 In her final release of 2015, Padukone reunited with Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ranveer Singh in "Bajirao Mastani", a historical drama about a tragic extramarital affair.Singh was cast as the maratha general Bajirao I, while Priyanka Chopra and Padukone featured as his first and second wife, respectively.To play the warrior-princess Mastani, Padukone learnt sword-fighting, horse-riding, and the martial art form of kalaripayattu.