Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela (2013)

Original title

गोलियों की रासलीला रामलीला

Directed by

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Genre

drama film, romance film, melodrama, musical film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 39m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 203 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two people from feuding gangster families fall in love. Their romance is torn apart by a long standing violent rivalry between their clans.

visually lushmelodramatictragicromanticintensefreneticbloodypassionate

What happens

Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (transl. A Dance of Bullets: Ram-Leela), also simply known as Ram-Leela, is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language romantic tragedy film written and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who also composed its original soundtrack. The film was jointly produced by Bhansali and Eros International's Kishore Lulla and stars Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh in lead roles with Priyanka Chopra making a special appearance in the song "Ram Chahe Leela". The supporting cast includes Supriya Pathak, Richa Chadda, Sharad Kelkar, Gulshan Devaiah, Barkha Bisht Sengupta, and Abhimanyu Singh. Based on the tragedy Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Ram-Leela narrates the star-crossed romance between the two eponymous lovers from two gangster families, who fall in love with each other, but are forced to separate due to their families' centuries old rivalry. Bhansali conceived Ram-Leela while working on his directional debut Khamoshi: The Musical; an insufficient budget led to the project being postponed. After reviving the project in 2012, Padukone and Singh were cast in the lead roles over many other choices. Principal photography began in Gujarat before moving to Rajasthan. Much of the filming was done on sets, despite previous plans against doing so. The background score was composed by Monty Sharma, while the lyrics were written by Siddharth–Garima. The film's release, scheduled on 15 November 2013, was initially stayed by the Delhi High Court. The film initially titled Ram-Leela was changed to Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela in response to an order by the court, allowing it to release on the scheduled date. It received positive reviews, with praise directed to the performances of the cast members, particularly Padukone, Pathak, and Singh, as well as the soundtrack. There was some criticism for the plot and the elements of violence though. Ram-Leela earned ₹220.58 crore in its theatrical run and emerged as the sixth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2013. Ram-Leela received eight nominations at the Filmfare Awards, winning three, including the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Padukone and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for Pathak. At the International Indian Film Academy Awards, it received nine nominations, including for Best Film, and won two. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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