Thursday, 29 October 2015

It's to Bollywood that we go, for this tale of Juliet and her Romeo

Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013)

Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali this film stars Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone. A man and woman fall in love but their relationship is hampered by the fact they come from rival crime families that divide a small Indian town.

This is Romeo and Juliet filtered through Baz Luhrmann by way of Bollywood with a final third that is more like The Godfather (1972). As a straight up adaptation of Romeo and Juliet the plot wandered too much for my taste but was still entertaining through out. The protagonists are a little old to really capture Shakespeare's tale of teenage obsession but the colour and pageantry of the film are worth seeing.


3/5

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