Nayika Devi: The Warrior Queen

Nayika Devi: The Warrior Queen is a 2022 Gujarati historical drama film directed by Nitin Gawde and produced by Umesh Sharma.^[1] It is based on the life of Solanki Rajput Queen Naiki Devi, played by Khushi Shah, a warrior queen known for defeating Muhammad of Ghor, played by Chunky Panday, the film is based on Battle of Kasahrada.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} It was released on 6 May 2022.^[7]

Nayika Devi: The Warrior Queen
Directed by	Nitin Gawde
Written by	Umesh Sharma
Based on	Naiki Devi
Produced by	Umesh Sharma
Starring	Khushi Shah Chunky Panday Manoj Joshi Chirag Jani
Cinematography	Jaipal Reddy Nimmala
Edited by	Parth Y. Bhatt
Music by	Parth B. Thakkar
Production company	Atree Entertainment
Distributed by	Rupam Entertainment Pvt Ltd
Release date	6 May 2022 (2022-05-06)
Running time	146 minutes
Country	India
Language	Gujarati

Plot

Nayika Devi, the Warrior Queen is a historical drama set in the 12th century. The film is about India's first female warrior. Tale of Chaulukya, queen of Gujarat, who not only ruled Patan for years but also overthrew Muhammad Ghori on the battlefield in 1178.

Cast

• Khushi Shah as Nayika Devi
• Chunky Panday as Muhammad of Ghor
• Manoj Joshi as Kumarapala
• Chirag Jani as Ajayapala^{[citation needed]}
• Jayesh More
• Ojas Rawal
• Kaushambi Bhatt
• Mamta Soni
• Chetan Daiya
• Binda Rawal
• Brinda Trivedi
• Ragi Jani
• Mustafa Askari
• Morli Patel
• Aakash Zala
• Hari Rathod
• Anuresh Ninad
• Vinayak Ketkar
• Aayush Jadeja
• Jignesh Trivedi as Acharya Hemachandra
• Bhavya Sirohi as Patan Girl
• Vijay Chauhan

Soundtrack

The music of the film is composed by Parth Bharat Thakkar and lyrics are written by Chirag Tripathi.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Shambhu Shankara"	Chirag Tripathi	Kailash Kher	3:04
2.	"Patan Na Patrani"	Chirag Tripathi	Shruti Pathak, Vandana Gadhvi	3:21
3.	"Aaj Karo Kesariya"	Chirag Tripathi	Parthiv Gohil, Aditya Gadhvi	2:35
Total length:				9:00

Release

The film was released theatrically on 6 May 2022.