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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Maharaja<br />
| image = Maharaja.jpg<br />
| caption = DVD cover<br />
| director = [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]]<br />
| producer = Naraindas Mukhija<br />
| 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><br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]]<br />[[Manisha Koirala]]<br />[[Raj Babbar]]<br />[[Shakti Kapoor]]<br />
| music = [[Nadeem-Shravan]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Madhu Ambat]]<br />
| editing = R. Rajendran<br />
| distributor = Navchitra Productions<br />
| released = {{Film date|1998|09|4|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| 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><br />
| gross = {{INR}}11.22 crore<ref name="auto"/><br />
}}<br />
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'''''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><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.<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><br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] as Prince Kohinoor Karan<br />
* [[Manisha Koirala]] as Shaili Mathur<br />
* [[Raj Babbar]] as Ali<br />
* [[Salim Ghouse]] as Ranbir Singh<br />
* [[Shakti Kapoor]] as Bhalu Prasad Bihari Orey<br />
* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Hanuman Baba<br />
* [[Prem Chopra]] as Suryamani<br />
* Monty Nath 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 />
* [[Sudhir (Hindi actor)|Sudhir]] as Hunter<br />
* [[Neelam Mehra]] as Neelam<br />
* Ishrat Ali as Munna,Suryamani's brother in law<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Maharaja<br />
| type = [[Soundtrack album]]<br />
| artist = [[Nadeem–Shravan]]<br />
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]] <br />
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| label = [[Universal Music India]]<br />
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}}<br />
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.<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 />
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><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0119596|Maharaja}}<br />
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{{Anil Sharma}}<br />
[[Category:1998 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1998 Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Nadeem–Shravan]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Anil Sharma]]<br />
[[Category:Indian supernatural films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian superhero films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian superheroes]]<br />
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