Maharani (2021 TV series)

Maharani
GenrePolitical drama
Created bySubhash Kapoor
Written bySubhash Kapoor
Nandan Singh
Umashankar Singh
Directed byKaran Sharma (season 1)
Ravindra Gautam (season 2)
Saurabh Bhave (season 3)
Starring
Music byRohit Sharma
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes28
Production
ProducersNaren Kumar
Dimple Kharbanda[1]
CinematographyAnup Singh (season 2)
EditorKunal Walve
Running time33–67 minutes
Production companyKangra Talkies
Original release
NetworkSonyLIV
Release28 May 2021 (2021-05-28) –
present
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Maharani (transl. Empress) is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language political drama streaming television series created by Subhash Kapoor.[2] Three seasons of the web series have been released with Huma Qureshi portraying the title character.

Season 1 of the series is directed by Karan Sharma, Season 2 by Ravindra Gautam and Season 3 by Saurabh Bhave.[3][4][5]

The series stars Huma Qureshi as the protagonist[6][7] along with Sohum Shah, Amit Sial, Kani Kusruti and Inaamulhaq.[8][9][10]

The multi-seasons political series is partly inspired by events in Bihar in the 1990s when Lalu Prasad Yadav made his homemaker wife Rabri Devi his successor.[11] The story of season 1 is from 1995 to 1999 and is inspired by real-life events and characters like Ranvir Sena, left-wing militants, Naxalite groups, the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation, 1997 Laxmanpur Bathe massacre, Fodder Scam, Brahmeshwar Singh.

The first season premiered on SonyLIV on 28 May 2021.[12]

The story of season 2 is from mid-1999 and is inspired from real-life events and characters like Shilpi-Gautam Murder, Sadhu Yadav, Rajiv Goswami, Shibu Soren, Mohammad Shahabuddin, Prashant Kishor, Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC)[13] and 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.[14]

The teaser of the second season was launched on 16 July 2022 and the trailer was released on 1 August 2022. The second season was released on 25 August 2022 on SonyLIV.[15]

The third season trailer been released on 19 February 2024. And the season was released on Sony LIV on 7 March 2024.[16] It is again inspired by and related with many real life events, including the Jitan Manjhi episode.[17][18]

  1. ^ MumbaiMay 28, Shweta Keshri. "Sohum Shah watched videos of Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad to prepare for Maharani". India Today. Retrieved 22 June 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Maharani teaser: Huma Qureshi is queen in the making in Subhash Kapoor's political drama". 9 April 2021.
  3. ^ "From Running A Takeaway To 'Maharani 2', Amit Sial's Eventful Journey". Glamsham. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Maharani trailer: Huma Qureshi's Rani is a woman forced into a man's world in this political drama". 20 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Maharani 3 Director Exclusive". Times Now. 9 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Huma Qureshi maintains effortless put-together vibe in orange midi dress worth Rs. 11,300 for Maharani promotions". Bollywood Hungama. 13 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Huma Qureshi All Set to Play Games in Political Thriller Maharani". 10 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Huma Qureshi undergoes complete makeover to play Bihar CM in Maharani. Teaser out". 9 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Exclusive First Look: Huma Qureshi Stars As Rani Bharti In Political Drama 'Maharani'". 12 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Exclusive! Maharani: Amit Sial and Sohum Shah's character look revealed". 6 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Bollywood's Mayawati, Rabri Devi biopics easy. Will it ever touch BJP-RSS leaders?". ThePrint. 18 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Maharani trailer: Huma Qureshi's character changes the dynamics of Bihar politics in this gripping video". 9 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Neha Chauhan, Anuja Sathe join cast of 'Maharani 2'". The Times of India. 30 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Maharani Season 2: Clever writing in misandrist politics". 28 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Huma Qureshi: 'A few films haven't worked and everyone is ready to write everyone's obituary'". The Indian Express. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Maharani Season 3 Trailer: Huma Qureshi's Rani Bharti Faces New Political Battle". Times Now. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Maharani Season 3 web series review: A gripping tale of politics and revenge". South First.
  18. ^ "Real vs Reel: Is Maharani 3 a true story based on Bihar CM Nitish Kumar & Jitan Ram Manjhi's political enmity?". True Scoop News.