Padmavati trailer: The king, the mad man and I
One of most anticipated films this year is director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Padmavati, starring Shahid Kapoor, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone. The trailer of this big budget period drama released this afternoon and I couldn’t help but wonder what the purpose of making this movie was, apart from of course cashing in on the off-screen interest in Ranveer and Deepika, and the obvious good looks and acting talent of Shahid. The trailer begins with long and extra long shots of rolling hills and forts, taking us away from the grime of city life into the lamp lit beauty of Rajasthan, illuminated further by the undeniably stunning Deepika Padukone. We meet Padmavati and King Rawal Ratan Singh (Shahid Kapoor) possibly at their wedding, or during their arrival to his palace post their nuptuals. It then introduces us to Allauddin Khilji (Ranveeer Singh) shaking his long locks off and acting like Bajirao on crack for the rest of the trailer. He has clearly taken his role