Panipat: Arjun Kapoor's first look is 'awesome', says Malaika Arora

Filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker's magnum opus Panipat will hit the theatres on December 6 this year. The film features Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Kapoor, Kriti Sanon in the lead and Padmini Kolhapure, Mohnish Bahl and Zeenat Aman in a special appearance. The movie is based on the Third Battle of Panipat that took place on 14 January 1761. The film's trailer is releasing tomorrow and with anticipation at its peak, the first look of three main characters were revealed. 

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Arjun Kapoor's first look: 

Playing the role of Sadashiv Rao Bhau, Arjun Kapoor can be seen donning the traditional Maratha attire. Take a look below- 

Before Arjun, Kriti Sanon and Sanjay Dutt's first look was also revealed. 

While Kriti Sanon looks quite majestic as Parvati Bai. She can be seen dressed in a traditional attire donning the authentic nath worn by the Peshwa family. For the uninitiated, she was the second wife of Sadashivrao Bhau that will be played by Arjun Kapoor in the film. Sanjay Dutt, on the other hand can be seen looking quite fierce, intense and ready to battle! 

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The battle was fought between the northern expeditionary force of the Maratha Empire and 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. Sunita Gowarikar is producing the film under her banner AGPPL. Our film Panipat will bring alive the great glory of Marathas and will showcase not just the epic battle in which more than a lakh soldiers were martyred but also the reasons behind the war. It is an epic tale of great historical significance," Sunita said in a statement.

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