Panipat to be shortened; Akshay Kumar's ad will not be screened

MUMBAI: Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Panipat: The Great Betrayal is an epic war film on the events that happened during the Third Battle of Panipat. The film stars Arjun Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, and Kriti Sanon. The recently released Panipat has been shortened by 15minutes now. The changed version will come into play from Friday.

A source told SpotboyE, ‘There's a hookah scene in the film, that's gone. So, the two Akshay Kumar ads of sanitary pads vs cigarettes have also been taken out. Plus, Ashutosh has trimmed a bit of the portions that had apparently hurt sentiments in Jaipur. Shows of Panipat had been cancelled in Jaipur as Rajasthan government had intervened asking for the same. And then, Rajasthan minister Vishvendra Singh alleged that the film depicts his ancestor Maharaja Surajmal of Bharatpur, as not helping the Maratha army while they were retreating after the battle.’

Meanwhile, the film has been receiving mixed reviews from the audience. Have you watched it yet?

Credits: SpotboyE