Wednesday, 25 February 2015

Monday, 19 September 2011

CONTACT BOLLYWOOD

ACTOR'S NAME
ADDRESS
AAMIR KHAN
11, BELA VISTA APTS., PALI HILL, BANDRA (W), BOMBAY 400050
ABBAS MUSTAN
119 HAVELIWALA BUILDING 1ST FLOOR E R ROAD BOMBAY 400003
ADITYA PANCHOLI
HATTES BUNGALOW, GANDHIGRAM ROAD JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
AISHWARYA RAI
402, RAM LAXMI NIWAS, 16TH ROAD, KHAR (W), BOMBAY 4000052
AJAY DEVGAN
5/6, SHEETAL APARTMENTS, GR. FLR., OPP. CHANDAN CINEMA, JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
AKSHAY KUMAR
203, `A' WING BENZER, LOKANDWALA COMPLEX, ANDHERI (W), BOMBAY 400053
AKSHAYE KHANNA
13/C, ELPLAZA, LITTLE GIBS ROAD, MALABAR HILL, BOMBAY 400006
ALOK NATH
901, SKYDECK OSHIWARA COMPLEX, OFF NEW LINK ROAD, ANDHERI, BOMBAY 400 061
AMIT KHANNA
301 SEA STAR NEAR HOLIDAY INN, BALRAJ SAHNI MARG, JUHU BOMBAY 400049
AMITABH BACHCHAN
PRATEEKSHA, 10TH ROAD, JUHU SCHEME BOMBAY 400049
AMOL PALEKAR
CHIRE BANDEE, 10TH N. S. ROAD, JVPD SCHEME, BOMBAY 400049
AMRISH PURI
VARDHAN, PLOT NO. 45, 11TH ROAD, JUHU SCHEME, BOMBAY 400049
AMRITA SINGH
BELSCOT BUNGALOWS NO.5, LOKHANDWALA COMPLEX ANDHERI (W) BOMBAY 400053
ANAND BALRAAJ
72/1, A. V. VILLA, KAKORI CAMP, ARAM NAGAR, SEVEN BUNGALOWS, VERSOVA, ANDHERI, BOMBAY 400058
ANIL KAPOOR
31, SHRINGAR PRESIDENCY SOC., NORTH SOUTH ROAD NO 7, JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
ANITA KANWAR
501A ANISHA APARTMENTS YARI ROAD, VERSOVA ANDHERI, BOMBAY 400061
ANJALI JATHAR
ANAND ASHRAM, 1ST FLOOR, BLDG. 22, PANDITA RAMABAI ROAD, GAMDEVI, BOMBAY 400007
ANNU KAPOOR
4/4 SEEMA SOCIETY N. DUTTA ROAD, FOUR BUNGALOWS, ANDHERI, BOMBAY 400 058
ANU AGARWAL
503 GODAVARI, KHAN POCHKHAWALA RD. WORLI, BOMBAY 400025
ANUPAM KHER
402 MARINA, JUHU TARA ROAD, JUHU BEACH BOMBAY 400049
ANURADHA PATEL
1001D ABHISHEK APARTMENTS, JUHU VERSOVA ROAD ANDHERI, BOMBAY 400058
ARBAAZ KHAN
3, GALAXY APTS., B.J. ROAD, BAND STAND, BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
ARCHANA PURAN SINGH
G426 ANJALI APARTMENTS, SEVEN BUNGALOWS ANDHERI, BOMBAY 400061
ARMAAN KOHLI
44 UNION PARK CHEMBUR, BOMBAY 400 071
ARUNA IRANI
603, B-GAZDAR APTS., NR. JUHU HOTEL, JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
ARSHAD WARSI
KOHINOOR APARTMENTS, 503 YARI ROAD, VERSOVA, ANDHERI, BOMBAY 400061
ASHA CHANDRA
C6/6 SANGEETA APARTMENTS JUHU, SANTACRUZ, BOMBAY 400049
ASHA PAREKH
AZAD ROAD, JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
ASHA SACHDEV
18B SUNSET HEIGHTS, 59 PALI HILL, BANDRA BOMBAY 400050
ASHOK KUMAR
47 UNION PARK CHEMBUR, BOMBAY 400 071
ASHWINI BHAVE
A-9, GREEN VIEW, SUBURBAN SOC., SHIV SHRUSHTI, BOMBAY 400024
ASRANI
B3 BEACH HOUSE APARTMENTS, GANDHIGRAM ROAD JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
ATUL AGNIHOTRI
6, ASHWINI, PALI MALA ROAD, BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
AVINASH WADHAWAN
305 SKYWAY SHASTRI NAGAR, OFF J P ROAD ANDHERI BOMBAY 400058
AYESHA JHULKA
102 TIRUPATI APTS., ANDHERI (W), BOMBAY 400061
AYUB KHAN
XAVIER HOUSE, 2ND FLOOR, ST. PETER COLONY, PERRY ROAD, BANDRA (W), BOMBAY 400050
AZIZ SAJAWAL
S303 SAMEER SOCIETY J P ROAD, 7 BUNGALOWS, ANDHERI BOMBAY 400058
AMRITA ARORA
AMRITA ARORA, PLOT NO198 POOJAKUNJ APTS., SHER-E-PUNJAB COLONY, PLOT NO. 195 ANDHERI (E) MUMBAI 400 093
BASU BHATTACHARYA
36 CARTER ROAD BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
BASU CHATTERJI
VIOLETE VILLA 1ST FLOOR WEST AVENUE, SANTACRUZ BOMBAY 400054
BHAGWAN
25 LALLUBHAI MANSION SHANKARRAO PALAV MARG, DADAR BOMBAY 400014
BHAGYASHREE
96/B HIRAK SOCIETY, S. V. ROAD, VILE PARLE, BOMBAY 400056
BINDU
C1-2 EDEN HALL OPP LOTUS CINEMA, WORLI BOMBAY 400018
BOBBY DEOL
PLOT NO. 22, 11TH ROAD, JVPD SCHEME, JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
B R CHOPRA
B R HOUSE, JUHU TARA ROAD, SANTACRUZ, BOMBAY 400 049
B R ISHARA
C36 NORTH BOMBAY HOUSING SOCIETY, JUHU TARA ROAD, BOMBAY 400049
B SUBHASH
1 COELHO HOUSE, JUHU TARA ROAD, JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
CHANDRACHUR SINGH
6TH FLOOR, OAKLAND PARK, OFF LOKHANDWALA COMPLEX, VERSOVA, BOMBAY 400061
CHIRANJEEVI
NO. 4, PORUR SOMASUNDARAM STREET T NAGAR MADRAS 600017
CHUNKY PANDEY
1 A/B MONISHA APARTMENTS, ST ANDREWS ROAD BANDRA, BOMBAY 400 050
DALIP TAHIL
19 DEEPALI ST CYRIL ROAD, BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
DANNY DENZONGPA
29 D'ZONGRILLA 11TH ROAD JVPD SCHEME JUHU BOMBAY 400049
DARA SINGH
