Mumbai, May 5 -- Actor and director Riteish Deshmukh expressed happiness on the positive response to his directorial Raja Shivaji, which was released in theatres on May 1.

Speaking to ANI, Riteish Deshmukh reflected on the emotional connection of his film with the viewers, highlighting how families, including grandparents and young children, are coming together to watch films based on the historical figures such as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Riteish Deshmukh said, "When I see people taking their families, making groups, taking their grandparents, there are a lot of people who have never seen a film, they are taking their grandchildren. New parents, a one-year-old child, and a two-year-old child feel that the first film of their life s...