Movie Review- Bajirao Mastani

Movie Review-

Before I review the movie, I would like to interest you with how the script for Bajirao Mastani was written…

(Bhansali visits a historian. Excerpts of their conversation-)

Bhansali- Please tell me the story of Peshwa Bajirao 1 and his wife Mastani.

Historian- Sure. So he was the great ruler of the Maratha Empire. He was known for his tactics like…

Bhansali-(Cuts him in between) No No, skip that part. Tell me something about his love life.

Historian-(aghast) Love life? Par unka toh arranged marriage hua tha?!

Bhansali- The love life with Mastani. Tell me something about that. (grins)

Historian- (takes about 10 minutes to talk about their complete love story)

Bhansali- Perfect! I will make a movie only on their love story!

Historian- But we don’t even have any authentic facts related to the same.How will you make a full-fledged movie?

Bhansali- (smirks)  You don’t know my style of movie making, historian babu. (walks away like the knight in the shining armor)

               ..And this is how the foundation of Bajirao Mastani was laid. You heard him right. Bajirao Mastani isn’t about the valour of Bajirao or his biography as a whole. It is solely a king’s love story. Now one question that you should ponder upon is that, in spite of having a story base like that, what makes Bajirao Mastani a must watch?

1.     This is one of the rare films, where the script and dialogues steal the show completely. (Bhansali, Prakash Kapadia)

2.     Bhansali initially had written the script by keeping Aishwarya Rai and Salman Khan in mind as the lead pair (quite a few years ago). He never found a replacement for the lead pair until Ranveer and Deepika happened. Unsurprisingly enough, they both fitted in the shoes of their respective characters just like Cindrella did.

3.     “In a movie, people observe your looks for two and a half minutes, but to pull a movie for two and a half hours, you need to act.”- Nana Patekar.

Ranveer Singh’s performance in Bajirao Mastani is an exemplar of Nana’s quote. He stole the spotlight not only with his magnificent looks, but also with his larger than life performance.

4.     Deepika Padukone served full justice to the character of Mastani. She emitted the emotions not only through her acting, but through her eyes as well. You could actually feel Mastani all over in her aura.

5.     Bajirao loved Mastani with the same intensity as Ram loved Leela (RamLeela, 2013). The chemistry between the two is sizzling, irresistible and violent at the same time.One can’t help but wonder if Bhansali actually weaved a real life romance between the two while making them act their respective roles!

                             

6.     And finally last but not the least; this is the part where a cherry adorns the cake. In the movie’s case, Priyanka was the cherry who played one of the most meaningfully splendid supporting roles ever written. From her accent to her dressing, from her dialogues to her dialogue delivery, she pulled off a Kashibai with great ease.

   I would like to conclude by saying, that Bajirao Mastani is one of the once in a lifetime kind of epic romances that the audiences yearn for. I am sure, that the way names of Raj- Simran, Devdas- Paro, got immortalized in the pages of history, Bajirao-Mastani are going to add up in the list too! 

Overall, I would rate the movie a 4 star.

P.S- If you are someone whose cup of tea is anything but a love story, then probably I won't promise that you will like the movie; unless of course you are open to a classic romance kind of a thing!

                                         

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MOVIE REVIEW- Tamasha

 Tamasha.

So before I begin with the review, let me narrate you a little story…

Once upon a time, there was a Partner A who was crazy, energetic and a romantic lover. This partner A falls in love with a certain Partner B who is as energetic,crazy and equally romantic.

After a few months of seeing each other, they both get married soon after.

A few years later…

Partner A= Crazy, energetic and a romantic lover.

Partner B= Lazy, boring and not so romantic.

Still a few years later…

Partner A= Crazy, energetic and a romantic lover.

Partner B= Lazy, boring and not so romantic.

This goes on for a long time until…

WAIT.

You want to know what happens after that, don’t you?

Now what if I tell you, that even you are included in this story?

You are the Partner A over here.

So as you already know that the love life with your partner B isn’t going as good as expected. In fact you are hating it completely because the person whom you initially dated, isn’t even one bit same as the person whom you got married to. You can’t dump your Partner B like that, because true love is about sticking till the end right? But again, this hopeless Partner B isn’t what you originally signed up for, did you?

So what do you do? It’s your story. You decide the end, keep that in your mind while I rant about the movie review.

  The movie talks about a Bipolar disorder that our protagonist Ved (Ranbir Kapoor) is suffering from. Firstly we are introduced to the character of Ved, subtly. Then as the movie progresses we realise that this Ved is kind of like us. Further, we are fooled into believing that this Ved represents our personality in a way (Of course we brush that thought away as quickly as it enters our mind). All of that happens with us because, the movie deals with a topic that has been brought up quite often by many Bollywood movies- ‘BE YOURSELF’. The other movies so far have talked majorly about why you should be yourself and not let the world affect you (The Prevention). Tamasha talks about what can happen if you DON’T be yourself and let the world affect you in all ways (The after-effects). Tara (Deepika Padukone) although is the heroine, she kind of plays a supporting role (in literal sense too, as she is shown supporting Ranbir. *LOL*). But she has pulled off her role quite well, can't deny that. Ranbir stole the show, completely. He makes you feel that no one could have pulled off the role as easily as he did. Therein lies his greatness- that makes him undoubtedly a superstar.The reason why I am talking about the movie so much is because it deals with human psychology effortlessly, and the director and screenplay writer deserve a ‘hatts off’ for portraying it with precision. What’s beautiful about the movie is that, although it has tackled a common question, it has given a fantastically brilliant answer to it which so far has not been given by any other movie of the same kind.

      The reason why i didn't delve into the technicalities of the movie this time, is because Tamasha is much more than that and the movie forced me pay homage only to the story. Oh that reminds me, did you get your ending to the story which I narrated to you sometime back? Haha, good if you did. But if you didn’t, I will suggest you to watch the movie. Maybe you will get your answer. *winks*

           

I will give this film- 4.5 star

*CAUTION*

      The trailer of the movie is deceiving. Because if you think that the movie is going to be about fun, life, love and adventure (like Yeh jawaani hai deewani) then you are mistaken. The movie deals with a much deeper psychological topic which is literally going to touch your soul, if you allow it to. This movie is going to stay with you for long though, and is going to impact you for sure.

#MustWatch.

                                      

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