India, May 21 -- Actor Riteish Deshmukh revealed the first motion poster of his directorial Raja Shivaji on Wednesday. The film is based on the life of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Riteish plays the titular role in the film. The first poster gives a glimpse of his look of his magnum opus.

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Riteish took to his Instagram account and shared the first motion poster of the film while also revealing the release date of the film. Riteish wrote the caption in Marathi which translated to, "Presenting cinematic greetings to Maharashtra's adorable deity, the great mighty Rajadhiraj Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. #Raja Shiv...