Padmaavat
Set
in 1303 AD medieval India, Padmaavat is the story of honor, valor and
obsession. Queen Padmavati is known for her exceptional beauty along
with a strong sense of justice and is the wife of Maharawal Ratan Singh
and pride of the Kingdom of Chittor, a prosperous kingdom in the north
west of India. The legend of her beauty reaches the reigning sultan of
Hindustan – Allaudin Khilji. The sultan who is a tyrant, is fixated with
wanting anything that is of exceptional beauty for himself. He lays
siege on the impregnable fortress of Chittorgarh. After a grueling 6
months, he returns empty handed. He becomes obsessed and now wants to
capture Chittor and its Queen at any cost. He returns with a bigger army
and ranging fury. He attacks Chittor with brutal force and a bloody and
fearsome battle takes places between the righteous Maharawal Ratan
Singh defending his kingdom and the honor of his queen and Sultan
Allaudin Khilji. Khilji manages to breach the fortress but in vain as
the Queen chooses to make the ultimate sacrifice to protect her dignity
Initial release: January 25, 2018 (India)
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Box office: ₹585 crore; (US$89.8 million)
Did you know: "Padmaavat" is the seventh-highest-grossing Indian film worldwide. wikipedia.org
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