Ashutosh
Gowarikar's
'Panipat'
hit
theatres
yesterday,
and
audiences
are
enchanted
by
this
period
drama
based
on
the
Third
Battle
of
Panipat.
The
film
stars
Arjun
Kapoor
as
Sadashiv
Rao,
commander
of
the
Maratha
army,
Kriti
Sanon
as
Parvati
Bai,
wife
of
Sadashiv
Rao,
and
Sanjay
Dutt
as
Afghani
invader
Ahmed
Shah
Abdali.
The
doting
sister
that
she
is,
Anshula
Kapoor
took
to
her
social
media
to
shower
praises
on
Arjun
for
his
performance
in
the
film.
In
a
touching
note,
she
wrote
that
Arjun
embodies
the
Maratha
values
of
courage,
integrity,
duty
and
strength.
Sharing
an
image
of
Arjun
Kapoor's
poster
from
Panipat,
Anshula
wrote,
"I've
seen
you
work
your
hardest
this
past
year
and
I
am
so,
so
proud
of
you
&
your
transformation
into
the
character
of
Sadashiv
Rao.
This
is
a
story
of
his
&
the
Marathas
courage,
integrity,
duty,
and
strength.
You
embody
this
and
so
much
more.
I
am
in
awe
of
Sadashiv
bhau."
(sic).
Anshula
gushed
over
Kriti's
performance
as
Parvati
Bai,
writing,
"@kritisanon
you
light
up
the
screen
&
just
with
your
expressions
you
have
the
ability
to
tell
us
everything
we
need
to
know
and
feel.
I
cried
when
you
did,
my
heart
sang
when
yours
was
happy.
I
had
goosebumps
when
you
fought
back.
I
cannot
think
of
anyone
else
who
could
do
justice
to
Parvati
bai
like
you
have."
(sic).
Finally,
she
thanked
director
Ashutosh
for
bringing
this
story
of
Maratha
valour
to
life.
She
wrote
that
it
is
a
story
which
needed
to
be
told,
and
there
is
no
one
who
could
have
done
it
the
way
he
did.