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In the 18th century (1758), the Maratha empire reached its territorial peak having conquered the whole of India, except the Nizam of Hyderabad in the southeast. The Maratha army surrounds the Nizam's fort at Udgiri. Ibrahim Khan Gardi (Nawab Shah) is the defender of the fort. Sadashiv Rao displays cunning bravery to outwit Ibrahim Gardi and defeat the fort's defenses. Udgiri falls to the Marathas. Instead of executing Ibrahim, Sadashiv shows strategic depth by inducting Ibrahim as a commander in the Maratha army. Shamsher Bahadur (Sahil Salathia) is Sadashiv's 2nd in command. Sadashiv returns to Pune as a victorious commander. His squeeze is Parvati Bai (Kriti Sanon), whom he is reluctant to marry. Gopika Bai (Padmini Kolhapure) is Peshwa's wife and is angry that Sadashiv installed a Muslim as a commander in the Maratha army without the Peshwa's order. She says to Peshwa that tomorrow Sadashiv could be a threat to his throne now that he is the ruler of all of India. Sadashiv marries Parvati after being needled by his friends. Under Gopika's influence, Peshwa removes Sadashiv as the commander of his army and gives him the finance ministry. As finance Minister Sadashiv figures out that the biggest tax defaulter is Najib-Ud-Daula (Mantra). Sadashiv sends an order to Mughal Emperor Alamgir (S.M Zaheer) to order his kings to pay 25% of their income to the Marathas for protection against their enemies. And to remove Najib-Ud-Daula from his port in the Mughal court. Alamgir complies, not having any other choice. Najib pleads Alamgir to ask for help from Afghan king Ahmad Shah Abdali (Sanjay Dutt) and sends his own bro to ask for his help against the Marathas. Afghan King Ahmad Shah Abdali (Sanjay Dutt) plans to take over India. He does so since his small kingdom is under threat from Persians and he needs the economic might of Hindustan to support his defense against the Persian armies. News reaches Peshwa that Dattaji Shinde (Milind Gunaji) who was sent to collect the ta