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!
Fin.
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