Panipat

Its just not possible for a good movie to look so bad just because of one casting mistake. But in this case, that is ironically true. The movie is otherwise really good: but casting Arjun Kapoor was such a disaster that it quite honestly ruined the movie entirely.

And its not Arjun's fault either, he went above and beyond his final limits as an actor but he just doesn't have it in terms of either the acting ability or the charisma to fulfil this kind of larger than life role, period! In my view, this single casting mistake destroyed the whole movie. It's quite unbelievable that casting one bad actor can have such a negative impact on a movie, but its just true in this case. No matter how critically you try to review this movie, every single time you will come to the same conclusion that Arjun Kapoor is the single biggest thing wrong with this movie.

If only they had cast a good actor for this role, this movie would have been really good. I just cannot fathom that a director like Ashutosh Gowariker can make such an obvious mistake.

Arjun Kapoor a very poor choice for this role on other hand sanjay Dutt was a good choice but director didn't make most from his character. Throughout fight Abdali force were being killed but at the end suddenly they won the battle. Direction and effects were not even upto the mark.

An Arjun Kapoor film that doesn't make you puke. Sounds like a rarity. Happens to be one.

The story is engaging but takes too long to get to the point. Comparison with _Bajirao Mastani_ is inevitable and this falls short on the entertainment front. However, the historical import of the tale kept me hooked for its longer than desired length of 160 odd minutes.

This might have done well at the box office if some other actor had been top billed. However, the fate was sealed as soon as Mr Kapoor was cast.

Kriti Sanon does justice to the limited screen time that she gets. Her expressive face effectively communicates the myriad emotions that her character feels and I ended up empathizing the most with her.

Sanju Baba is on a charas trip, as always, and barely bat an eyelid while maiming thousands. His expressionless might leave a stone ashamed.

Overall, it is slow to get into the groove but is consistently engaging when it gets there. Left me feeling infuriated about the betrayals that weakened India, three centuries ago.

I'm surprised at the huge number of 1 star ratings. This movie definitely does not deserve that. It is a much more logically presented movie than the 6.5 rated useless Manikarnika. The movie doesn't have the entertaining kick that Bajirao Mastani had. It does feel more like a dramatised documentary.and is a bit slow. The acting is not as good as Bajirao Mastani either. But it is better than most of the recent historic movies and deserves better ratings.

This was not expected from Mr. Ashutosh Gowarikar to distort the historical facts. Why is that so problematic to show the correct history? Why trying to give false narratives?