Maharaj Ki Jai Ho!

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Maharaj Ki Jai Ho!
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Genre Science fiction
Sitcom
Created byDavid Polycarp
Written byDavid Polycarp
Inaamulhaq
Screenplay byYuvraj Pandey
Story byDavid Polycarp
Shubham Sharma
Vera Raina [1]
Directed by Deven Bhojani
Creative directorsRakesh Tak
Arvind Jadhav
Rahul Lawhe
Starring Satyajeet Dubey
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes50
Production
ProducersDavid Polycarp
Vasant Valsan
Sanket Vanzara
CinematographyRaju Goli
EditorHemant Kumar
Camera setup Multi camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companyTrouble Maker Productions
Original release
Network StarPlus
Star Utsav
Release23 March (2020-03-23) 
20 May 2020 (2020-05-20)

Maharaj Ki Jai Ho! (Hail the King!) is an Indian television science fiction sitcom series that ran from 23 March 2020 to 20 May 2020 on StarPlus, later shifted to Star Utsav and streams on digital platform Disney+ Hotstar. [2] [3] It starred Satyajeet Dubey in the main lead role of Sanjay. [4] The telecast of the show was hampered due to its low ratings during COVID-19 pandemic and the show had to decline without completing its story in May 2020. [5]

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Plot

Sanjay, a small-time pickpocket hailing from Delhi travels back in time via a portal accidentally opened by the time machine of scientist Dr. Albert D'Souza to the period of Mahabharat during Dhritarashtra's reign in Hastinapur and causes chaos in the region. Sanjay crosses path with Sunaina, a thief (later revealed to be the Princess of Suryagarh) where love blossoms. The journey follows comedy and romance taking place in his life there and his eventual escape.

Cast

Production

Development

The first promo of the series was released on 19 March 2020. [8]

After the end of Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum , Anupamaa was supposed to take the slot from 16 March 2020. [9] Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, as the shootings were stalled, its launch was pushed due to inadequate bank episodes and Maharaj ki Jai Ho! got the slot to premiere on 23 March 2020 as there was a bank of about 50 episodes. [10] [11]

Casting

Satyajeet Dubey was cast as the main lead Sanjay, returning to television after nine years. Speaking about his role, he said, "I play Sanjay in Maharaj Ki Jai Ho, which is a situational comedy. My character is that of a rangeela, street-smart punter. Somehow, he goes back in time by 5,000 years and that's what piqued my interest." [12] Besides Ashwin Mushran, Nitesh Pandey, Aakash Dabhade, Rajesh Kumar, Clair Castelino, Riya Sharma and Abhishek Awasthy were cast. [13] [14]

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