Maharana Pratap: The First Freedom Fighter

Maharana Pratap The First Freedom Fighter Hindi is an Indian epic nonfiction film based on the true historical figure Maharana Pratap Singh of Mewar a state in northwestern India.The film is directed and produced by Dr. Pradeep Kumawat from Udaipur, Rajasthan. It is the first time that a film has been made on the history of Maharana Pratap. The films sound track includes one of the last song sung by Late Jagjit Singh.

The story of Maharana Pratap starts from the narrator ramanbhai who narrates the epic of Maharana Pratap and initiates the history of Mewar kingdom. When Vallabhi gujrat was attacked by the Maan Mori in a battle attempt, Rawal MahendraII died and his queen Pushpawati somehow escaped from that attack and went to Nagda area near Udaipur. Later she died, giving her child to a Brahmin family. The son of the queen Pushpawati grew young and was popularly known as Bappa Rawal Kalbhoj. One day Bappa Rawal met Maharshi Harti Rashi a sage and by the profound blessings of the sage Harit Rashi, Bappa established the Great kingdom of Mewar. Narrator Kaviraj Shyamaldas proceeds further in the story as Rana Ratan Singhs wife queen Padmini, who was an iconic paramount of beauty in historical times, faced bad consequences due to Allauddin Khilji intrigue and deception of forceful control over Chittorgarh as well as over queen Padmini. At the end the conflict between Padmini and Allauddhin Khilji led the last queen Padmini to sacrifice herself for the selfrespect and honour of the dynasty by jumping alive in the heap of fire inside the palace at fort Chittor the activity is popularly known as SakaJauhar.Narrator Kaviraj Shyamaldass pen stops at the incident of king Udai Singhs feeding mother Panna Gurjari. The maids son Banveer dasis son who killed Rana Vikramaditya, was intending to kill Udai Singh in his childhood as well. Pannadhay then sacrificed her own son who was at the same age of Udai Singh and Banveer killed her son by having an impression that sleeping child is Udai Singh. She saw her own son dying in front of her eyes. This sacrifice of Pannadhay is remembered in the history, which ultimately saved the dynasty of Mewar. ........

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