Is this the reason why ‘Padmavati’ trailer was launched at dot 13.03 pm?

After a long wait, finally the makers of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum-opus ‘Padmavati’ released the trailer of the film. The trailer has left the social media roaring with each and everyone raving about the spectacular performance given by Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor and Deepika Padukone. But one wonders why the trailer of this film was released at dot 13.03 pm.

If we check the tweets of the stars announcing the launch of trailer, everyone has emphasised on time 13.03. For example, Deepika had announced the trailer launch stating, “#PadmavatiTrailer arrives today at 13:03. Stay tuned! @FilmPadmavati.”

https://twitter.com/deepikapadukone/status/917215585942904832

Source: Twitter@deepikapadukone

Well, we guess we have found out the reason behind this. History suggests that it was in 1303 CE that Alauddin Khilji captured the fort of Chittor by killing the king, Maharawal Ratan Singh. It was then that Queen Padmavati performed jauhar by jumping in the pool of fire to save her honour. With 1303 CE being the year when this incident took place, it could be the reason why the makers chose to release the trailer at 13.03 time. (Also Read: 5 scenes in ‘Padmavati’ trailer that literally gave us goosebumps)

An excerpt from Wikipedia states, “In 1303, the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji captured the Chittor Fort from the Guhila king Ratnasimha, after an eight month long siege. The conflict has been described in several legendary accounts, including the historically unreliable Padmavat, which claims that Alauddin’s motive was to obtain Ratnasimha’s beautiful wife Padmini.”

Looks like Sanjay Leela Bhansali is keen to capture the most minute details too.

‘Padmavati’ is slated to release on December 1.

Nikita Thakkar

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