Wow.From the first frame, you know you are in a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film. Everything is scaled up, grander than grand, a-glitter. The Maratha court is in session. As all eyes turn to Peshwa Bajirao ( Ranveer Singh) , we are invited not just to see, but to behold a warrior in the full glory of manhood, striding off to conquer new places and hearts.
It’s all razzle-dazzle, the way only Sanjay Leela Bhansali can turn it on.Bajirao Mastani review: Deepika Padukone is lovely, and creates sizzle with Ranveer Singh, but Wish Bhansali had kept the film less protracted and gone a little easy on the excess, especially in the overwrought climax, because there is something in Bajirao Mastanithat reaches out and keeps you intensely engaged even as it wears you down. The Hindu-Muslim love angle could have been done with more depth and layer than mere talk of politics of colour — kesariya ( saffron) and hara ( green) — but is timely and relevant in the way it takes on religion and orthodoxy. The dialogue might be old-worldly ( ishq, ibadat …) but the actors mouthing them are in great form.
They help the passion and poignancy reach out. Ranveer Singh is charismatic and charming complete with the Marathi inflection in his lingo and those electric moves in Malhari ( who cares whether Peshwas danced or not) .