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Saw the movie. Honestly I would be happy if it works for Ranveer as he badly needs a hit. I wish ppl had flocked into theatre like this for a film like Lootera instead. Anyway, everytime I watch him onscreen, I just feel proud as his fan. :D But the film was too shallow, violent, in-your-face to me. My mom who's a die hard DP fan is so angry on SLB for giving a her bad film after YJYD and CE. 😆
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Cast: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Richa Chadda, Supriya Pathak, Gulshan Deviah
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Cut off from the world, tucked away somewhere in Gujarat, a fictional small town named Ranjaar is a battleground of sorts for the eons-old enmity between the Rajadi and the Sanera mob clans. But even with guns blazing, beer bottles being shattered, and harsh words flying about in the air, Sanjay Leela Bhansali turns Ram Leela into such a passionate celebration of love, you can't help be seduced by it.
To be fair, Bhansali brings all his tropes to the table - unabashed melodrama, stunning visuals, elaborately choreographed dance numbers. Yet, it's the firecracker chemistry between his leads, and the genuine feeling he infuses into the film that separates Ram Leela from previously disappointing outings, particularly Saawariya and Guzaarish, that were weighed down by shameless manipulation and pretentious, heavy-handed filmmaking.
It's lust at first sight for Ram (Ranveer Singh) and Leela (Deepika Padukone) when they run into each other during a Holi celebration in Bhansali's adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet. Perfectly matched - she just as fiery and brazen as him - the pair would rather make love, unlike their warring clans...and they say this repeatedly while flirting boldly and stealing kisses in her balcony. But their romance is thwarted by bloody vendetta, forcing them to stay on the side of family instead of each other.
In a refreshing change for a Bhansali film, Ram Leela crackles with light humor, cheeky dialogues and sexual irreverence, and is never burdened by its inherently tragic premise like his Devdas was. Borrowing a page out of Baz Luhrmann's book, Bhansali stages a dazzling light-and-sound show, capturing the ecstasy of first love, the thrill of clandestine meetings, and even the obsession of great rivalries. Despite its fictional setting, Ram Leela has contemporary touches; the lovers are glued to their mobile phones, and in one scene Ram even requests that a 'selfie' he took be uploaded to Twitter.
In his first collaboration with Barfi cinematographer S Ravi Varman, Bhansali gives us indelible moving images...from the breathtakingly filmed song sequences (including a raunchy item number featuring a toned Priyanka Chopra), to an artfully captured chase, and later, the riotous burst of color at a religious procession. Even as bullets are sprayed freely and much blood spilled, Bhansali mutes key violent scenes by taking the action off-screen, creating a much stronger impact. You'll never look at a betelnut crusher the same way again.
The problem, predictably, with such melodrama is its excess. Ram Leela is bloated in length and so it bears down on you and tests your patience in the second half. Some scenes come off trite, like one where a cop is easily bribed by a stack of po*n DVDs, or when a little boy melts the cold-hearted don Dhankor (Supriya Pathak), who seemed hardly affected by her own daughter's heartbreak.
It's impossible, however, not to be taken in by Pathak's menacing eyes and her threatening demeanor. When her son-in-law-to-be enquires about the family business, she replies coolly: "Shooting, smuggling, killing", before putting a gun in his hands and declaring "Welcome to the family." A terrific Richa Chaddha, as Leela's empathetic sister-in-law, is that rare supporting character that doesn't come off as one-dimensional, and Barkha Bisht gives a quietly dignified performance as Ram's bhabhi. Gulshan Devaiah, meanwhile, is reduced to a stock villain despite his earnest acting.
It's Bhansali's leads, expectedly, who steal the show. The gorgeous Deepika Padukone uses her eyes expressively, both in her feisty banter with Ram, as well as in the tragic portions later when she must assert her position with her family and clan. As if powered by an inner fire, she brings raw energy to Leela's every scene. The film belongs as much to Ram, and Ranveer Singh struts confidently, much like the peacock in the balcony that he pretends to be. The actor goes full-throttle funny, horny, heartbroken, and then particularly touching in the scene where Leela and he must reach a compromise for their clans. Deepika and Ranveer scorch up the screen in their romantic scenes, their intense passion a bold change from Bollywood's mostly tame embraces.
In the end it is Bhansali - credited for screenplay, editing, music, and direction - who leaves his stamp all over the film. He brings great style and aesthetic to an unapologetically commercial film, which I'm happy to say is far more engaging than the lazy blockbusters we've seen lately. I'm going with three-and-a-half out of five for Ram Leela. It's great fun - not the word you'd normally associate with a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film.
Rating: 3.5 / 5
Acolorful and passionate adaptation of Romeo-Juliet
Romeo-Juliet adaptations have been quite a trend in Bollywood. With quality of presentation and performance, this movie enters the best of the lot of Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Ishaqzaade...
And credits go to the filmmaker who has anchored the movie not only as a director, but producer, writer and music director as well. SLB had all these on his shoulders in his film Guzaarish too.
