• By Aalok Sensharma
  • Thu, 05 Dec 2019 05:31 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND

New Delhi | Jagran Entertainment Desk: After a debacle of Mohenjo Daro, Ashutosh Gowariker is back with another period drama, Panipat: The Great Betrayal. Panipat, which is based on the third battle of Panipat, stars Arjun Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, and Kriti Sanon.

If the early reviews are to be considered, then Ashutosh Gowariker has done a good job. Bollywood critic taran Adarsh called the ‘gripping’ and said that the ‘enthralling film that salutes the bravery of Marathas’.

“#OneWordReview...Ashutosh Gowariker gets it right... Enthralling film that salutes the bravery of #Marathas... Patchy first half... Brilliant second half... Battle portions terrific... Sanju fiery, Arjun effective, Kriti excels,” said Taran Adarsh in a tweet.

Actress Zoa Morani also praised the movie and said that Kriti Sanson has performed brilliantely and watching her was a delight.

“Was such an absolute delight watching @kritisanon in #Panipat , my most favourite role of your’s so far ... such a beautiful character and portrayed to the T with such grace and depth . Woke up with ‘’mann mein shiva” ringing inside of me,” she said.

The twitterati also praised the movie and said that the film has been winning the hearts of both critics and fans before its release.

“#Panipat winning hearts both critic's n fans, before it release. @AshGowariker Sir back with yet another masterpiece. Read so much great things about film, specially @kritisanon performance from everywhere. Very excited to see the movie, her as Parvati Bai on bigscreen,” said a twitter user.

Panipat: The Great Betrayal will be released on Friday. The movie is based on the Third Battle of Panipat. It stars Arjun Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Kunal Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Mohnish Bahl, Padmini Kolhapure, Ravindra Mahajani and Kriti Sanon.