Set in 1660, Pawankhind follows the land stand between the Maratha warriors and the Adilshah sultenate in the mountain pass near fort Vishalgad. This episode was a part of our history textbooks but before starting the film, I decided to brush up some of it over the internet. The story is goosebumps worthy and quite fabulous to witness. The screenplay gives us a bit of a background about the events leading up to this chapter. And I am a fan of History so I was into the film from the word go! There is considerable buildup which follows as you are introduced to the warriors from both parties. The minor conflicts leading upto the politics behind the scenes kept me interested during this period. What I was skeptical about was that after considerable amount of buildup, the actual battle had to be impactful. If that was not the case then the film would be reduced to rubble. But to my surprise, almost the entire last hour was dedicated to the eventual battle. The events leading up to the battle had varied emotions – from heart filled dramatic moments to the adrenaline pumping ones. And once the actual battle begins, you just standup and take notice of it. It is amazing to witness the final stand off with so many goosebumps worthy scenes. He entire combat sequence of a warrior being slit yet continuing to fight fills you up with a lot of emotions. This culminates or rather crescendoes into a rousing final act which aptly sums up the screenplay which is just so well written.