Nirdeshak (Director)-Utapadak (Producer)
Everybody missed him. After his first four directorial Khamoshi, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Devdas and Black, the audiences missed the filmmaker who presented a treat with his movies.
Later the movies that came didn't quite reach the expectation bar the filmmaker himself set for him.
But with this flick, SLB seems to be back with his best foot forward.
Alekh (Story)
There are two kinds of adaptations, one is to go by the book and other is to bend the book rules. With the latter, one has to be careful as not to ruin the charm.
Here the basic story remains similar and adapted, but the backdrop of Gujarat, artistic sets and background, infinitely colorful frame and a passionate flirtatious couple amidst blazing guns and weapons makes it an incredible adaptation.
Sanjay and writers Siddharth-Garima has presented the stage so extravagantly that the movie had almost everything, until the screenplay comes in question.
Patkatha (Screenplay)
Well story and script are two different things. Having an outline and a story is not even close to half the job done. The movie had a readymade theme and concept to which the writers embellished it with great story and background. Not that the script was complete opposite.
The screenplay (script) had its lows and highs.
To begin with the lows, the screenplay in the second half got stuck, it seemed as if the movie couldn't grow any longer but still the makers were feeding and stretching it. This made the movie predictable and 2-hours-35-minutes long. Then there was constant diversion with songs that were no doubt enjoyable but dosage was heavy.
But then there were Sanjay's patented heavenly ethnic sets, cultural dances and passionate chemistry of the lead pair that happily diluted the negatives.
Abhineta (Actors)
They together looked and acted wonderfully onscreen. Their chemistry and the portrayal of their relationship makes one become a part of it. And here Sanjay should also be credited as a director plays an essential role in extracting and presenting the actors talent.
Ranveer plays a character only he can pull off. His flirtatious expressions, gestures and histrionics are his trademark and he does it so smoothly. The actor's hard work is totally visible as his six packs and with the impression he leaves. Deepika looks beautiful and acted even more beautifully. She is in her best form in the movie be it looks or dialogues or expressions.
Every other actor's role was well crafted and had an identity. Thumbs up Richa Chadda and Supriya Pathak Kapur. Richa is a great actress and she looked good in her role. The very talented Supriya Pathak is like a sparkle in the film. Her scenes were intense, involving and the actress completely stole the show with her acting. Barkha Bisht played her part nicely too.
Sharad Kelkar, Gulshan Devaiahi and Abhimanyu Singh all were great and effective in their performance.
Geet Sangeet (Music)
The music of the film has one common thing, all songs had their hook line and starting piece so good that listeners will start humming as soon as they drop on one's ears. The full songs, on the other hand aren't that entertaining and did slightly spoil the flow of the movie.
Nirnay (FilmyCurry Verdict)
Thinking that perfection is hard to achieve with films, the length and drawback with script can be neglected especially when the audience has two romantically involved couple locking eyes amidst a background of color and dance, what else one wants for entertainment.
Credits Cinematographer S.Ravi Varman magnified the love story with immense color; the dialogues were nice, the artistically insightful director with its execution and presentation made the movie passionate, intense and a befitting adaptation.
Rating: 
November 15, 2013
Cast: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Supriya Pathak, Richa Chaddha, Gulshan Devaiah, Barkha Bisht, Abhimanyu Singh
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Cut off from the world, tucked away somewhere in Gujarat, a fictional small town named Ranjaar is a battleground of sorts for the eons-old enmity between the Rajadi and the Sanera mob clans. But even with guns blazing, beer bottles being shattered, and harsh words flying about in the air, Sanjay Leela Bhansali turns Ram Leela into such a passionate celebration of love, you can't help be seduced by it.
To be fair, Bhansali brings all his tropes to the table - unabashed melodrama, stunning visuals, elaborately choreographed dance numbers. Yet, it's the firecracker chemistry between his leads, and the genuine feeling he infuses into the film that separates Ram Leela from previously disappointing outings, particularly Saawariya and Guzaarish, that were weighed down by shameless manipulation and pretentious, heavy-handed filmmaking.
It's lust at first sight for Ram (Ranveer Singh) and Leela (Deepika Padukone) when they run into each other during a Holi celebration in Bhansali's adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet. Perfectly matched - she just as fiery and brazen as him - the pair would rather make love, unlike their warring clans...and they say this repeatedly while flirting boldly and stealing kisses in her balcony. But their romance is thwarted by bloody vendetta, forcing them to stay on the side of family instead of each other.
In a refreshing change for a Bhansali film, Ram Leela crackles with light humor, cheeky dialogues and sexual irreverence, and is never burdened by its inherently tragic premise like his Devdas was. Borrowing a page out of Baz Luhrmann's book, Bhansali stages a dazzling light-and-sound show, capturing the ecstasy of first love, the thrill of clandestine meetings, and even the obsession of great rivalries. Despite its fictional setting, Ram Leela has contemporary touches; the lovers are glued to their mobile phones, and in one scene Ram even requests that a selfie' he took be uploaded to Twitter.
