Padmaavat [Audio: Hindi]
Set in medieval Rajasthan, Queen Padmavati is married to a noble king and they live in a prosperous fortress with their subjects until an ambitious Sultan hears of Padmavati's beauty and forms an obsessive love for the Queen of Mewar.
6 July 1985, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
23 November 1950, Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India
5 January 1986, Copenhagen, Denmark
25 February 1981, New Delhi, India
28 October 1986, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
January 31, 2018
It is by turns daft, jaw-droppingly epic and often just plain lovable.
February 01, 2018
With its lavish sets; catchy, narratively-driven songs; and powerhouse performances, Padmaavat is even greater than the sum of its already-commendable parts.
February 09, 2018
In his misguided attempt to replicate the success of Bajirao Mastani, Sanjay Leela Bhansali learns that you can get struck by lightning if you try to capture it in a bottle twice.
January 31, 2018
Thankfully, Padukone's Padmavati gets to be more than a pretty face in the second half of the film as she rallies the Rajput women in the lead-up to the stirring climax, which is masterfully handled by Bhansali.
February 02, 2018
Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's latest period film is an embarrassing display of Hindu nationalism and male machismo. Not even the grandeur and refined spectacle for which Bhansali is known can cloak its shameless denigration of Muslims.
February 02, 2018
When I walked out of the movie theatre screening Padmaavat, I was shaking in rage.
January 29, 2018
Padmaavat's sumptuous palace interiors and classically inspired music lend elegance to the film without overpowering it - a welcome shift in tone from the director of the lavish but uneven Devdas and Saawariya.
February 02, 2018
India's most controversial blockbuster is an exciting take on an ancient story.
January 25, 2018
Ranveer Singh shines in his portrayal of Bhansali's Khilji as a heartless beast. He is menacing, brutal, passionate, unpredictable and exciting to watch.
January 26, 2018
A lavish 3-D pageant with the depth of a children's pop-up book.
January 26, 2018
An extravagant, often gorgeous bore.
January 29, 2018
"Padmaavat" is a rare work of pop art that is both powerful and repugnant.

