After
the
trailer
of
Panipat
was
released,
it
has
been
in
the
news
for
both
good
and
bad
reasons.
The
trailer
has
been
receiving
brickbats
and
applause
from
Bollywood
fans.
However,
after
it
received
the
attention
of
former
Afghanistan
Ambassador
to
India,
Dr
Shaida
Abdali,
the
depth
of
the
film
got
more
intense.
He
took
to
Twitter
and
expressed
his
worries
about
the
film
affecting
the
India-Afghan
ties.
Based
on
the
Third
Battle
of
Panipat,
the
film
is
about
the
battle
that
took
place
between
Afghanistan's
king
Ahmad
Shah
Abdali
and
the
Maratha
empire
on
January
14,
1761,
at
Panipat,
which
lasted
for
several
days.
The
day
after
the
battle,
Ahmad
Shah
Abdali
defeated
the
Maratha
warriors
and
ruthlessly
slaughtered
40,000
Maratha
prisoners.
It
is
one
of
the
most
significant
battles
ever
fought
in
the
history
of
India.
Showing
concern
over
the
portrayal
of
Ahmad
Shah
Abdali
in
Panipat
movie,
Afghanistan's
former
ambassador
to
India,
Dr
Shaida
Abdali
tweeted,
"Dear
@duttsanjay
Ji:
Historically,
the
Indian
cinema
has
been
extremely
instrumental
in
strengthening
the
Indo-Afghan
ties
-
I
very
much
hope
that
the
film
"Panipat" has
kept
that
fact
in
mind
while
dealing
with
this
important
episode
of
our
shared
history!"
The
current
Afghan
Ambassador
to
India
Tahir
Qadiri
also
took
up
the
issue
to
Afghanistan
news
agency
Pajhwok
Afghan
News,
saying,
"We
are
in
contact
with
Indian
officials
and
have
shared
Afghans' concern
with
them."
While
Arjun
Kapoor
is
playing
the
role
of
the
Maratha
warrior,
Kriti
Sanon
is
portraying
the
role
of
Parvati
Bai,
the
Maratha
warrior's
wife.
The
film
also
has
Sanjay
Dutt
in
a
key
role.
Directed
by
Ashutosh
Gowariker,
Panipat
is
set
to
release
on
December
6.