Bajirao Mastani (2015)

A historical account of the romance between the Maratha general, Baji Rao I and Mastani, a Muslim princess.

Director:

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Writers:

Nagnath S. Inamdar (novel), Sanjay Leela Bhansali (additional writer)

Stars:

Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan Khan, Deepika Padukone

25 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Priyanka Chopra	...	Kashibai
Irrfan Khan	...	Narrator
Deepika Padukone	...	Mastani
Ranveer Singh	...	Peshwa Bajirao Ballad
Mahesh Manjrekar	...	Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj
Aditya Pancholi	...	Panth Pratinidhi
Milind Soman	...	Ambaji Panth
Raza Murad	...	Nizam of Deccan
Tanvi Azmi	...	Radhabai, Bajirao's Mother
Ayush Tandon	...	Nana Saheb
Jason D'Souza	...	Shamsher Bahadur
Yatin Karyekar	...	Krishnaji Bhatt
Ganesh Yadav	...	Malhar Rao
Vaibbhav Tatwawdi	...	Chimaji Appa
Rudra Soni	...	Young Nana Saheb

Storyline

Bajirao 1, who fought over 41 major battles and many others, is reputed never to have lost a battle. Bajirao is described as "RANMARD" a man of the battlefield. Bajirao said to his brother "Remember that night has nothing to do with sleep. It was created by God, to raid territory held by your enemy. The night is your shield, your screen against the cannons and swords of vastly superior enemy forces. " Bajirao was a heaven born cavalry leader. In the long and distinguished galaxy of Peshwas, Bajirao was unequaled for the daring and originality of his genius and the volume and value of his achievements.

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Plot Keywords:

battle | muslim | india | 18th century | hindu | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

official website of the production house

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

18 December 2015 (USA)

Filming Locations:

India

Box Office

Budget:

INR 1,250,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,741,037 (USA) (18 December 2015)

Gross:

$6,557,047 (USA) (5 February 2016)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eros International, SLB Films Pvt. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

158 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dimple Kapadia, Shabana Azmi and Supriya Pathak were all considered for the role of Bajirao's mother before Tanvi Azmi was cast.

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Goofs

The Mirror set in the hall is said to project an image of the object in the center of the hall into the bedroom of Kashibai. If that be the case, such images can not be seen by anyone in the hall (basic laws of reflection -- optical physics). However, in several dance sequences, the images of the dance/dancers are seen in the same error.

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Connections

Spun-off from Mystical Mastani (2015)

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Soundtracks

Deewani Mastani
Written by Siddharth, Garima, Ganesh Chandanshive and Nasir Faraaz
Produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Performed by Shreya Ghoshal, Ganesh Chandanshive, Mujtaba Aziz Naza, Shadaab Faridi, Altamash Faridi and Farhan Sabri

User Reviews

excellent movie. much needed breath of fresh air

this movie helps restore the fast depleting hopes with Bollywood movies. The passion with which this movie is made shines through some class acts from each involved. the animation and sets allow a submerging experience. Ranveer offers a brilliant performance and a very promising future. His accented Hindi and well pronounced Marathi complete him in his role as Bajirao.

Deepika and Priyanka are best fits in their roles and don't feel off track even for a bit. Priyanka does a good job of conveying with her expressions more than her words. The placement of songs is done nicely.

a must watch for all moviegoers and history enthusiasts. the movie leaves us all with a good message at the end.