DARA VILLA, MAMTA APARTMENTS, GROUND FLOOR, A. B. NAIR ROAD, JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
DAVID DHAWAN
A-15, SAGAR DARSHAN, CARTER ROAD, KHAR, BOMBAY 400052
DEEPA SAHI
466 LAXMI BHUVAN SARDAR PATEL ROAD, BOMBAY 400004
DEEPTI BHATNAGAR
42 ASHOK APTS., GANDHIGRAM ROAD, JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
DEEPTI NAVAL
603 OCEANIC, SEVEN BUNGALOWS, VERSOVA ANDHERI, BOMBAY 400061
DEV ANAND
2 IRIS PARK, JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
DEVEN VERMA
7B TODIWALA ROAD PUNE 1
DHARMENDRA
PLOT NO. 22, 11TH ROAD, JVPD SCHEME, JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
DILIP KUMAR
34/B, PALLI HILL, NARGIS DUTT ROAD, BANDRA (W), BOMBAY 400050
DIMPLE KAPADIA
SAMUDRA MAHAL, BIRLA LANE, JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
DIVYA DUTTA
C-17, NEHRU NAGAR, KISHORE KUMAR GANGULAY MARG, JUHU TARA ROAD, BOMBAY 400049
EKTAA
SAGAR SANGEET, OPP. COLABA POST OFFICE, BOMBAY 400005
FARDEEN KHAN
SUNSHINE, JASSAWALA WADI, JUHU ROAD, JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
FARHA
308 DARA VILLA A B NAIR ROAD , JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
FARIDA JALAL
3B NANDINI UNIK HOUSING SOCIETY, OPP BON BON J P ROAD, ANDHERI, BOMBAY 400058
FAROOQUE SHEIKH
RAFI MANSION 28TH ROAD, BANDRA BOMBAY 400050
FAROUGH SIDDIQUI
16/24 OLD COLLECTOR COMPOUND, MALVANI COLONY GATE NO. 5, MALAD, BOMBAY 400095
FEROZ KHAN
SUNSHINE JASSAWALA WADI, JUHU CHURCH ROAD, JUHU BOMBAY 400049
GIRISH KARNAD
SILVER CASCADE MOUNT MARY ROAD, BANDRA BOMBAY 400050
G P SIPPY
3/G, NAAZ BUILDING, LAMINGTON ROAD, BOMBAY 400004
GOVINDA
105, JAL DARSHAN, `A' WING, RULA PARK JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
GOVIND NIHALANI
139 ARADHANA BEHIND BHAVISHYA NIDHI, BANDRA (E), BOMBAY 400051
GUDDU DHANOA
8A MY LITTLE HOME, 10TH ROAD, JVPD SCHEME, BOMBAY 400 049
GULSHAN GROVER
501/601 WOODSTOCK, J.P. ROAD, 7 BUNGALOWS, VERSOVA, ANDHERI (W), BOMBAY 4000061
GULZAR
BOSKIYANA, PALI HILL, BANDRA (W), BOMBAY 400050
HEMA MALINI
17 JAIHIND SOCIETY 12 TH ROAD, JVPD SCHEME JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
HARMESH MALHOTRA
32A, SUNSET HEIGHTS, 59 PALI HILL, NARGIS DUTT ROAD, BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
HIMANI SHIVPURI
16A/24 PGM COLONY POONAM NAGAR, MAHAKALI CAVES ROAD ANDHERI (E) BOMBAY 400093
HRISHIKESH MUKHERJEE
123A ANUPAMA CARTER ROAD, BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
HRITIK ROSHAN
FILMKRAFT, MAYUR, TILAK ROAD, SANTACRUZ (W), BOMBAY 400054
ILA ARUN
401 PARADISE APARTMENTS 7TH ROAD, SANTACRUZ (E) BOMBAY 400 055
JACKIE SHROFF
1302 LE PEPEYON, MOUNT MARY ROAD, BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
JAVED AKHTAR
702 SAGAR SAMRAT, GREEN FIELD ROAD, NEAR JUHU P. O. JUHU - BOMBAY 400049
JAYA PRADHA
202 JUHU PRINCESS, JUHU BEACH, JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
JEETENDRA
PLOT NO. 26, GREATER BOMBAY CO-OP SOCIETY, GULMOHAR CROSS ROAD NO. 5 JVPD SCHEME BOMBAY 400049
JOHNY LEVER
151/152 OXFORD TOWER YAMUNA NAGAR, LOKHANDWALA COMPLEX ANDHERI, BOMBAY 400058
JUGAL HANSRAJ
14-A, QUEENS APARTMENTS, PALI HILL, BANDRA (W), BOMBAY 400050
JUHI CHAWLA
153, OXFORD TOWER, YAMUNA NAGAR, OSHIWARA COMPLEX, ANDHERI (W), BOMBAY400058
JYOTIN GOEL
258 FAMOUS CINE BUILDING, MAHALAXMI, BOMBAY 400011
KABIR BEDI
B4, BEACH HOUSE APT., GANDHIGRAM ROAD, BOMBAY 400054
KADER KHAN
102, RAJKAMAL, 2ND HANSABAD LANE, SANTACRUZ, BOMBAY 400054
KAJOL
5/6, SHEETAL APARTMENTS, GR. FLR., OPP. CHANDAN CINEMA, JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
KALPANA IYER
E 43 GEETA KIRAN SOCIETY J P ROAD FOUR BUNGALOWS, ANDHERI, BOMBAY 400058
KAMAL HASAN
218, T.T.K. RD, ALWARPET CHENNAI 600018
KAMAL SADANAH
JAL KAMAL, PLOT NO 202, 23RD ROAD, BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
KAMINI KAUSHAL
B2 ANITA MT PLEASANT ROAD, MALABAR HILL, BOMBAY 400006
KARISMA KAPOOR
2B, EXCELLENCY, 1101, 1201, 4TH CROSS ROAD, LOKANDHWALA COMPLEX, BOMBAY 400058
KAWAL SHARMA
A 502 JANAK DEEP SEVEN BUNGALOWS, VERSOVA ANDHERI, BOMBAY 400 049
K BAPAIAH
15 SEETHAMMA COLONY 3RD CROSS ROAD, ALWARPET MADRAS 600 017
K C BOKADIA
A12, NEHA APARTMENTS, JUHU TARA ROAD, JUHU, BOMBAY 400049 & A2 AMIT NAGAR, YARI ROAD, VERSOVA, BOMBAY 400061
KESHU RAMSAY
MAHARAJA SURAJMAL 'C', NEW VERSOVA LINK ROAD ANDHERI BOMBAY 400 058
KETAN DESAI
3C, SWAPNALOK JAGMOHANDAS MARG, BOMBAY 400026
KIRAN KUMAR
