PADMAAVAT movie review

Saw this movie FDFS.

Will directly speak on the positives and the negatives of the film

1. Performance wise Jim Sarbh is the best with his Malik Gafoor character. Ranveer has done a good job with his psychopath villainous Khilji Character but sometimes you will see the Bajirao and Bittu(his past characters) in him. He has performed a ‘hot villain’ performance in the Khali Bali song. Shahid has done a decent job. Deepika is just ok nothing great. Aditi has done a good job in her short role as Alauddin’s wife. The Raaghav Chetan character’s performance was also quite good.
2. You wont see the marvellousness in the film sets as Karni Sena had destroyed the sets in Rajasthan(Initially where the film was being shot). So sets are not that delightful as in usual SLB movies but still not bad.
3. VFX is worst in the 1st half and just under average in 2nd half. The scene where Ranveer arrests an Ostrich and brings in the Khilji kingdom has the weakest VFX. Also the jungle scene is not good.
4. Khilji’s Gay character is not focussed in the film but SLB has used it well.
5. There is a 10 minute Jauhar scene in the climax which also has a not good VFX and somehow the makers have tried to make this scene as dramatic as possible but its too long and it will bore you in the end.
6. One more disgusting point is that this movie showcases the greatness of Rajputs. Every now and then you will hear ‘Rajput this’, ‘Rajput that’. Not sure if this was originally made like this or the makers modified the movie to a Rajput version due to the controversies.
7. Story is not the original Padmavati story but its partially based on the poem ‘Padmavat’ by Mohammed Jayasi. But the story is good. Movie is watchable. Overall good but not great.

Personally speaking i was expecting a more villainous and skillful Khilji. Must watch for the Rajputs. Must watch for Karni sena.

Rating: 3.5/5

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