Filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker has always been fascinated by historical events and it is prominent in his films. Bollywood always has an eye for historical events, biopics, book adaptations and Ashutosh Gowariker is surely one of the best hope for historical events. The director-producer started his career as an actor in 1984 but fate turned differently and Ashutosh Gowariker emerged as an award-winning filmmaker. His upcoming project Panipat is also based on the historic battle of Panipat. The movie will feature Arjun Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt in main roles and it is set to hit the theatres on December 6.

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Asutosh Gowariker’s historic films

The filmmaker has depicted history on the big screen through movies like Jodhaa Akbar, Mohenjo Daro, Lagaan and now Panipat. Ashutosh Gowariker has an interesting relation with history and it starts with his school days. According to Ashutosh, he is really bad at remembering dates and he failed in history exams for that. However, that did not stop him from making successful historical movies. Ashutosh Gowariker won the Filmfare award of best director for Lagaan and Jodhaa Akbar in 2002 and 2009.

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Historical Films

Panipat(2019)

The Arjun Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Kriti Sanon starrer Panipat will depict the iconic battle of Panipat. According to Arjun Kapoor, the movie is going to depict Maratha valour and the greatness that every Maratha showed during the third battle of Panipat. Kriti Sanon will play the role of Parvati Bai and the actor feels that it is challenging to depict a Marathi character on screen. The filmmaker has shown his love for history despite failing in school days with one of the biggest releases of November 2019.

Mohenjo Daro(2016)

Asutosh recreated the ancient Harappa civilization on the big screen in 2016. Mohenjo Daro depicted one of the most ancient and popular civilizations of the world with Hrithik Roshan in the lead role. Pooja Hedge made her Bollywood debut with the movie and she was cast as the female lead opposite Hrithik. Mohenjo Daro could not do well in the box office but the chemistry between Ashutosh Gowariker and historic films prevailed.

Jodhaa Akbar(2007)

Jodhaa Akbar was a big success and the movie attracted a lot of controversy from the Rajput community. The Rajputs claimed that Jodha bai( Aishwarya Rai Bacchan) was depicted as Akbar’s (Hrithik Roshan) wife which is factually wrong. Despite the controversy, Hrithik and Aishwarya played their roles perfectly and received positive reviews from the critic. Ashutosh Gowariker made one of the biggest blockbusters of 2007 with Jodhaa Akbar alongside biggies like Om Shanti Om, Chak De India and Jab We Met.

Lagaan(2001)

This fictional depiction of the historic cricket match between Indian villagers and British will always be special in Indian films. Aamir Khan and Gracy Singh played the lead role of Bhuvan and Gauri in the film. Lagaan managed to become a huge commercial success and critically acclaimed film of the year. Ashutosh Gowariker went on to win the best director award for the film.