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I'm not really into Indian movies but I like all things historical. Movies, period dramas, etc so might give it a go.
Digging shahid kapoor's rugged look. The beard...
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Digging shahid kapoor's rugged look. The beard...
Guuuurrrrllll fans self Ditto
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Shameless pathetic ghulam mentality people. Here is Sanjay distorting history and maligning muslims and then we have the paidaishi ghulaams who are going crazy over the movie. Pathetic.
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On a side note..what does ghoomar actually mean?
Does it come from the urdu word Ghoom (like to roam around?)
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On a side note..what does ghoomar actually mean?
Does it come from the urdu word Ghoom (like to roam around?)
Probably.
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Dewani mastani was way better than this one though
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Dewani mastani was way better than this one though
Yeah, Deewani Mastani was a fantastic song but the overall BM soundtrack was kind of lukewarm. I'm hoping for something better this time.
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New song “Ek Dil Ek Jaan”
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Amazing. It seems like the Rajputs in those days were huge fan of Qawali. I am sure it was because Amir Khusro was in vogue those days. 
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This seems like a song that will be played at weddings for years to come..
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This seems like a song that will be played at weddings for years to come..
I can see that.
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Yeah, I am watching this movie for all the controversy and yes the first thing I noticed about the trailer was the dark shade given to Khilji and his Kingdom. He might have been a War Lord, but he was not a dark wizard, LOL. I am waiting for the movie’s release in Dubai. Will definitely watch it.
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Yeah, this movie is going to be very unsubtle when it comes to what it is trying to represent with the “noble Rajputs” and “savage Muslims.”
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I’m sooo looking forward to this! It’s been a minute since I’ve watched any Bollywood flick, but I’m a sucker for historical fiction and bioepics!!
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I’m sooo looking forward to this! It’s been a minute since I’ve watched any Bollywood flick, but I’m a sucker for historical fiction and bioepics!!
Right?
I bet this movie will be horribly anachronistic and kind of lukewarm, but I'm still excited watching it because it is a period drama made by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
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Blatant distortion of history to make a blockbuster. At least they should declare Khilji is the villain character in the script and his depiction is far from reality.
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Indian ruling-party member offers bounty for beheading of Bollywood’s biggest female star
The release of a highly anticipated Bollywood blockbuster has been delayed after a politician from India’s governing party offered a bounty of $1.5 million for the heads of the movie’s star and director amid outcry that the film distorted Hindu legend.
The movie “Padmavati” — depicting the life of legendary 14th-century queen Padmini — sparked the latest in a string of flash points from right-wing groups that perceive more clout under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has courted Hindu nationalists as part of his political base.
Often Hindu outrage is stoked by little more than rumors, including deadly riots and vigilante violence over false claims that Muslims were killing cows sacred to Hindu culture. But this time with the film, the reason for the outrage is even more puzzling.
Members of the Rajput Karni Sena, a group associated with the warrior Rajput caste, claim it misrepresents history by depicting a love affair between the queen and a Muslim invader. The group is further upset that the queen’s midriff is exposed in a song sequence. They have called for a nationwide strike and backed the death threats against star Deepika Padukone and the film’s director, Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
But Bhansali insists that the plot has no such love scene. And the movie trailer pays ample homage to Rajput bravery and their role in resisting Muslim armies.
The death threats — against one of India’s most popular actresses and a prominent filmmaker — brought quick backlash. They were sharply denounced by leaders of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, and the home minister in the southern Karnataka state, Ramalinga Reddy, ordered protection for Padukone and her family.
Also at stake are the boundaries for the world’s most prolific film industry, in which some directors have increasingly tried to push back against decades of film censorship for political reasons.
Chief ministers of a number of states demanded that controversial scenes be removed before the film is screened. The movie’s producers have indefinitely delayed the film’s release.
