{"id":406245,"date":"2026-05-01T06:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T06:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/406245\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T06:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T06:04:08","slug":"salman-khans-cameo-in-raja-shivaji-wearing-turban-and-moustache-leaves-fans-stunned-bhai-ki-entry-ek-taraf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/406245\/","title":{"rendered":"Salman Khan\u2019s cameo in Raja Shivaji wearing turban and moustache leaves fans stunned: \u2018Bhai ki entry ek taraf’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Salman Khan has taken over social media after his surprise appearance as Jiva Mahala in Raja Shivaji caught fans off guard. Admirers of the superstar have been flooding X and Instagram with screenshots and clips from the film, praising his intense look featuring an orange turban, kurta and a Maratha sword, with many calling his brief role one of the movie\u2019s biggest highlights. (Also read: Chitrangada Singh hails Salman Khan for his professionalism, calls him easy to work with: \u2018Film bohot dil se banai hain\u2019 <\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"SalmanSalman Khan steals the spotlight in Raja Shivaji cameo as fans flood social media with clips. (X)Fans react to Salman Khan’s cameo in Raja Shivaji<\/p>\n

Though his appearance had been kept tightly under wraps for months, fans had long speculated that Salman would essay the role of Jiva Mahala in the Riteish Deshmukh<\/a> directorial. Clips shared by fan pages show Salman making a dramatic entry dressed in an orange turban and kurta, sword in hand, standing alongside Riteish, who portrays Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the film.<\/p>\n

The internet was quick to react to the superstar\u2019s massy entry. One X user wrote, \u201cCameo aisa ki puri movie ek taraf, aur Bhai ki entry ek taraf. King of Bollywood for a reason!\u201d (The entire film on one side, and Bhai\u2019s entry on the other). Another commented, \u201cI think Salman has record for most cameos in Bollywood.\u201d A fan also wrote, \u201cVEER ki yad aa gai,\u201d while another added, \u201cWow that\u2019s a surprise.\u201d<\/p>\n

How Salman became part of Raja Shivaji<\/p>\n

Earlier, Riteish<\/a> had revealed that Salman himself expressed interest in being a part of Raja Shivaji. Recalling a conversation during a New Year gathering, Riteish shared that Salman casually asked him about the film\u2019s shoot schedule before wanting to know which role he would be playing. When Riteish told him no part had been planned for him yet, the superstar insisted on joining the project, saying, \u201cNo, no, no, you can\u2019t make the film without me, I have to be in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Riteish further shared that Salman\u2019s warmth and emotional connection towards the film eventually led to a role being created for him in the historical drama.<\/p>\n

About Raja Shivaji<\/p>\n

Backed by Jio Studios and produced by Jyoti Deshpande along with Genelia Deshmukh under Mumbai Film Company, Raja Shivaji is an ambitious historical drama inspired by the life and legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.<\/p>\n

The film traces Shivaji Maharaj\u2019s early years and highlights his resolve to establish Swarajya while taking on some of the most powerful forces of that era. Apart from Riteish, the film also features Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Bhagyashree, Mahesh Manjrekar and Boman Irani in key roles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Salman Khan has taken over social media after his surprise appearance as Jiva Mahala in Raja Shivaji caught…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":406246,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[118788,156,94729,409,111,139,69,173334,16216,7831],"class_list":["post-406245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-chhatrapati-shivaji-maharaj","tag-entertainment","tag-historical-drama","tag-movies","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-raja-shivaji","tag-riteish-deshmukh","tag-salman-khan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=406245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/406246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=406245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=406245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=406245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}