Watched RAMLEELA: after long time a classical movie seen by me having everything in it at the right…  

Watched RAMLEELA: after long time a classical movie seen by me having everything in it at the right place. just post interval part and the climax made me feel that its the updated version of another epic movie ISHAQZAADE in bhansali style. 

Ram Leela is a movie that will sweep you away with its largeness in everything. Every frame is…  

Ram Leela is a movie that will sweep you away with its largeness in everything. Every frame is filled with rich, luscious colours, stirring music, sound, great dialogues and choreography that made the Gujju in me want to jump up and start dancing right away in the aisle. Sanjay Leela Bhnasali has got it all right this time. No more flights of crazy fantasy, or long self indulgent sequences that go nowhere. He is focused, to the point and the story moves like the numerous bullets in the movie do-fast and furious and hit where it matters-your heart. And yet, it is a Bhansali movie through and through, from the lushness of the costumes, the depth of the colours to the music and the opera stage like quality of the sets, which transport you into another dream world. The story is Romeo and Juliet set in Saurashtra and the two warring clans make the town their personal battlefield. Enter Ram, the brother of one of the clan heads who doesn’t believe in the warfare. On the other side is the luscious Leela. The chemistry between them is instantaneous. We know what happens in Rome and Juliet but that doesn’t prevent your heart from getting wrenched out from your body when they have to live separate lives and meet their predetermined fate. I am sorry if I sound like I’m gushing, but the movie evokes that reaction. I think, making a film set in his own culture and milieu (like Hum dil de chuke sanam) grounds Sanjay Leela Bhansali somewhat. He has an anchor from where to spin his dreams without spiraling out uncontrollably and you have to be in awe of his vision and his craft. Enough said, go book your tickets.