This film is about Mastani, a Muslim Princess, and Bajirao, a Maratha general who fall in love the moment their eyes meet during a battle between the two. Mastani, being a Muslim, is already a huge obstacle in this love story because Bajirao has always fought with the Mughal dynasty. On top of that...he's already married to Kashi, who is head over heels for her husband and never imagined another woman to come between her and Bajirao.
A scene that stood out to me was the,'Pinga,' song, which became a huge hit after the release of this movie. For those of you who are not familiar with the format of a Bollywood film, what truly makes it Bollywood, is for the movie to have heavily choreographed and extravagent dance sequences where the actors break out into song. 'Pinga,' is one of them. This scene shows Kashi, welcoming Mastani into the musical celebration, but to the audience it gives a different vibe. As the two dance, it's almost as if the director wanted the audience to think that the two were competing for Bajirao's love through dance. I am not sure if Bollywood films use specific shots for the same reasons, but this song had a lot of varying camera angles and shots. There were a number of shots where the two girls were captured from a high angle shot which was probably to capture how grand of a dance it was and to see all of the dancers and all, but if the director was using it to make them seem vulnerable, I did not understand why, I suppose it was because they were both vulnerable to Bajirao. There were medium shots and many subjective shots where the audience can clearly see the character's dramatic facial expressions, which truly makes this song,'Marathi.' Overall, I thought this film was amazing. I think hands down, this may have been the most beautiful Bollywood film I have ever seen (I have seen too many Bollywood films). It was so gorgeous and everything was so overtheop and so done up, which is what Bollywood essentially is, but this exceeded my expectations, especially visually. This is a kind of movie I wished I would have watched in theaters, but instead, watched it much later, after it's popularity was at its peak...which I regret. The plot is great, an action romantic. Mastani is a really cool character, and it's intersting to watch Kashi's character develop throughout the film. This film was spectacular. I definitely recommend this as a first-time Bollywood.
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