After
treating
us
with
some
grand
posters,
the
makers
of
'Panipat'
finally
released
the
official
trailer
of
the
magnum
opus
today.
Based
on
the
Third
Battle
of
Panipat,
the
film
stars
Arjun
Kapoor
as
the
Maratha
Commander-in-Chief
Sadashiv
Rao
Bhau,
Kriti
Sanon
as
his
wife
Parvati
Bai
and
Sanjay
Dutt
as
the
Afghan
invader
Ahmad
Shah
Abdali.
Arjun
Kapoor
shared
the
trailer
on
his
Twitter
page
and
wrote,
"Presenting
the
#PanipatTrailer
-
The
Battle
That
Changed
History.
Releasing
Dec
6."
(sic)
Watch
the
trailer
here.
Set
in
the
year
1761,
'Panipat'
entails
the
events
that
led
to
the
Third
Battle
of
Panipat.
It
tells
the
story
about
how
Sadashiv
Rao
Bhau
(Arjun
Kapoor),
the
Commander-in-Chief
of
the
Maratha
army
led
a
northern
expedition
in
order
to
repel
the
invading
forces
of
Ahmad
Shah
Abdali
(Sanjay
Dutt),
the
King
of
Afghanistan.
Speaking
about
the
trailer,
like
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali,
Ashutosh
Gowariker
has
a
keen
eye
for
grandeur
and
opulence
in
his
films,
and
his
upcoming
film
'Panipat'
stands
proof
to
that.
On
the
flip
side,
the
film
also
reminds
one
largely
of
'Bajirao
Mastani'
and
'Padmaavat'
as
far
as
a
few
scenes
are
considered.
But
then,
it
would
be
too
early
to
judge
the
film
purely
by
its
trailer.
The
film
also
stars
Mohnish
Bahl,
Padmini
Kolhapure,
Mir
Sarwar
and
Zeenat
Aman.
Ashutosh
Gowariker
had
earlier
opened
up
about
the
film's
casting
and
said
in
an
official
statement,
"I
have
shared
screen
space
with
Sanjay
in
Naam,
which
was
a
memorable
co-acting
experience
and
now
it
will
be
great
to
direct
such
a
versatile
and
immensely
talented
actor
as
him."
"What
impresses
me
most
about
Arjun,
apart
from
his
fine
performances
-
is
his
dynamism.
He
has
played
double
roles
twice,
and
he
has
portrayed
an
action
hero
as
well
as
a
lover
boy," the
filmmaker
said
about
Arjun.
He
added
that
his
female
lead
is
both
a
good
performer
and
beautiful.
"I
needed
someone
really
beautiful
as
well
as
a
good
performer,
and
Kriti
is
both.
The
eclectic
combination
of
these
three
is
a
first
for
me,
and
I
look
forward
to
this
exciting
journey
with
them
called
Panipat."
Arjun
Kapoor-Kriti
Sanon-Sanjay
Dutt's
'Panipat' is
set
for
a
box
office
clash
with
Kartik
Aaryan-Bhumi
Pednekar-Ananya
Panday's
'Pati
Patni
Aur
Woh'
on
December
6
this
year.