JEEVAN KIRAN, S. V. ROAD, BANDRA BOMBAY 400 050
KULBHUSHAN KHARBHANDA
501, SILVER CASCADE, MOUNT MARY ROAD, BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
KUMAR GAURAV
DIMPLE, 7 PALI HILL, BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
KUNAL GOSWAMI
47 JAIHIND SOCIETY 11TH N. S. ROAD JVPD SCHEME BOMBAY 400049
LAWRENCE D'SOUZA
302B, RED ROSE, NEW LINK ROAD, VERSOVA ANDHERI, BOMBAY 400058
LAXMIKANT BERDE
105, NIRAKAAR, B WING, 1ST FLOOR KALYAN COMPLEX, YARI ROAD, VERSOVA, ANDHERI (W), BOMBAY 400061
MAC MOHAN
GULAB COTTAGE FOUR BUNGALOWS ANDHERI BOMBAY 400058
MADHOO
KRISHNA KUTIR, SAGARIKA SOCIETY, JUHU TARA ROAD, BOMBAY 400049
MADHURI DIXIT
VIJAYDEEP, 3RD FLOOR, IRIS PARK, JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
MAHESH BHATT
205 SILVER BEACH APARTMENTS, NEAR SUN-N-SAND HOTEL JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
MAHIMA CHAUDHARY
D5 4TH FLOOR, SILVER VIEW, VERSOVA, ANDHERI, BOMBAY 400061
MALA SINHA
8 TURNER ROAD, BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
MAMTA KULKARNI
D WING, 7TH FLOOR, 701, R.C. COMPLEX, OPP. PANCHAVTI, VERSOVA, YARI ROAD, ANDHERI (W), BOMBAY 400061
MANI RATHNAM
3 FIRST CROSS ROAD, VENUS COLONY ALWARPET, MADRAS 600 018
MANISHA KOIRALA
302, BEACHWOOD TOWERS, YARI ROAD, VERSOVA, ANDHERI (W), BOMBAY 400061
MANOJ BAJPAI
304 VICTORIA, SHASTRINAGAR, ANDHERI, BOMBAY 400059
MANOJ KUMAR
LAKSHMI VILLA, GROUND FLOOR-45, TAGORE ROAD, SANTACRUZ (W) BOMBAY 400054
MEENAKSHI SHESHADRI
601 MOON BEAM UNION PARK KHAR, BOMBAY 400052
MEHUL KUMAR
302 ATLANTIC, J. P. ROAD, SEVEN BUNGALOWS ANDHERI, BOMBAY 400061
MOHAN KUMAR
PREM SAGAR 'B' LINKING ROAD, KHAR, BOMBAY 400052
MOHNISH BEHL
SAGAR SANGEET, 30TH FLOOR, OPP. COLABA POST OFFICE, BOMBAY 400005
MOON MOON SEN
RUIA PARK, FLAT NO. 62 'B' JUHU BOMBAY 400049
MOUSHUMI CHATTERJEE
NIBBANA ANNEXE, 1ST FLOOR, PALI HILL, BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
MUKESH BHATT
10, SHUBH JEEVAN CO-OP SOCIETY, JVPD SCHEME, BOMBAY 400049
MUKESH KHANNA
3, PARIJAT 95, MARINE DRIVE, BOMBAY 400002
MUKUL DEV
KARAN APARTMENTS, 5TH FLOOR, YARI ROAD, VERSOVA, BOMBAY 400061
NAGARJUNA
29, KASTURI RANGAN ROAD, ALWARPET, MADRAS 400018
NAGHMA
23 A KALPAK ASPEN 1ST FLOOR, PERRY CROSS ROAD, BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
NAMRATA SHIRODKAR
101, SHRINATHJI, 15TH CROSS ROAD, KHAR (W), BOMBAY 400052
NANA PATEKAR
304 SHEETAL, APNA GHAR SOCIETY, SAMARTH NAGAR, ANDHERI, BOMBAY 400058
NASEERUDDIN SHAH
204 SAND PEBBLES PERRY CROSS ROAD, BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
NASIR HUSAIN
24 PALI HILL, BANDRA BOMBAY 400050
N CHANDRA
ANKUSH 1 BELSCOT UNITS, LOKHANDWALA COMPLEX, ANDHERI LINK ROAD, ANDHERI BOMBAY 400058
NEENA GUPTA
129 ARAM NAGAR II VERSOVA ROAD, ANDHERI BOMBAY 400061
OM PURI
703 TRISHUL II SEVEN BUNGALOWS, VERSOVA ANDHERI BOMBAY 400061
PAINTAL
B 103 SUN SWEPT LOKHANDWALA COMPLEX, ANDHERI BOMBAY 400058
PALLAVI JOSHI
23 SHEFALEE MAKRAND SOC, VEER SAVARKAR ROAD, MAHIM, BOMBAY 400016
PARESH RAWAL
11 SEA BREEZE APARTMENTS, 12TH ROAD, JVPD SCHEME BOMBAY 400049
PARTHO GHOSH
D1 HAWA APARTMENTS, OPP HOLY SPIRIT HOSPITAL MAHAKALI CAVES ROAD ANDHERI (E), BOMBAY 400093
POOJA BATRA
H-403, GOKUL VIHAR II, THAKUR COMPLEX, KANDIVLI (E), BOMBAY 400068
POOJA BHATT
601, KYLE MORE APARTMENTS, BEHIND MEHBOOB STUDIOS, BANDRA (W) BOMBAY 400050
PRAKASH MEHRA
30 SUMEET BUNGALOW 11TH ROAD, JVPD SCHEME, BOMBAY 400049
PRAN
25 UNION PARK KHAR, BOMBAY 400 052
PREM CHOPRA
144A NIBBANA PALI HILL, BANDRA BOMBAY 400050
PRIYA GILL
606 NESTLE B, 4TH CROSS ROAD, LOKHANDWALA COMPLEX, ANDHERI (W), BOMBAY 400058
PRIYA TENDULKAR
1 ANOOKUL APARTMENTS, HARMINDER SINGH MARG, SEVEN BUNGALOWS, VERSOVA ANDHERI BOMBAY 400061
PRAMOD CHAKRABORTY
NATRAJ STUDIOS 194 M V ROAD, ANDHERI (E) BOMBAY 400069
PURU RAAJ KUMAR
57, WORLI SEA FACE, BOMBAY 400018
RAHUL RAWAIL
B103 KAILASH JUHU CHURCH ROAD, JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
RAHUL ROY
502, GILDER VILLA 17, MASTER VINAYAK CROSS ROAD, BANDRA (W) BOMBAY 400050
RAJ BABBAR
NEPATHAYA, PLOT NO. 20, GULMOHAR ROAD, JVPD SCHEME, BOMBAY 400049
RAJ KANWAR
6, MEWAWALA BUILDING, HAIDERY HOUSE, NEXT TO ARROW STUDIO, VAKOLA MASJID, SANTACRUZ (E) BOMBAY 400055
RAJ KUMAR KOHLI
BEHIND LIDO CINEMA, JUHU ROAD, BOMBAY 400049
RAJ SIPPY
101 JAL TARANG, KISHORE KUMAR, GANGULY MARG, JUHU, TARA ROAD, BOMBAY 400049
RAJIV KAPOOR
R. K. STUDIOS CHEMBUR, BOMBAY 400071
