Actress Genelia Deshmukh turned heads at the Raja Shivaji trailer launch in a pink Nauvari saree celebrating her Maharashtrian roots. She called it “a little piece of my roots.” The film, directed by Riteish Deshmukh, features him as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and releases on May 1, 2026. At the trailer launch of her upcoming film Raja Shivaji with husband and actor Ritesh Deshmukh, Genelia Deshmukh chose to honour her heritage, and the.