# Rishab Shetty to play Shivaji Maharaj in two-part epic 2026-10-30T08:51:45+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 4 independent outlets Producer Bhushan Kumar has joined actor-filmmaker Rishab Shetty and director Sandeep Singh for a two-part historical epic on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj titled 'The Pride of Bharat, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj'. T-Series has come on board as a producer. Shetty will play the 17th-century Maratha king. The film, presented by Gulshan Kumar and T-Series Films, will chronicle Shivaji Maharaj's military campaigns, leadership and vision of Swarajya. The makers plan an ensemble cast and an international creative team. Pre-production is underway and filming is scheduled to start in early 2027. The Times of India reports that Arjun Rampal, Vivek Oberoi and music composer Amit Trivedi are attached to the project. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All four sources report the same announcement on the same day with near-identical press release quotes, making this a wire-driven uniform story. The minor variation is that the Times of India adds casting details (Arjun Rampal, Vivek Oberoi, Amit Trivedi) that the other three omit, while Hindustan Times runs the wire copy without those names. The Bollywood Hungama report and the Deccan Chronicle item both present the project as a reverential tribute, using the same producer quotes about legacy and responsibility. Every version leads with the collaboration itself rather than with any critical question about scale or budget. The coverage is straight industry news with no political or ideological slant. Filming is scheduled to begin in early 2027. ## Coverage Coverage: 4 sources, 4 neutral - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Wire copy, no original reporting - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Adds cast detail others omit - bollywoodhungama.com (neutral report) Press release reprint, tribute tone - deccanchronicle.com (neutral report) Press release reprint, tribute tone This brief was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Update, 30 October 2026: this story now draws on 4 sources. Last updated 2026-10-30T10:46:48+00:00. Tags: Bhushan Kumar, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Rishab Shetty, Sandeep Singh, T-Series, The Pride of Bharat Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/t-series-rishab-shetty-team-up-for-shivaji-maharaj-biopic/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/t-series-rishab-shetty-team-up-for-shivaji-maharaj-biopic/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/