Padmaavat is perhaps Bhansali’s best work in the last 10 years because here he doesn’t overexpose his leading lady, doesn’t make his leading man go after women – the bad stuff is kept for his anti-hero and his followers. The script may be genuine but the way it was filmed wasn’t; in a story where the word ‘Khilji’ plays an important part, pronouncing it Kilji was nothing short of being criminal. Sanjay Leela Bhansali may be criticized for making a film that distorts history but his fans all around the world will be thankful to him for coming out with a near-perfect film that entertains them by being just a film!
