Duration : 164 minutes Genre : Period Drama

Shahid Kapoor... As Ratan Singh, the last Rajput ruler. Shahid looks kingly and worthy for his role, he shows immense power and bravery as a Rajput emperor. Deepika Padukone... As Padmaavati, the legendary Rajput queen. Deepika as known to be an artist who is beautiful and equally talented, she mesmerizes with her beauty, brains and emotions. Ranveer Singh... As Alauddin Khilji, the Afghan ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. Ranveer unveils his monstrous and vicious character; he immediately makes you hate him in his first few scenes, Definitely his best performance till date! Absolutely applause worthy... Both Jim Sarbh as Malik Kafur, the general slave of Alauddin and Aditi Rao Hydari as Mehrunisa, the wife of Alauddin blend in their characters well.

Story : Based on the epic poem Padmaavat (1540), the journey of a Rajput queen who performs Jauhar (self immolation) to protect herself from Khilji. The mastermind Sanjay Leela Bhansali turns poetry into motion in a very majestic way. His vision on the locations, props, lighting, battle scenes, costumes, background score is admirable.

Music : Unlike the much celebrated music of Bajirao Mastani, the music of Padmaavat is weak and unpromising. However the track Ek Dil Ek Jaan is beautiful and Ghoomar's choreography is worth a praise.

Overall Padmaavat is history of the Rajputs unveiled, and undoubtedly a Must Watch!

I keep making this mistake - I keep going to watch Bhansali's films hoping that perhaps someday, one of them will work for me. But none does.

I think it is because Bhansali has a totally different understanding of films from me and perhaps also because he has a very different worldview from me. For Bhansali, a film is about razzle-dazzle, exquisite sets, wondrous special effects, cheesy and over-the-top dialog, naach-gaana, and characters with natures as uncomplicated as a straight line and motives as clear as ice. For me, a good film is about inspiring or otherwise remarkable events, difficult aspects of human life and human emotions, and questions that land us in gray territory. And Bhansali's worldview is what I would term partly regressive and partly confused while I would like to believe that I hold progressive views.

And so Bhansali's movies don't work for me.

Let me conclude not by saying why you should not watch this movie, but by explaining why this may be the cinematic event of the year for you - If you think that a queen should be a puppet of her king, that aaan-baan-shaan where men do foolish things and lose kingdoms while women commit jauhar is a good rather than a stupid thing, that homosexuality is a sign of evil, that religions and cultures other than your own are chronically uncivilized and evil, then this is by all means the movie, nay a masterpiece, for you.

Ok then! After a long controversy Padmavati finally releases and that too with a slight name change.

What I really loved about this movie is that along with the performances it is actually a very rare piece of beauty even in the technical aspect.It is never easy to get the audience a feel as if they are actually living in the same time as shown in the movie and Padmaavat achieves it very well.

Surely one of the best from Sanjay Leela Bhansali.Background score is very intriguing.Climax fight very short.However the last scene does feel a little rushed.

Shahid shines even though many may say he was under used , but that was his role and he performed like a seasoned guy.Deepika shines in the lead. Ranveer is seriously very awesome and his villainous act will go down along with list of Gabbars and the Mogambos.Jim Sarbh plays his part well as a side kick to Ranveer and yes, his entry scene is the best one.

All in all, it is a movie to be experienced in the cinema hall. Go for it.