The news agency ANI reported that Surajpal Amu, a state-level media coordinator of the BJP, told a rally Sunday: “We will reward the ones beheading [Padukone and Bhansali] with Rs 10 crore, and also take care of their family’s needs.” A crore signifies 10 million rupees.
Amu repeated the statement to theIndian Express. Video from the rally also showed Amu saying, “There’s no need to discuss making cuts to the film. We won’t allow it to play in theaters at all.”
An official from the BJP condemnedAmu and said the party was considering taking legal action against him.
“It’s absolutely appalling. What have we gotten ourselves into? And where have we reached as a nation?” said the actress Padukone,** who plays the leading role of Queen Padmavati and who recently appeared in “XXX: Return of Xander Cage” alongside Vin Diesel.**
“We have regressed,” she added. “The only people we are answerable to is the censor board, and I know and I believe that nothing can stop the release of this film.”
A member of the Rajput Karni Sena group, Mahipal Singh Makrana, responded in a self-made video, saying, “Rajputs never raise a hand on women, but if need be, we will do to Deepika what Lakshman did to Surpanakha,” referring to a Hindu epic in which a man cuts off a woman’s nose. The group has also vandalized cinemas, burned posters and threatened to break the legsof actor Ranveer Singh, who plays villainous Muslim invader Alauddin Khilji.****
**The violent reaction to the film’s release further suggests a groundswell of conservatism in Modi’s India. Bollywood films in the 2000s were known for breaking taboos, as they increasingly began to show on-screen kissing, live-in relationships between unmarried couples and interreligious romances, most famously in the 2008 historical drama “Jodhaa Akbar.”
Some members of Modi’s party have made efforts to minimize Muslims’ role Indian culture and history. Recently, members of the governing party misleadingly said that the Taj Mahal was built on the site of an old Hindu temple and that it “did not represent Indian culture.” The Taj Mahal was built by the Muslim Mughal king Shah Jahan.
Alhough members of right-wing groups have been briefly arrested for making threats in thepast, the government rarely pursues legal action against them.
Ironically, the movie’s trailer shows no sign of an interreligious romance and depicts the Muslim king as brutish and evil.
Bhansali issued a video statement saying that the protests were caused by a misunderstanding and that there was no romance between the Muslim king and the Hindu queen. “We have made this film very responsibly, keeping in mind the Rajput dignity and respect. I would like to reiterate once again that our film has no dream sequence between Rani Padmavati and Alauddin Khilji or any other scene which will hurt anyone,” he said.
Source:https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/11/20/indian-ruling-party-member-offers-bounty-for-the-beheading-of-bollywoods-biggest-female-stars/
Some people need to chill, for starters
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Yo what is this movie about and why are people trying to kill the actress in?!? I don't plan to watch the movie so I don't mind spoilers.
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Yo what is this movie about and why are people trying to kill the actress in?!? I don't plan to watch the movie so I don't mind spoilers.
It hasn't come out yet, but is pretty much an based off of an epic from the 1500s where a Muslim king invades a Rajput kingdom to capture the Queen of the kingdom. Controversy surrounding this movie isn't new since the director did actually get physically attacked because of it some time ago. Basically people are getting mad as hell because they think that Bhansali's depiction of Padmavati is dishonoring their culture. They think Deepika's outfits are too revealing and that her character dancing in the movie is also scandalous. There were even rumors about of there being a "dream sequence" where Padmavati and the Muslim king Khilji/Khalji are getting physical or something like that, which Bhansali denied putting into the movie. Add in the political climate of India and you get this disaster.
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The extremist losers getting salty about this movie is hilarious. This movie is still essentially glorifying the idea of a woman pretty much killing herself to preserve honor and there apparently aren't even scenes between Ranveer and Deepika. This entire movie is glorifying the juvenile "savage Muslim" and "noble Rajput" dichotomy as well as the "honor preserving" self immolation and these people are getting buttmad about her dancing (as if this is not Bollywood) lmfao!