Ahilyabai was born on May 31, 1725 in the village of Chaundi, in the present-day Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra. Her father, Mankoji Shinde, was the patil of the village, a member of the proud Dhangar community. Women then did not go to school, but Ahilyabai's father taught her to read and write.

Cast

Shabana Azmi

Sadashiv Amrapurkar

Ganesh Yadav

Mallika Prasad

Bharati Jaffrey

Aishwarya Shidhaye