RAJEEV RAI
22 SONMARG NEPEAN SEA ROAD, BOMBAY 400006
RAJENDRA KUMAR
DIMPLE, 7 PALI HILL, BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
RAJESH KHANNA
ASHIRWAD 2, CARTER ROAD, BANDRA BOMBAY 400050
RAJNIKANT
18 RAGHAVA VEERA AVENUE, POES GARDEN MADRAS 600086
RAKESH ROSHAN
KAVITA, 10TH ROAD, JVPD SCHEME, BOMBAY 400049
RAAKHEE
MUKTANGAN SAROJINI NAIDU ROAD, SANTACRUZ, BOMBAY 400054
RAMANAND SAGAR
NATRAJ STUDIOS, 194 M. V. ROAD, ANDHERI (E), BOMBAY 400069
RAMESH SIPPY
379 SATHE HOUSE, 14TH ROAD, KHAR, BOMBAY 400052
RANDHIR KAPOOR
R. K. STUDIOS, CHEMBUR, BOMBAY 400071
RANI MUKHERJEE
SHAKTI APT, KALYAN COMPLEX, YARI ROAD, VERSOVA, BOMBAY 400061
RANJEET
14 SILVER BEACH A B NAIR ROAD, JUHU BOMBAY 400049
RAVEENA TANDON
NIPPON SOCIETY, TANDON HOUSE, JUHU CHURCH, BOMBAY 400049
RAVI CHOPRA
B. R. HOUSE, JUHU TARA ROAD, SANTACRUZ, BOMBAY 400049
RAVI TANDON
B/58 RAVI KIRAN, NEW LINKING ROAD, BOMBAY 400058
RAZA MURAD
B 104 MAYFAIR RAVIRAJ, OBEROI COMPLEX, NEAR LAXMI INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, NEW LINK ROAD, ANDHERI BOMBAY 400058
REENA ROY
PAM VILLA, D'MONTE PARK ROAD BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
REKHA
SEA SPRINGS, BUNGALOW NO. 2, BANDSTAND, BOMBAY 400050
RISHI KAPOOR
27 KRISHNA RAJ, PALI HILL, BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
RITU SHIVPURI
12 POONAM, 29/30 PALI HILL, UNION BANK, KHAR BOMBAY 400052
RIYA SEN
62-B RUIA PARK, JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
SAAWAN KUMAR TAK
A/11 DAKSHINA PARK, 10TH ROAD, JUHU BOMBAY 400049
SACHIN
B609 PEARL APARTMENTS, 33 SWAMI SAMARTH NAGAR, CROSS ROAD NO 3 ANDHERI BOMBAY 400058
SADASHIV AMRAPURKAR
A/201 PANCHDHARA OFF YARI ROAD VERSOVA ANDHERI BOMBAY 400058
SAEED JAFFREY
503 SEJAL, NEW LINK ROAD, ANDHERI, BOMBAY 400058
SAIF ALI KHAN
BUNG. 5, BELSCOT TOWER, LOKHANDWALA COMPLEX, ANDHERI LINK ROAD, BOMBAY 400058
SALMAN KHAN
3, GALAXY APARTMENTS, B.J. ROAD, BAND STAND, BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
SANJAY DUTT
58 SMT NARGIS DUTT ROAD, PALI HILL BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
SANJAY KAPOOR
18 ARJUN MAGNUM BUNGALOWS, LOKHANDWALA COMPLEX, ANDHERI, BOMBAY - 400058
SANJAY KHAN
SANJAY HOUSE, 11 SILVER BEACH, A. B. NAIR ROAD, JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
SANOBAR KABIR
402 KARAN BUILDING, YARI ROAD, VERSOVA, ANDHERI (W), BOMBAY 400061
SATISH KAUSHIK
1/124 PARK VIEW ZAKARIA AGADI NAGAR, YARI ROAD VERSOVA ANDHERI, BOMBAY 400061
SATISH SHAH
30A ANAND NAGAR, FORJEET STREET BOMBAY 400036
SATYEN KAPPU
201 CANVERA J P ROAD VERSOVA, ANDHERI BOMBAY 400061
SHABANA AZMI
702 SAGAR SAMRAT, GREEN FIELDS, NEAR JUHU P. O., JUHU, BOMBAY - 400 049
SHAHBAAZ KHAN
GB6 AGHA KHAN BAUG VERSOVA ANDHERI BOMBAY 400061
SHAH RUKH KHAN
702/A, SREE AMIT , 15TH ROAD, CARTER ROAD, BANDRA (W) BOMBAY 400050
SHAKTI KAPOOR
PALM BEACH, 7TH FLOOR, GANDHIGRAM ROAD, JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
SHAMMI KAPOOR
2 BLUE HEAVEN MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD MALABAR HILL BOMBAY 400006
SHASHI KAPOOR
112 ATLAS APARTMENTS, HARKNESS ROAD BOMBAY 400006
SHATRUGHAN SINHA
104, GREEN STAR APTS. RIZVI COMPLEX, SHERLY RAJAN ROAD, BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
SHEKHAR KAPUR
42 SHEETAL, A. B. NAIR ROAD, JUHU, BOMBAY 400049
SHEKHAR SUMAN
1 KRISHNA APARTMENTS, 168 SHER-E-PUNJAB COLONY, MAHAKALI CAVES ROAD, ANDHERI (E) BOMBAY 400093
SHILPA SHETTY
12 DEV DARSHAN, 262 ST ANTHONYS ROAD, CHEMBUR, BOMBAY 400071
SHILPA SHIRODKAR
VENKATESH VIHAR, 4TH FLOOR, 7TH ROAD, KHAR, BOMBAY 400052
SHREERAM LAGOO
3 GOLD MIST 36 CARTER ROAD, BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
SIMI GAREWAL
PAVIOVA, 6TH FLOOR LITTLE GIBB'S ROAD, MALABAR HILL, BOMBAY 400006
SOHAIL KHAN
3 GALAXY APTS., B.J. ROAD, BAND STAND, BANDRA, BOMBAY 400050
SOMY ALI
208, VINDHYACHAL, 22 MOUNT MARY ROAD, BANDRA - 400 050
SONALI BENDRE
C/401, MADHU APARTMENTS, NEAR POLICE QUARTERS, YARI ROAD, VERSOVA, BOMBAY 400061
SONU WALIA
20, THE ANCHORAGE, JUHU-VERSOVA LINK ROAD, ANDHERI (W) BOMBAY 400058
SOORAJ BARJATYA
BHAVNA, 1ST FLOOR, 422, VEER SAWARKAR ROAD, PRABHADEVI, DADAR, BOMBAY 400025
SRIDEVI
GREEN ACRES, 7 BUNGALOWS, ANDERI (W), BOMBAY 400058
SUBHASH GHAI
12 CLIFF TOWER, MOUNT MARY CHURCH ROAD, BANDRA (W), BOMBAY 400050
SUJATA MEHTA
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Thursday, 15 September 2011

