The film also stars Jaideep Ahlawat, Shalini Pandey and Sharvari in special roles.

The release date was officially announced by the streaming giant on Wednesday as it released the first look of the film starring Junaid and Jaideep.

In the poster, Junaid is seen with a mustache and is looking very attractive in English attire.
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Jaideep can be seen with tilak on his forehead and hair tied in a bun. To give a royal look she is wearing Rudraksh and gold jewelery as accessories.

According to a statement from Netflix, the film is set in 1862. The story revolves around the Maharaja Libel Case and the story of a religious leader who takes legal action against a newspaper for claiming that he has inappropriate relations with his followers.

A Yash Raj Films production, 'Maharaj' is directed by Siddharth P. Malhotra.

Talking about Junaid, after 'Maharaj' he has two more films.

Junaid has recently started working on his third film with actress Khushi Kapoor, who started her acting career with Zoya Akhtar's 'The Archies'.

According to a source from the unit, this yet untitled film is said to be very different from the other two films he has done.

He also has an untitled film with Sai Pallavi, who is currently busy working with Ranbir Kapoor in Nitish Tiwari's upcoming film 'Ramayan'.