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Plot summary
A Maratha commander, Raghunath Rao, defeats Hyderabad's Nizam and recruits the artillery chief Ibrahim Khan Gardi. In 1758 the empire he serves is at its peak under Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao. Back in Pune, Sadashiv Rao Bhau is made finance minister rather than the Peshwa's son Vishwas Rao. Sadashiv finds that Najib ad-Dawlah, who rules Rohillakhand, owes the Marathas a large unpaid tax debt, and Najib turns for help to the Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah Abdali. After Najib kills the Maratha general Dattaji Shinde, the Peshwa orders a campaign to defend Delhi. Raghunath Rao will not lead the campaign without more funding, so Sadashiv leads the army north with Vishwas Rao beside him, seeking allies.
Cast
- Krutika Deoas Radhika Bai
- Kunal Kapooras Shuja-Ud-Daula
- Mantraas Najib-Ud-Daula
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Panipat (2019)
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- BBC News and Al Jazeera reported that Panipat drew criticism around the world, especially in Afghanistan, where Ahmad Shah Abdali is a national hero and the founder of modern Afghanistan; Afghan viewers objected that the film portrayed him as an Arab rather than an Afghan.
- Afghanistan's ambassador to India, Tahir Qadiri, said he had shared Afghan concerns about the film with Indian officials, while Afghan embassy cultural attache Ajmal Alamzai said his repeated attempts to contact the film's director were unsuccessful.
- Art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai recreated Shaniwar Wada for the film as a set built at ND Studios in Karjat.