The Third Battle of Panipat

The Third Battle of Panipat (Featured)

The Third Battle of Panipat

The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761, at Panipat (Haryana State, India), about 60 miles (95.5 km) north of Delhi. The battle pitted the French-suppliedartillery and cavalry of the Marathas against the heavy cavalry and mounted artillery(zamburak and jizail) of the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani, an ethnic Pashtun, also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century.

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1st Battle of Panipat : Babur Defeated Ibrahim Lodi at 1526
2nd Battle of Panipat : Akbar Defeated Hemu at 1556

Looking to some factors before the war

...We have already brought Lahore, Multan, Kashmir and other subahs on this side of Attock under our rule for the most part, and places which have not come under our rule we shall soon bring under us. Ahmad Khan Abdali's son Taimur Sultan and Jahan Khan have been pursued by our troops, and their troops completely looted. Both of them have now reached Peshawar with a few broken troops...we have decided to extend our rule up to Kandahar.
-- Raghoba's letter to the Peshwa, 4 May, 1758

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Where did the war happen ?

The specific site of the battle itself is disputed by historians but most consider it to have occurred somewhere near modern day Kaalaa Aamb and Sanauli Road. The battle lasted for several days and involved over 125,000 men. Protracted skirmishes occurred, with losses and gains on both sides. The forces led by Ahmad Shah Durrani came out victorious after destroying several Maratha flanks. The extent of the losses on both sides is heavily disputed by historians, but it is believed that between 60,000-70,000 were killed in fighting, while numbers of the injured and prisoners taken vary considerably. The result of the battle was the halting of the Maratha advances in the North.

Faces of Battle of Panipat

Commanders and leaders
Sadashivrao Bhau Vishwasrao Malharrao Holkar Mahadji Shinde Jankoji Shinde Ibrahim Khan Gardi Shamsher Bahadur (Son of Bajirao) Sardar Bhivrao Panse (Artillery) Sardar Bhoite Sardar Purandare Sardar Vinchurkar (Infantry & Cavalry) Sardar Sidoji Gharge-Deshmukh(Cavalry)	Ahmad Shah Durrani Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II Najib-ud-Daula Shuja-ud-Daula Asaf-Ud-Dowlah Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro
Strength
40,000 cavalry, 15,000 infantry, 15,000 Pindaris and 200 pieces of artillery,. The force was accompanied by 300,000 non-combatants (pilgrims and camp-followers). Thus, totally an army of 70,000.	42,000 cavalry, 38,000 infantry in addition to 10,000 reserves, 4,000 personal guards and 5,000 Qizilbash, 120-130 pieces of cannon as well as large numbers of irregulars. Thus, totally an army of 100,000.

