Greatness and respect are earned and not inherited. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was perhaps the living embodiment of that sentiment as he clawed, persevered and outwitted adversity to rewrite Indian history under the Mughal rule. Raja Shivaji is the kind of film that wanted to tell this extraordinary hero's tale with untamed gusto. Riteish Deshmukh's passion project, years in the making, soaked in research and genuine reverence for its subject arrives on screen looking every bit the epic it promises to be. The tragedy is that it only ever looks the part.