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Maharaj Movie Review Rating:

Star Cast: Junaid Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat, Shalini Pandey, Sharvari

Director: Siddharth P Malhotra

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What’s Good: The intention of telling such a critical story/case

What’s Bad: The uneven first half

Loo Break: It’s an Ott release, so you can decide

Watch or Not?: Yes

Language: Hindi

Available On: Theatrical release

Runtime: 162 Minutes

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