back in 1994, sanjay khan directed the remarkable maratha for doordarshan. For most people, it changed into the primary visual depiction of a struggle that couldn't be won with flying arrows that emit power, as we saw in br chopra’s mahabharata or ramanand sagar’s ramayana. That, and jhansi ki rani, the varsha usgaonkar-starrer, which also reigned within the 90s. Nearly 25 years later, ashutosh gowariker’s panipat tugs on those nostalgia strings. He has the whole lot that we saw within the wonderful maratha, which could have been an advantage, given we lap up the whole lot 90s nowadays. The trouble, but, is that our eyes are also 25 years mature. And now, gowariker’s presentation seems lacklustre, borderline cartoonish because of terrible cgi paintings, and finally, simply no longer magnanimous sufficient. All of the comparisons with bajirao mastani and padmaavat the panipat trailer had to face proper after its launch are justified. But in gowariker’s defence, maratha warriors dressed alike, so ranveer singh’s bajirao and arjun kapoor’s sadashiv rao bhau appearance similar (also, sadashiv become bajirao's nephew). Kriti sanon’s parvati bai will remind you of priyanka chopra’s kashi bai.
