Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Padmaavat is inarguably the most talked about movie of Indian Cinema. The movie has been surrounded by controversies ever since it went on the floor. Amid huge protests and chaos, the movie got released on 25th January and doing great business in India as well as overseas.
Padmaavat has really raised the curiosity among the people about Queen of Chittor, Rani Padmini. People want to know more about the queen Padmavati. Rani Padmini aka Padmavati was a great queen in 13th to 14th century. She was first mentioned in the epic poem written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi in 1540 CE.
She is mainly remembered for Jauhar, which she committed to save her dignity. We bring to you some of the original pictures of the Kund, where Rani Padmini committed Jauhar. Scroll down to know some unknown history of the Jauhar act.
Rani Padmini was a warrior
According to the reports of leading daily TOI, “Rani Padmini was well-trained in war strategies and battleship. This made her adept at the art of swordsmanship.”
Her Swayamvar
She kept a swayamvar. “During her swayamvar, she kept a condition that whoever would defeat the designated fighter in a sword battle would win her.”
However, the King didn’t know that the designated fighter was Padmini herself.
Maharawal Ratan Singh won the Swayamvar
The Swayamvar was attended by many kings and Princes, but only Rawal Ratan Singh was able to win the battle.
“Many princes and kings lost to her and it was only king Rawal Ratan Singh who won and she had to marry him.”
The unknown story of Raghav Chetan
”Raghav Chetan was an artist in the royal court of Chittor and was secretly a sorcerer who killed many for his purposes.”
Raja Ratan Singh banished Raghav from the kingdom after catching him red-handed.
Allauddin Khilji saw Rani Padmini’s reflection in a mirror
“This led him to Alauddin Khilji, praising Rani Padmini in front of him and Alauddin besieging the kingdom of Chittor. He only saw Padmini in a reflection as she didn’t allow him to see her face to face”
Khilji cunningly captured Ratan Singh
“Alauddin deceitfully captured Ratan Singh. This led to the women of Chittor prepare for Jauhar while the fight was still going on. As many soldiers of Chittor’s army died, Ratan Singh also died while fighting beside his men.”
Rani Padmini was the first women to jump in the JAUHAR Kund
“The women walked down a secret passage within the fort that led to the Jauhar Kund. Padmini was the first to jump in the Jauhar Kund while other women followed.”
Their cries were so loud that Alauddin Khilji ordered his men to close the Kind permanently.
“Their cries and wailings were so loud that Alauddin ordered the passage to be closed permanently and it was reopened only after many years by the king of Chittor to honour the brave women.”
Deepika Padukone is playing the title role of Rani Padmavati in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Padmaavat. Shahid Kapoor plays her husband Maharawal Ratan Singh and Ranveer Singh portrays Alauddin Khilji.
