Poster of the film Maharani S04

Maharani S04

Drama Hindi


A political drama set in Bihar of 1990's, this story shows how an illiterate woman handles the state as Chief Minister. Rani Bharti's life takes an interesting turn when her husband Bheem Singh Bharti, announces her as the next chief minister of Bihar. With casteism and traditional satraps in the background, will Rani survive this turn of events?

Cast:Huma Qureshi, Sohum Shah, Amit Sial, Kani Kusruti, Pramod Pathak, Vineet Kumar
Director:Puneet Prakash
FCG Score for the film Maharani S04

Guild Reviews

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Huma Qureshi series needs sharpness, brevity

FCG Member Reviewer Shubhra Gupta
Shubhra Gupta | The Indian Express
Sat, November 8 2025

Huma Qureshi show offers old laced with some new in terms of actors, but the tone of the show refuses to change.

Season 4 of Maharani is largely a mix of the old laced with a bit of new, in terms of actors joining the ensemble. But the tone of the series, created by Subhash Kapoor, and directed this time by Puneet Prakash, is the same: wily netas double-crossing each other mainly in Delhi and Patna with sidebars in other state capitals, family feuds, and personal and professional rivalries. It’s tempting to speculate if the new season has dropped just in time with the on-going elections in Bihar: whatever, it does inject a bit of spice into a show in which tonal similiarity and the length of each episode is becoming a challenge.

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Huma Qureshi's Political Drama Leaps Forward In An Exciting New Direction

FCG Member Reviewer Sonal Pandya
Sonal Pandya | Times Now, Zoom
Fri, November 7 2025

Huma Qureshi's Rani Bharti ends up repeating history on the national stage in the new season.

The political series Maharani returns with a big time jump and a new era as it expands beyond the state. Huma Qureshi is joined by several new faces in this latest instalment that sees the politics and the collaborations grow murkier. This next generation of the Bharti clan is more in focus as they begin to grow their political roots as well. Created by Subhash Kapoor, the SonyLIV show manages to inject more intrigue in its fourth season, leaving audiences keen to wonder what will happen next.

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दिल्ली की चाह में असर खो बैठी 'महारानी'

FCG Member Reviewer Upma Singh
Upma Singh | Navbharat Times
Fri, November 7 2025

साल 2021 में ओटीटी पर बिहार की राजनीति की ‘महारानी’ बनकर उतरीं रानी भारती ने दर्शकों का दिल पूरे बहुमत से जीता था। हुमा कुरैशी ने इस किरदार से दमदार छाप छोड़ी। घर में चूल्हा-चौका और गाय-भैंसों की सानी-पानी करने वाली एक आम औरत रानी कैसे रातोंरात बिहार की मुख्यमंत्री बनकर राजनीति के दांव-पेंच में उलझती और निकलती है, इस सफर से दर्शक जुड़ गए। अब सीरीज का चौथा सीजन आ चुका है, जहां रानी भारती बिहार से आगे बढ़कर देश की राजनीति में कदम रखती है। लेकिन पुनीत प्रकाश निर्देशित इस चौथे सीजन में न तो राजनीति के खेल का वह रोमांच है, ना ही रानी के व्यक्तित्व में वो पहले वाला दमखम।

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