Jai Bhavani Jai ShivajiTV series · 1 seasonWitness the heroic tales of Shivaji Maharaj's warriors, whose sacrifices built Swarajya. Watch Jai Bhawani Jai Shivaji - Marathi Drama serial.1 neutralfrom 1 commenter♥ Like+ Watch laterTMDBTrendsWhere to watchNo streaming data for this title.
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Here's a good discussion of this in the Tamil film industry, where this is even more obvious because South Indians are usually darker-skinned:
https://feminisminindia.com/2018/10/08/dear-tamil-cinema-let-brown-women-play-the-role-of-brown-women/
For context, the actor in question (Rajinikanth) is the largest star in Tamil cinema and the movie (Shivaji) was a mainstream blockbuster.