistakes? The film ends with Bhonsle gladly returning the sword at the shrine of Shivaji I.

==Cast==
* [[Sachin Khedekar]] as Dinkar Maruti Bhosle
* [[Mahesh Manjrekar]] as [[Shivaji|Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj]]
* [[Suchitra Bandekar]] as Sumitra Dinkar Bhosale
* [[Priya Bapat]] as Shashikala Dinkar Bhosale / B. Kala
* Abhijeet Kelkar as Rahul Dinkar Bhosle
* [[Makarand Anaspure]] as Raiba (Shivaji Maharaj's servant)
* Vidyadhar Joshi as Ramniklal Gosalia (corrupt builder)
* Ganesh Yadav as Nandkumar Chandekar (corrupt politician)
* [[Siddhartha Jadhav|Siddharth Jadhav]] as Usmaan Bhai Parkar (Gosalia's goon)
* [[Pradeep Patwardhan]] as [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation|BMC]] Head officer
* [[Medha Manjrekar]] as Mrs. Usmaan Bhai Parkar (Usmaan Bhai's wife)
* [[Vineet Kumar Singh]] as Dubey tenant to Dinkar and Taxi Driver
* [[Kishore Pradhan]] as V. Gopalkrishnan ([[branch manager]] and Dinkar's employer)
* [[Meghana Erande]] as TV journalist
* [[Kamlesh Sawant]] as ACP Rege
* [[Reema Lagoo]] as [[Jijabai]]
* [[Atul Kale]] as Gidwani /Gaikwad (film director)
* Jaywant Wadkar as Gosalia's henchman
* Dhananjay Mandrekar as Kadam (BMC inspection officer)
* Vinay Yedekar as Dr. Chitnis
* Sanjay Khapre as Hiroji Indulkar ([[special appearance]])
* Bharat Dabholkar as [[Afzal Khan (general)|General Afzal Khan]] in [[Powada]] song (special appearance)
* [[Bharat Jadhav]] as Powada presenter (special appearance)
* [[Ankush Chaudhari]] as Shashikala's co-actor in song "Masoli" (special appearance)

==Soundtrack==
The song ''O Raje'' marked the debut of [[Sukhwinder Singh]] in Marathi film industry. He won [[Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Dance numbers bring out the best in me: Sukhwinder Singh |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/dance-numbers-bring-out-the-best-in-me-sukhwinder-singh/story-6XPVg80pqOvCDHIoKwTRtJ.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=2 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

{{track listing
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| title1 = O Raje
| extra1 = [[Sukhwinder Singh]]
| length1 = 4:20
| title2 = Masoli
| extra2 = [[Ajit Parab]], [[Bela Shende]]
| length2 = 4:15
| title3 = Maharastra Geet
| extra3 = [[Ajit Parab]]
| length3 = 3:55
| title4 = Maharajanchi Keerti Befaam (Powada)
| extra4 = Nandesh Umap
| length4 = 8:34
}}

==Box office==
''Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy'' opened on 9 April 2009 and was a huge blockbuster at the box office, becoming popular even among non-Maharashtrians.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tsering |first=Lisa |date=2009-05-01 |title=Mi Shivaji Raje Bhosale Boltoy — Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/mi-shivaji-raje-bhosale-boltoy-93107/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> The film grossed ₹2.70 crore in its opening week.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2009-04-12 |title=Me Shivajiraje Bhosale...' hits popularity charts |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/me-shivajiraje-bhosale-hits-popularity-charts/articleshow/4390159.cms |access-date=2026-02-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> It collected a total of ₹25.5 Crore in its full theatrical run. It held the record of highest-grossing movie for many years until the release of ''[[Duniyadari]]'' which broke its record by collecting ₹30 Crore at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-23 |title=List of top grossing Marathi movies on box office |url=https://www.theindianwire.com/entertainment/top-grossing-marathi-movies-267187/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=The Indian Wire |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Remake ==
The film was remade in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as ''[[Ami Shubhash Bolchi]]'' (2011), directed by the original film's lead actor [[Mahesh Manjrekar]] with [[Mithun Chakraborty]] and Anindya Banerjee. But the film's main character was replaced and slightly changed with environment.
== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Ceremony
!Category
!Result
!{{Abbreviation|Ref.|References}}
|-
|2009
|[[Maharashtra State Film Award]]
|[[Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Film]]
|{{Won}}
|
|}

==See also==
* [[List of highest-grossing Indian films#Marathi|Highest grossing Marathi films]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://ondemand.erosentertainment.com/product/movie-trailers-videos.asp?ID=S6576&Movie=Me_Shivajiraje_Bhosale_Boltoy_-_Marathi&Title=Me_Shivajiraje_Bhosale_Boltoy_Dialogue_promo_7&mainpg=Movie&secpg=Movie Official Website (Company Store link)]
*{{IMDb title|tt2321421}}

[[Category:2009 films]]
[[Category:Shivaji]]
[[Category:Marathi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Shivaji]]
[[Category:2000s Marathi-language films]]

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