Panipat New Poster: Sanjay Dutt Looks Menacing As Afghan Ruler Ahmad Shah Abdali
Starring Arjun Kapoor, Kriti Sanon and Sanjay Dutt, Ashutosh Gowariker's Panipat is based on on the Third Battle of Panipat. Check out Sanjay Dutt's look from the film.
One
of
the
most
awaited
period
dramas
of
2019,
Ashutosh
Gowarikar's
Panipat
is
all
set
to
hit
the
theatres
next
month.
Starring
Arjun
Kapoor,
Kriti
Sanon
and
Sanjay
Dutt,
the
film
is
based
on
the
Third
Battle
of
Panipat,
which
was
fought
between
the
northern
expeditionary
force
of
the
Maratha
Empire
and
the
invading
forces
of
the
King
of
Afghanistan,
Ahmad
Shah
Abdali,
supported
by
two
Indian
allies
-
the
Rohilla
Afghans
of
the
Doab,
and
Shuja-ud-Daula,
the
Nawab
of
Awadh.
The
makers
will
be
releasing
the
official
trailer
of
the
movie
tomorrow.
But
before
that,
they
have
unveiled
Sanjay
Dutt's
first
look
from
the
film.
Dutt
took
to
his
Twitter
page
to
share
his
first
look
poster
and
wrote,
"Ahmad
Shah
Abdali
-
Death
strikes
where
his
shadow
falls.
Panipat
trailer
out
tomorrow.
#PanipatLook."
(sic)
The
actor
essays
the
role
of
the
main
antagonist-
the
Afghan
leader,
Ahmad
Shah
Abdali.
For
the
uninitiated,
he
was
a
highly
capable
and
ambitious
Afghan
ruler
who
mounted
nine
invasions
on
India.
He
was
the
founder
of
the
Durrani
Empire
and
is
regarded
as
the
founder
of
the
modern
state
of
Afghanistan.
Speaking
about
'Panipat',
Arjun
will
be
seen
essaying
the
role
of
Maratha
warrior
Sadashiv
Bhau
who
locks
horns
with
Sanjay
Dutt's
Ahmad
Shah
Abdali.
Kriti
Sanon
plays
Parvati
Bai,
Sadashiv
Bhau's
wife.
'Panipat'
also
stars
Padmini
Kolhapure,
Mohnish
Bahl,
and
Zeenat
Aman
in
a
cameo.
The
film
is
slated
to
hit
the
big
screens
on
December
6,
2019.