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Who was Ahmad Shah Abdali ?

Ahmad Shah was the first emir of Afghanistan and he inherited the throne of Abdali tribe of Afgans. Ahmad Shah later renamed his ancestry as Durrani. Ahmad Shah was the leader of his tribesmen and served Nadir Shah, the King of Persia, who conquered most of Afghanistan and part of India. After the death of Nadir Shah, Ahmad Shah got the independent Afghan kingdom as his own territory. Between 1748 and 1752 Ahmad Shah invaded Punjab six times and was also able to seize and sack Delhi. Although Ahmad Shah was a powerful military leader, he never permanently ruled in India and subsequently withdrew into Afghanistan.

Who was Najib-ul-Daula?

In the Third battle of Panipat, during the Imperial Maratha Conquests, he allied himself with the Durranis led by Ahmad Shah Durrani, against the Marathas. Najib Khan was shrewd enough to understand changed ground realities after third battle of Panipat . His cunning political acumen was used by Ahmed Shah Abdali to isolate Marathas & preventing them from getting even single ally during their conflict with Durrani power. His opposition to signing of treaty, with Marathas was the main cause of battle being fought at Panipat. He not only provided, Ahmed Shah Abdali, with 40,000 Rohilla troops but also 70 guns to the combined forces. He also convinced Shuja-ul-Daula, the Nawab of Oudh, to join Ahmad Shah Abdali's forces against the Marathas. In this battle, the Maratha's were defeated and as a consequence Rohilla increased in power.
After the war he was made vizier of Mughal emperor

Describing the Maratha Army

The Maratha Army consisted of the artillery in front, protected by infantry, pike men, bowman and musketeers. The cavalry was instructed to wait behind the artillery and bayonet holding musketeers and they were ready to charge when control of battlefield is fully established. Behind the line were thirty thousand young men who were not that expert in fighting and then about thirty thousand civilians.

This civilian line consisted of many middle class men, women, children who took this as an opportunity to visit pilgrimage to visit holy places and shrines and also Aryavarta (Aryan Land). Behind the civilian line there was another protective infantry line composed of comparatively young and experienced soldiers.

Maratha Formations--

The Maratha lines began a little to the north of Kala Amb. They had thus blocked the northward path of Abdali's troops and at the same time they themselves were blocked by the latter from the south which was in the direction to Delhi, where they could get badly needed supplies. Bhau, with the Peshwa's son and the household troops, were in the centre. The left wing consisted of the gardis under Ibrahim Khan. Holkar and Sindhia were on the extreme right.

Describing the Abdali’s Army

On the other hand the Afghans also formed up a similar kind of Infantry in the third battle of Panipat, the left wing formed by the Najib`s Rohillas and the right wing by two brigades of Persian troops. The left center was controlled by two higher officials, Shuja-ud-Daulah and ahmad shah`s Vizier Shah Wali. The right center consisted of Rohillas, under Hafiz Rahamat and other chiefs of the Indian Pathans.

Pasand Khan led the left wing, which was composed of well-chosen Afghan horsemen. This way the army moved forward with the Shah at the center so that he could watch and control the battle.

Initial Skirmishes

Battle of Kunjpura

The Marathas attacked the Afghan garrison on the banks of the river Yamuna at Kunjpura, north of Delhi, and killed or enslaved them. The Yamuna was in spate and Abdali, who was on the other side, could not do anything to save them. Along with his soldiers, he took a risk, reached the south of Delhi and crossed the Yamuna there, where it was relatively easier. He wanted to encircle Marathas. The Marathas were unaware of this as they were preoccupied with the skirmish at Kunjpura.

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Lesson: One should learn from a setback and improve; one must have the determination to win. Sometimes, a better plan emerges that could increase the probability of success as in Abidali's case, where he saw his troops decimated on the other side of the river.Similarly, one may need to take snap decisions depending on the situation. An individual with a good network and a company that has good market intelligence can get the latest information, which could be crucial in planning and providing competitive advantage.When the stakes are high, lack of intelligence can invariably prove fatal, as in the case of how Abdali crossing the Yamuna went unnoticed by the Marathas.

Next Strategy of Marathas after Abdali crossed Yamuna
When the Marathas realised that the south of the Yamuna was captured by Abdali, they dug their heels in near Panipat to deny him access to Afghanistan. Slowly, Abdali encircled the Maratha army and cut off their supply line. The Afghans continued to get the supplies they needed due to their agreements with a few north Indian kingdoms. Therefore, their need to open up the route towards Afghanistan was not that urgent. But it was a desperate situation for the Maratha army who were expecting reinforcements from the south of the Narmada instead of the neighbouring states.

Lesson: It is important to do 'what if' contingency analysis planning for various scenarios. This upfront analysis may trigger a new partnership or alignment which could benefit the company. Sometimes, one has to provide new concessions to gain the required support and solidify one's position. Both wars and businesses can benefit from a deep multi-step scenario analysis.

Abdali was about to sign a peace treaty with Marathas,but Najib Khan opposed it
There were tensions in the Maratha army due to Abidali's strategy. In the next two months, the skirmishes between the two left many, including Najib Khan's soliders, dead. Abdali sensed a deadlock and decided to sign a peace treaty with the Marathas. The Marathas were keen as well, but Najib Khan advised against the treaty and prevailed upon Abdali to delay his decision.
Lesson: Empower and trust your team members.

How did things happened ?

The very initial scene

Before dawn on January 14, 1761 the Maratha forces emerged from the trenches, pushing the artillery into position on their pre-arranged lines, some 2km from the Afgans. Seeing that the battle was on, Ahmad positioned his 60 smoothbore cannon and opened fire. However, because of the short range of the weapons, the Maratha lines remained untouched. Ahmad then launched a cavalry attack to break their lines

The Maratha artillery was doing its job, but Abdali was too indecisive to come all the way into the field. The Afghans protecting Maratha artillery were loyal enough (as claimed) and held off some small bands of raiders from Abdali's Army (mainly North Indian Muslim horsemen). It seemed like an old fashined slug-fest the Marathas were sure to win.

