In the past few years, there has been a wave of historical films in the Marathi film industry. However, the real wave of these films came after Farzand, Fateshikast and Pawankhind. Every film in director Digpal Lanjekar’s ‘Shivaraj Ashtak’ has received overwhelming response from the audience. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj played by Chinmoy Mandlekar in Farzand, Fatteshikast, Pawankhind and Sher Shivraj is still in the hearts of the audience. However, now in the fifth film of ‘Shivaraj Ashtak’, the audience is upset as Chinmoy Mandlekar will not be seen in the role of Ranpati Shivarai Maharaj.
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The audience was curious about who will play the role of Shiv Chhatrapati in the movie Ranpati Shivarai. Actor Abhijit Shwetchandra will be seen as Chhatrapati Shivarai in this film. Also his fans were very happy to see him. Produced by Panorama Studios, Mugafi and written-directed by Digpal Lanjekar, the film is slated to release on 30 January 2026.
Chinmoy and his family faced online trolling. This is because his family was criticized by some users for naming their son ‘Jahangir’. Many targeted Chinmay for naming the boy after a Mughal emperor.
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After this, Chinmoy’s wife Neha Joshi explained the reason behind this name. Neha shared a video on her Instagram account. In this video, Neha said that her son’s name Jahangir means ‘conqueror of the world’. Apart from this, she also cited the example of famous Indian industrialist Jahangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata.
Meanwhile, actor Chinmoy Mandalakar also shared a video and expressed his displeasure over trolling. He said his entire family was being targeted because of the boy’s name. He also regretted that his faith and devotion were being questioned. After all these developments, Chinmoy took a big decision. In which he has announced that he will not play the role of Shivaji Maharaj in the upcoming sequels.