In his first collaboration with Barfi cinematographer S Ravi Varman, Bhansali gives us indelible moving images...from the breathtakingly filmed song sequences (including a raunchy item number featuring a toned Priyanka Chopra), to an artfully captured chase, and later, the riotous burst of color at a religious procession. Even as bullets are sprayed freely and much blood spilled, Bhansali mutes key violent scenes by taking the action off-screen, creating a much stronger impact. You'll never look at a betelnut crusher the same way again.
The problem, predictably, with such melodrama is its excess. Ram Leela is bloated in length and so it bears down on you and tests your patience in the second half. Some scenes come off trite, like one where a cop is easily bribed by a stack of po*n DVDs, or when a little boy melts the cold-hearted don Dhankor (Supriya Pathak), who seemed hardly affected by her own daughter's heartbreak.
It's impossible, however, not to be taken in by Pathak's menacing eyes and her threatening demeanor. When her son-in-law-to-be enquires about the family business, she replies coolly: "Shooting, smuggling, killing", before putting a gun in his hands and declaring "Welcome to the family." A terrific Richa Chaddha, as Leela's empathetic sister-in-law, is that rare supporting character that doesn't come off as one-dimensional, and Barkha Bisht gives a quietly dignified performance as Ram's bhabhi. Gulshan Devaiah, meanwhile, is reduced to a stock villain despite his earnest acting.
It's Bhansali's leads, expectedly, who steal the show. The gorgeous Deepika Padukone uses her eyes expressively, both in her feisty banter with Ram, as well as in the tragic portions later when she must assert her position with her family and clan. As if powered by an inner fire, she brings raw energy to Leela's every scene. The film belongs as much to Ram, and Ranveer Singh struts confidently, much like the peacock in the balcony that he pretends to be. The actor goes full-throttle funny, horny, heartbroken, and then particularly touching in the scene where Leela and he must reach a compromise for their clans. Deepika and Ranveer scorch up the screen in their romantic scenes, their intense passion a bold change from Bollywood's mostly tame embraces.
In the end it is Bhansali - credited for screenplay, editing, music, and direction - who leaves his stamp all over the film. He brings great style and aesthetic to an unapologetically commercial film, which I'm happy to say is far more engaging than the lazy blockbusters we've seen lately. I'm going with three-and-a-half out of five for Ram Leela. It's great fun - not the word you'd normally associate with a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film.
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It's time to sing and dance again. Sanjay Leela Bhansali this time brings back a passion on screen that seems to have lost in the lets-concentrate-on-amassing-hundreds-of-crores kind of cinema. A larger-than-life film as is Bhansali's signature style, Ram-Leela is definitely a unique, deserving nothing but the big screen experience.
Lets talk about the best thing of the film. The beauty. Each frame is a winner from the cinematographer (Ravi Verma), who makes it all look so breathtakingly beautiful that it is a task to take one's eye off from the backdrop and concentrate on the characters. Even a morose death scene in the backdrop of rain is made to look beautiful. An absolute treat for the eyes, the film is a beautiful painting from start to finish.
Earlier guilty of going overboard with his aesthetic sense (read Saawariya) and his sensitivity (read Guzaarish), this time Bhansali gives us what he has never given us before. A film, inspired by the fateful story of Romeo and Juliet, talks about Leela (Deepika Padukone) and Ram (Ranveer Singh), who fall in love in spite of belonging to rival gangs.
Set in Gujarat and Rajasthan, Ram-Leela traces the story of this passionate couple who decide to fight against the system and generation old enmity between the gangs, to be able to love each other. Several twists and turns later, which also includes a political angle, the movie and their passionate love story continues to hold your full attention as you reach a highly dramatic climax.
It is Deepika and Ranvir's sizzling chemistry that does full justice to Bhansali's passionate story. Looking more gorgeous than ever, Deepika refreshingly plays a spontaneous bold girl who unapologetically carries her heart on her sleeve. Ranvir's Ram is just the male version of her Leela, but mixed with a hint of ego and machismo. The two fall in love so passionately that their passion manifests in different ways through the length of the film, in romance, in anger, in intimacy and in rage. Their playful courtship (none like that we have seen earlier in Bollywood ) peppered with delightful banter (thanks to the debut writers Siddhart and Garima) ends up going through various forms, shaking the very foundation of belief of the two families. While Deepika totally impresses with her absolutely uninhibited performance, Ranvir gives her good support.
It is Supriya Pathak's performance that is truly worth writing paeans for. Playing her role of a shrewd, powerful and ruthless mafia gang leader, Pathak is simply brilliant.
Another trump for the film is its casting. Obviously carefully handpicked by Bhansali, the other character roles played by Sharad Kelkar, Richa Chaddha, Barkha Bisht each give convincing performances. The talented Gulshan Devaiyah seemed wasted here, though. While the first half keeps you riveted, the second half sags a bit in parts even when you are reeling under the sudden twists and turns of the script. A must watch.
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