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For political parties in Nepal see Shivsena Nepal and Nepal Shivsena.Shiv Sena (Marathi: शिव सेना Kannada: ಶಿವ ಸೇನೆ meaning Shivaji’s Army also SS) is a Marathi chauvinistic and Hindu nationalist political organisation in India founded on 19 June 1966 by political cartoonist Bal Thackeray. The party originally emerged from a movement in Mumbai demanding preferential treatment for Maharashtrians over migrants to the city. The party has a powerful hold over the Bollywood film industry.