"Look at those hills, my son," Jijabai said, pointing to the distant Mughal outposts and the decaying forts of the Adilshahi Sultanate. "They think we are farmers. They think the land is theirs because they have elephants and cannons."

The Shadow of the Lion

It was in the palace of Afzal Khan.

The film rolls in slow motion: Afzal Khan, a giant of a man with a tiger’s strength, invites Shivaji to a truce. "Come alone, Chhatrapati," the message read. "Let us embrace as brothers."