Then disaster struck when the head of the Maratha cavalry decided to attack before being ordered to. The Maraths flew straight into Abdali's artillery and were decimated.

Eventually, the deteriorating situation forced the Marathas to attack the Afghans before their reinforcements arrived. The Marathas had better French guns and made significant progress. Ibrahim Gardi played a key role in getting early breakthroughs for the Marathas.

By noon, it appeared that the Marathas would win.
Faced with imminent defeat, Abdali called on his highly trained reserve soldiers and cannon-mounted camels. From these camels, they could fire artillery which would go over their own infantry and started decimating the Maratha army.
The Maratha artillery, initially used to weaken the enemy defence, was now placed behind the infantry and thus became ineffective. Besides, Bhau did not have any significant reserves that could join them with artillery for a counter-attack.
Eventually, the tired Maratha forces could not match Abdali's reserve army. This turned the tide in Abdali's favour. By the end of the day, the Marathas had lost the battle.

Appointing of Sadhashivrao as Supreme Commander was a mistake?

· Peshwas decision of appointing Sadashivrao Bhau as the Supreme Commander instead of appointing Malharrao Holkar or Raghunathrao proved to be a kind of unrest among the Maratha Sardars.

· Sadashivrao was totally ignorant of the Political and Military situation of North India.

· Malharrao Holkar and Surajmal Jat had advised Sadashivrao Bhau to use Guerilla warfare against Ahmed Shah Abdali instead of a direct war which was declined by Bhau. He had also advised Bhau that instead of going forward to Panipat, they should wait for the enemy to come in their stronghold where it would become easy for them and difficult for Abdali. Even this advise was rejected by Bhau. Nana Phadnawis has stated that, at that time, Bhau didn't show his usual cleverness and rejected the advise of Malharrao Holkar and Surajmal Jat.

Role of Malharrao Holkar

It is alleged that Malharrao Holkar fled the battle-field in the Third Battle of Panipat 14/01/1761. It is written by many historians that he fought courageously in the battle-field. It is also written that Sadashivrao Bhau had entrusted him the job of saving Parvatibai as soon as told to do so. When Vishwasrao was killed and Sadashivrao Bhau felt they were about to be defeated he sent a message to Malharrao to immediately act as per directions and leave the battlefield. Malharrao acted as per the directions of Sadashivrao and saved Parvatibai. Malharrao was considered to be the right hand man of Peshwa. Others who escaped from this battle were Mahadji Shinde and Nana Phadnawis.

Role of Schindia in final phase

In the final phase the Marathas, under Scindia, attacked Najib Khan (whom he had a personal enimity with). However, Najib successfully fought a defensive action keeping Scindias forces at bay.

Reasons for Failure of Marathas !!!

· The Maratha Muslim logistics infantrymen (Rohillas), who had not been trusted to fight in the front line because their loyalty was suspect—or, rather, who were suspected of being loyal to the Koran or fellow Muslims and not to their country— now responded to the calls of the Afgan army for jihad. They revolted, and started looting and pillaging the Maratha civilians inside the encirclement. This caused brought confusion and great consternation to loyal Maratha soldiers, who thought that the enemy has attacked from behind.

· Sadashivrao Bhau, seeing his forward lines dwindling and civilians behind, felt he had no choice but to come down from his elephant and take a direct part in the battle on horseback at the head of his troops. He left instructions with his bodyguards that, if the battle were lost, they must kill his wife Parvati bai, as he could not abide the thought of her being dishonoured by Afgans.
Some Maratha soldiers, seeing that their general had disappeared from his elephant, panicked and began to flee. Vishwasrao, the son of Prime Minister Nanasaheb, had already fallen to Afgan sniper fire, shot in the head. Sadashivrao Bhau and his bodyguard fought to the end, the Maratha leader having three horses shot out from under him.

· Abdali had given a part of his army the task to surround and kill the Gardis under Ibrahim Gardi, who were at the leftmost part of the Maratha army. Bhausaheb had ordered Vitthal Vinchurkar (with 1500 cavalry) and Damaji Gaikwad (with 2500 cavalry) to protect the Gardi’s. But seeing the Gardi’s fight, they lost their patience, became over enthusiastic and decided to fight the Rohillas themselves. Thus, they broke the round (circle) i.e. they didn’t follow the idea of round battle and went all out on the Rohillas and the Rohillas then started accurately shooting the rifleless Maratha cavalry which was equipped with swords. This gave opportunity to the Rohillas to encircle the Gardis and outflank the Maratha centre while, Shah Wali pressed on attacking the front. Thus, the Gardis were left defenceless and started falling down one by one.

· The Maratha artillery, initially used to weaken the enemy defence, was now placed behind the infantry and thus became ineffective. Besides, Bhau did not have any significant reserves that could join them with artillery for a counter-attack.

· The confident Marathas were led by Sadashivrao Bhau. They had a large army, but very few allies. Most of the kings from the Jat, Sikh and Rajput kingdoms did not support the Marathas as they resented the heavy tax imposed on them during the Maratha capture of north India. A few of them even struck favourable agreements with Abdali.

· The over-enthusiasm of the charge saw many of the Maratha horses exhausted long before they had traveled the two kilometres to the Afgan lines, some simply collapsed. Making matters worse was the suffocating odour of the rotting corpses of men and animals from the fighting of the previous months.

Factfile

"Kim's Gun", also known as the Zamzama was used in the Third Battle of Panipat

Panipat has always favoured the invader

Shlombay= The socrates of Pashtuns.

The battle lasted for several days and involved over 125,000 men

Despite Bhau's success, the over-enthusiasm of the charge and due to a phenomenon called ‘Dakshinayan’ on that fateful day, the sunlight went directly into the horses' eyes, many of the half starved Maratha horses exhausted

The Marathi term "Sankrant Kosalali", meaning "Sankranti has befallen us", is said to have originated from the events of the battle.There are some verbs in Marathi language related to this loss as "Panipat zale"[a major loss has happened] This verb is even today used in Marathi language. A common pun is "Aamchaa Vishwaas Panipataat gela” [we lost our own (Vishwas) faith since Panipat]. Many historians, including British historians of the time, have argued that had it not been for the weakening of the Maratha power at Panipat, the British might never have had a strong foothold in India.

