Panipat New Movie 2019 Arjun Kapoor ,Sanjay Dutt & Kriti Sanon

According to a report by DNA, the once-Mumbaikar revealed that he has been researching about the Third Battle of Panipat (the premise around which Gowariker’s film is set) for over five years now.

On collaborating with the Lagaan filmmaker, Shelatkar said that he has been an appreciator of the director’s past films and that both of them shared a keen interest in the Panipat battle. It is reported that while Arjun and Kriti were Gowariker’s choice, the name of Sanjay Dutt was suggested by Shelatkar — a casting that both the director and the producer consider “brilliant”, adds the DNA report.

While previously there have been films around Maratha warriors like Chhatrapati Shivaji or Sambhaji, Gowariker’s Panipat details the life and sacrifice of Sadashiv Rao Bhau. Speaking about the film and its storyline, Shelatkar says, “We’ve never heard of a story of such bravery and magnitude where one army with limited resources travelled a thousand miles to help another in their war with the invaders. The Marathas had no personal motive for fighting alongside the Moghuls against the invading Afghan army led by Ahmad Shah Abdali…But despite Abdali’s victory, he lost a lot more and Afghans never invaded India after this battle. Yes, Bhau sacrificed his life, but there are many reasons that will change the view of not just Maharashtrians, but Indians all over.”