- By Swati Singh
- Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:17 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Vikrant Massey is one of the prominent actors in the TV as well as Bollywood industry. He played a significant role in the popular show Balika Vadhu and gained widespread recognition. He later transitioned into films, delivering impactful performances and emerging as a true hero with films like 12th Fail and The Sabarmati Report. Now, the actor shared his thoughts on the history after watching the promo of Chakravarti Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan.
Vikrant took to his Instagram handle and wrote, "Very few people know that history has always been my favorite subject. Even today, I read books simply out of interest—because to understand the present, it is essential to understand the past. Recently, I saw the promo of an upcoming show on Sony TV, and a thought crossed my mind."
He further added, "Who says that Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated by Mohammad Ghori? Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Ghori multiple times in battle and spared his life each time. It was only when Ghori won once through deceit that he captured Prithviraj, had his eyes gouged out, and gave him a death fit for an animal."
"But books say, and our neighboring country believes, that Prithviraj was defeated. That is incorrect. Prithviraj was never truly defeated. A nation, a society, a civilization—these don’t rise or fall because of a single incident or a single battle. Sometimes it takes centuries, even millennia, for such outcomes to be decided. Even today, nearly a 1000 years later, the land of Prithviraj Chauhan’s birth thrives. Delhi, Ajmer, Rajputana, and all of Hindustan are prosperous and progressing. On the other hand, Mohammad Ghori’s Ghor has become one of the most backward regions in the entire world," he further added.
He concluded, "Prithviraj still lives on. We are proud of him. But in Ghori’s country, there is no one left who even utters his name."