Rarely very rarely one comes across a film which has breathtaking visuals , brilliant performance , splendid music, imaginative choreography , unadulterated passion , and yet lacks the soul. Sanjay Leela Bhasali, who credits himself as director, music-director, producer, co-writer and co-editor, suffers from over indulgence leading to exhaustion. The man, who celebrated silence so beautifully through a classic film “Khamoshi”, decides to endorse noise, opulence and sexual innuendo to deliver a dud that suffers from a fatigued script.
For most sensitive film makers songs and dances are a medium to take the story ahead or to celebrate an occasion, for Bhansali they are mere tools to showcase his talent to the world. Hence every fifteen minute a song-dance sequence pops up no matter how irrelevant or irritating that might be. The first half is pure madness; guns keep blazing without reason, the main protagonists meet for the first time and exchange lusty stare, they break into sexual intimacy every time they meet, even when there is death in the family. The dialogues at times are so raunchy; I had to cross check if it is the same one who wrote dialogue for Grand Masti.
Thankfully some sanity returns in the second half where the script finds some method to the madness and picks up pace. Deepika and Ranveer’s passionate chemistry is exhilarating. Supriya Pathak gives a thunderous performance. However the reason, probably the only one, to watch it, is the visual opulence. Each frame is picture perfect with rich color, stylish costume and dazzling set.
This is one of those films that could have been a memorable one if the director wouldn’t have imposed his own esoteric world on everyone and instead tried to instill soul into the bare flesh that he exposed so fervently. I will go out with two for the film and an additional one for the aesthetic sense and sensitivity that makes it masterpiece in terms of cinematography.
No, Mr. Bhansali this Ramleela is all about your Rasleela with self indulgence!
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