Maalik (Hindi)
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Maalik is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Pulkit and produced by Kumar Taurani and Jay Shewakramani. The film stars Rajkummar Rao in the titular role, alongside Prosenjit Chatterjee and Manushi Chhillar.
Premise
Maalik is a gangster drama starring Rajkummar Rao that is expected to be a gripping story about a man’s rise to power in the underworld. The film is based on social issues and is expected to be full of action and adventure.
Cast (Maalik Movie)
- Rajkummar Rao as Deepak / Maalik
- Prosenjit Chatterjee as Prabhu Das
- Manushi Chhillar as Shalini
- Huma Qureshi as Mallika
- Saurabh Sachdeva as Chandrashekhar
- Saurabh Shukla as Minister Shankar Singh
- Anshumaan Pushkar as Badaun
- Swanand Kirkire as Balhar Singh
- Rajendra Gupta as Bindeshwar, Deepak / Maalik’s father
- Baljinder Kaur as Parvati, Deepak / Maalik’s mother
Development
On 4 July 2024, reports indicated that filming would commence in September 2024, with locations set in Lucknow and Varanasi. To prepare for the physically demanding role, Rajkummar Rao reportedly started working on building a more muscular physique.The muhurat shot took place on 25 August 2024 in Pathakpur village. The film’s music is composed by Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya, with lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya.Vikram Dahiya was roped in to design the action sequences. Rajkummar Rao officially announced the film with sharing a poster on 31 August 2024, on his 40th birthday.
Casting (Maalik Movie)
Rajkummar Rao was cast in the title role, marking his second collaboration with director Pulkit after their 2017 historical drama Bose: Dead/Alive. Manushi Chhillar plays the female lead replacing Medha Shankr who was initially cast as the female lead opposite Rao. Bengali actor Prosenjit Chatterjee portrays a cop. The supporting cast includes Anshumaan Pushkar, Swanand Kirkire. Additionally, Huma Qureshi is said to make a special cameo appearance in a dance number.
Filming
Principal photography began in August 2024. The film had a continuous three-month shooting schedule, covering Lucknow, Varanasi, and Unnao. The first schedule begun in late August on the outskirts of Lucknow, along the Lucknow-Kanpur highway, featuring Rajkummar Rao and Manushi Chhillar. The film also shot at Lucknow University‘s Subhash Hostel on 25 September 2024. The two-month Lucknow schedule wrapped up in mid-November 2024. Some scenes were shot at the District Hospital in Unnao.
The final leg of filming took place in Kanpur, concluding with the protagonist’s wedding sequence on 14 November 2024. Rao also performed high-intensity action sequences, including weapon-based combat and Hand-to-hand combat.
Music
The film’s soundtrack is composed by Sachin-Jigar with the lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya. The background score is composed by Ketan Sodha.
The first single titled “Naamumkin” was released on 10 June 2025. The second single titled “Dil Thaam Ke” was released on 20 June 2025. The third single titled “Raaj Karega Maalik” will be released on 4 July 2025.