Singh’s Bajirao warmonger-in-chief of the 18thcentury Maratha regime is introduced playing away: leaving decorous wife Kashi( Priyanka Chopra) at home, he’s sent to liberate the besieged Bundelkhand region, where he falls into stride with local warrior princess Mastani( Padukone) . Victory assured, they repair to hers to compare scars “Your wound is deep, let me see it, ” Bajirao insists, a line more Geordie Shore than Mughal empire but it appears a one-time thing; once the blood cools, our hero returns to family life. For Mastani, however, this battle isn’t over: soon, she’s riding into court, demanding further satisfaction from the man she loves.