After a lengthy period of excitement and anticipation from movie lovers, it is official that the release date of Rajkummar Rao’s highly anticipated political thriller Maalik has been announced — and yes, it’s time to circle the date on your calendars.
The film, directed by Pulkit and produced by Viki Rajani under Next Level Productions, is confirmed for release in cinemas on July 11, 2025. Maalik will feature Rajkummar Rao in the lead role and describes itself as a powerful story about political ambition, moral dilemmas, and what one man goes through to achieve power.
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A Political Thriller With A Soul
Maalik is not just an exploration of politics, the power play of politics and the price we pay for ambition.
In Maalik, Rajkummar Rao will play a character unlike anything we have seen from him before — a morally conflicted man navigating an ambiguous and morally corrupt political landscape, only to find he is trapped in the very tangled web he was trying to change. Expect intensity, unexpected twists, and a raw and gritty representation of what we sacrifice for power in a corrupt system.
Team Behind The Project
Pulkit is the director and is best known for the films Maroon and the Netflix anthology Ghost Stories. Produced by Viki Rajani, Maalik is expected to deliver a social, political, realistic, and dark socio-political story — something which Rajkummar Rao excels at delivering.
The New Release Date: July 11, 2025
The new release date — July 11, 2025 — sets the film in the sweetest mid-year spot, avoiding major festival overlap while still bringing serious moviegoers to theatres during a relatively quiet box office period. According to showbiz insiders, the new date might work in Maalik‘s favour — especially if it carries strong word-of-mouth and trailers drop as we approach the date.
The announcement drops as actor Rajkummar Rao also has Bhool Chuk Maaf releasing in May of this year. Rao, in Maalik, can be expected to shift once again from whimsically chaotic character to the intensity of drama — a full range that is remarkably rare for most actors.
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