Goliyon ki Raas Leela-Ram Leela- SLB is in sublime form, though there are nervous and scratchy moments!! Colorful, daring, passionate, breathtaking and a brief period of lull. This is “Remix†cinema at one of its best. Baz Luhrmaan did it with the Di Caprio starrer Romeo and Juliet, our noire prince Kashyap did it with DEVD and now Bhansali does a “never before†with cliché!!!
Outstanding Cinematography, opulent sets, superb music, fantastic performances and a “hatke†take on the story beaten to death by all. The chopra’s glorified love through some great outdoor shots and music sticking onto the badshah, johars followed the same ritual, barjatyas stuck to the family sentiments and values and SLB does what he knows best- Grandeur, passion and his opera styling…
Re-writing/Re-creating great works and infusing sensibilities of today’s audience is an art – another brownie point for the film- Brilliant and somewhat off beat presentation. There are sequences which brought back memories of Ketan Mehta’s awesome Mirch Masala, JP’s refugee…or more coz of the rann of Kutch connect maybe!!!
The movie scores right from the way it opens and talks about an “Arms Bazaar†and a well-executed chase sequence that establishes the story and what lies in store.
Supriya Pathak wreaks havoc and simply stands tall. Ranveer scores heavily and performs with gusto (thou he needs to remember that we have enough 6/8 pack stunners and concentrate a bit more on his dialogue delivery), Padukone wins handsomely and gives a new dimension to our gujju “Juliet†(hat trick huh with a Madrasi and Nerd year)-her eyes talk about her earnestness and she seals it with a power house performance. Gulshan, Abhimanyu get their moments of glory too.
SLB’s films are known for his soundtracks and some stunning choreography which fills the celluloid with unabashed colors and poetry in motion. He has scored the music and makes it a memorable one…the dhols, nagadas, garbha and those lusty sequences…hey he was the choreographer for the 1942-love story-Kuch Na Kaho song…amazingly picturized sequence. The chemistry, physics, maths…of the lead pair is another highlight…HDDCS had the same with Sallu-Ash or Black with AB-Rani…
Some of the sequences are visually mind blowing…watch them to know that this has been thought out with loads of passion.
The film thou falters – the promise of a bullet filled, juicy romance takes a back seat as clearly that has never been Bhansalis forte. The need to make this a musical, romantic tragedy with loads of gunpowder, wow performances…phew A T-20sque touch to an otherwise Test Match!! The finale moments could have been shot with a lot of vigor and panache but ends up “clichéd like the plotâ€â€¦A FINE balance could have made this one of the master pieces…
(Sic) but my thoughts are as wild as the reviews are!!!
Imagine if these troika had directed this – Bhansali(master of Promance)-RGV (master of Guns)-Rakesh Omprakash mehra (master of creative narration)...Ras-Goli-Leela