The battle proved the inspiration for Rudyard Kipling's poem "With Scindia to Delhi".

Lesson: One needs allies; the need is even stronger when one is operating in a new territory/segment.

Aftermath of the Panipat War.

· The third battle of Panipat ended the great Marathas' advance towards north-west India. However, after a few years under Peshwa Madhav Rao, they recaptured Delhi and retained it till 1818.

Lesson: To rise after a fall requires grit and determination.

· The victorious army led by Durrani oversaw the cremation of the bodies of Vishwas Rao and the Bhau. Many Maratha generals were subsequently tortured and executed by the victorious army. The overriding legacy of the battle was the halting of the Marathas'' advance and the brief restoration of the Mughal Empire.

· However History shows that Marathas had learnt something from their past: The Marathas were back in action just four years later, because they were more or less a loose confederacy... cutting off one head replaced it with multiple smaller ones. A far better showing on the whole compared to usual one hit and a kingdom story of earlier 2 Panipats.

· Abdali's soldiers arrested about 10,000 women and another 10,000 young children and men brought them to their camps. The women were raped, many committed suicide because of constant rapes perpetrated on them. All of the prisoners were exchanged or sold as sex slaves to Afganistan or North India, transported on carts, camels and elephants in bamboo cages.

Defeat of Marathas in the battle of Panipat saw a new beginning of the colonial rule in India.

The story of a place named Panipat

Pachranga pickle is Panipat's new identity. Sold at several hundred outlets along the highway, it is a mix of mango, lemon, chilly, ginger and lotus stem immersed in oil. But the soil of Panipat has been marinated in blood, not oil, for the last 500 years. Sometimes coveted for its own worth, at others as the last hurdle on the road to Delhi, Panipat has always favoured the invader. Lodhis, Mughals, Surs, Marathas and Abdalis have tested their power on its dusty plain, with the outsider winning each time. he second battle of Panipat has not left behind any mementos but an obelisk at Kala Amb on the town's outskirts commemorates the third battle. The Maratha leader Sadashiv Rau Bhau is believed to have fallen at this spot, changing the course of the battle against Ahmed Shah Abdali.

My Take on the Third War of Panipat

The war of Panipat is taken as a huge defeat of Marathas by the historians.Its very true that we lost the battle..but we had had a far reaching effect on the minds of Abdali.After the battle..Abdali was frightened to such an extent that even after winnning the war he did not dare to move forward towards Delhi.Before this invasion Abdali had plundered the land of India many times.But experiencing the valour,courage and bravery of the Marathas he never returned back to India..

Nother interesting thing is that the Marathas fought for the nation and not for their personal benefits.But unfortunately no one helped them.Nor the Hindu kings,nor the Sikhs,nor the Muslim kings helped them.The Marathas travelled in thousands for the cause of the nation about 1200-1400km right from Pune when they came to know about Abdali’s invasion.Travelling today from Pune to Delhi is not that hard.But imagine that time, when their were no modes of transport and the big-big rivers came on the way.Passing through this rivers would had been a hard task.

The Marathas didn’t have an army as such..it was the farmers who also acted as army dur war situation.It was phenomenon like the Marathas used to do farming during the rainy seasons and after Vijaydashmi(Dasshera) they used to turn into soldiers for military expeditions.

Another interesting fact that we should take into consideration was that the main faces of the war Sadhashivrao Bhau was just 29 years and Vishwasrao,son of Nanasaheb Peshwa was 17 years old when the Battle was fought.Ahmed Shah Abdali was 32 years of age..so we would see that this was the war of young people

Abdali had cutoff the food and infantry supplies and the Marathas fought the war when they had not eaten food for five days.The horse and elephants had no fodder to live on.Nextly due to Dakshinayan on 14 Jan the sun rays falled directly on the faces of the Marathas.Still it was till afternooon 12:00 that war was almost won by Marathas but things went wrong on the way..and the war was lost!!!

Ibrhim Gardi’s cannons played a measure role in the war. Due to formation in such a way that in the front was the cannons,follwed by the the soldiers then the pilgrims again followed by young soldiers.In this way Durrani’s soldiers were almost fleeing the battlefield,but in this period of time the Vinchurkar’s and the Gaikwad’s got so enthusiatic that the they overtaked the cannons and went in the forefront to cut the Afghans but due this the cannons had to stop their work as firing at that period of time would mean killing our own soldiers.Nextly the legs ofAfghans fleeing were cut by Abdali’s reserved armies forcing them to retrun back to the battle as a result of which they had to return back to the battlefield and inaction of cannons at this period of time messed up the entire game show and this was the turning point in the war where Abdali’s men had advancement over the Marathas.

Also their were even Afghans about 2000 from the Maratha side fighting against the Abdali’s men.Urge from the enemy for jihad made them turn their minds and they started attacking,looting and plundering the Marathas itself.

This period of time was when the Marathas started fleeing.Their was total mess.By that time Vishwasrao was shot dead adding to discouragement among the Marathas and they cudnt find their Sardars around leading to mess.

Role of Ibrahim Gardi is another important fact.The kind of loyalty shown by this man towards the Marathas is mind blowing.Abdali many times tried to persuade Ibrahim towards his side by telling him that he would be made the Senapati. But his games didn’t affect Ibrahim.At the end of the war injured Ibrahim was brought in front of Abdali…even this time Abdali put forward his wish to accompany him to his place as a Senapati.But Ibrahim Gardi said that he was loyal his commander Sadhashiv Bhau.Abdali granted him mercy,Ibrahim was moving out of the court of Abdali,and Abdali called him again and asked him what would he do next.Ibrahim replied “I will again raise my army and if Allah wishes would come back strong and attack Afghanisthan to take the revenge.”The moment he said this Abdali ordered his man to blow the head of Ibrahim Gardi.We cant forget the contributions of great Ibrahim Gardi!!!

What I want to say is take the War of Panipat positively even if it was a defeat.It was the first time that a nationalist feeling came up through the Great Marathas!!!

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