Panipat Trailer: A crossover of Bajirao Mastani and Padmavat

The trailer shows the tiff between Maratha warrior Sadashiv Rao Bhau and King of Afghanistan Ahmad Shah Durrani.

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, Durrani. He had two Indian allies - the Rohilla Afghans of the Doab and Shuja-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Awadh. The event is significant in modern Indian history as it halted the march of the Maratha empire, eventually leading to the rise of the British in India.

The film looks like a cross over between Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani and Padmavat due to the resemblance of Arjun Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt's look.

Even in between the trailer, Kriti Sanon's character Parvati Bai who plays the wife of Arjun Kapoor says to him that if someone goes out for the war they come back with a Mastani.

The film is directed by Ashutosh Gowariker who is known for films like Lagaan, Jodha Akbar, and Swades. 

Ashutosh's last film Mohenjodaro starring Hrithik Roshan and Pooja Hedge failed to perform at the box office. 

The film also stars Mohnish Bahl, Padmini Kolhapure and Zeenat Aman. Produced by Sunita Gowariker and Rohit Shelatkar’s company Vision World, it is scheduled to release on December 6.