The press conference for the film ‘Maharaj’ was held recently at Mumbai’s YRF studios, featuring its lead cast – Junaid Khan, Sharvari, Shalini Pandey, and Jaideep Ahlawat – alongside director Siddharth P Malhotra. In his opening remarks, Siddharth made noteworthy comments about casting Jaideep Ahlawat as the antagonist, revealing that the late actor Irrfan Khan was initially considered for the role.

Siddharth P Malhotra stated, "The only person we could think of for the role of ‘Maharaj’ was Irrfan. God bless his soul. In our opinion, nobody could play this role but Irrfan Khan. It’s a lot of pressure for Jaideep sir. Yet, I keep telling him again and again that there’s only one actor in this universe who could match Irrfan’s level of performance. And that is Jaideep Ahlawat. He can do anything (smiles).”