It's a perfect story for him actually, it had all the aspects that is usually seen in an SLB movie.
More than Padmavati, it's going to be difficult for him to find actors for Rattan Singh and Sultan, also an actress to play Rattan's first wife but I think the first wife won't get much focus in this story
Ah I had forgotten that fact. I remember there being a lot of problems when there had been a tv drama on Padmavati because the Rajput community didn't like some of the stuff shown. The story is more suited for a 2 hour movie than a tv series IMO.
I guess SLB might just stick to the original story with a few twists here and there, might end up making Padmavati a warrior queen 😆 but I doubt that might be a problem for the Rajputs.
The first wife has a role in the first portions, she is jealous as her husbands becomes mesmerized by Padmini's beauty descriptions from her bird, and tries to stop him from going to her.Later she has no part but SLB might show her as in interesting angle like Kahibai.Alauddin's fav wife was also very jealous of padmini and tried to stop him from going to her too,and said he would neevr be able to get her, in return Alauddin had said if he succeeds to bring Padmini here, the fav wife will have to serve as her maid.🤢I've read all these in Rajkahini by Abanindranath Thakur, a collection of rajput folktales and stories.
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