Panipat | Official Trailer | Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Kapoor, Kriti Sanon - Page 10

One thing I noticed here how anybody who tries their hand in historical drama is accused of copying SLB which is absurd because historical drama hai to costume toh same hongi hi.. Battle of Panipat is a much better story than awful cringy love story of Bajirao and Mastani.

All SLB does is focus on grand sets and costumes and he is excellent in doing so because even magnum opus like Bahubali fails in comparison if we compare the costume,set design and cinematography of his films but the story and scrrenplay of his films is average and sometimes frustrating. I don't think he has the panache to pull of swadesh or a lagaan. Ashutosh is talented but has lost his mojo. It is sad that he chose such garbage actors.

@adventurousman: Actually Ranveer wasn't half bad as Khilji. Yeah he didn't get the blood boiling like Sanjay Dutt did in Agneepath or might do in this movie, but he was horrible enough that I wanted to strangle Khilji with my bare hands. I would say Ranveer was at least 50% what Sanjay Dutt was in Agneepath.

@ninny: Thing is that SLB has become synonymous with historicals. Yeah Bajirao Mastani was just a big grand love story, but the sets, the grandeur, the costumes, the VFX, etc. everything seems to have been translated here. I was looking for the Jodhaa Akbar style here. The subtle, the intricate, the realism. Like in JA, that climax battle wasn't some huge grand affair with thousands and thousands of people (mostly all VFX). It looked realistic but gave the feeling that there were thousands of people there. Or the romance between the lead pair. It was subtle, yet intricate. Hidden with so many details. SLB, on the other hand, does more in your face romance, over-the-top fight sequences, grand costumes, magnificent sets, etc. SLB really simplifies the history to make it easy to follow that anyone can follow without any background, while Ashutosh keeps the intricate details that you need narration to follow. But here it doesn't feel like that.

At the end of the day though, it comes down to the actors. This will not work. Arjun and Kriti just don't work in this. Arjun may have done a good job with the likes of Ishaqzaade and Gunday, but here's he stony-faced and emotionless. And Kriti seems to do a good job, but she just doesn't fit that time period or role. It seems so out of place.

ha ha exactly my thoughts too.

Originally posted by: IAmLuvBolly

Oh boy. Was this supposed to be a spoof of all SLB movies? I hope so because otherwise Aushotosh dropped the ball, badly.

ha ha exactly my thoughts too.

I liked it.

Atleast focus is on war and not some love sick trash garbage that bhansali keeps showing.

Arjun could have been replaced with better actor , would be nice to see how would they showcase a war which they lost , hope they explore maratha empire in detail.

It is total Bajirao , Kashi in the beginning and I hear BM music too. Even for war parts Arjun doesn't have commanding voice. This will only work if the war portion is shot interestingly.

Everybody associated with this movie deserves to go bankrupt.

arjun was awful..awful..he looks so dead..0 presence..and his voice has no power..we all know why he still gets movies..

From the director that brought you Lagaan , Swades and Jodhaa Akbar..comes a copy of SLB movie..just with a tier 5 actor as the looool lead , Arjun. Spend the money on Gowariker, forget about plot and acting when Arjun is on screen.

The ONLY way I can see WHY this ...crazyness happened is that somehow Boney and his Kapoor clan members have ..coerced Gowariker: you had a flop with Moheno.. do want to do a big budget movie? We will finance it..but Arjun has to be lead. 🤢

(I couldn't concentrate on ANYTHING going on. Arjun was too distracting- in a BAD way- as the joke of a warrior.. sorry to all the other actors that probably acted well.)

I refuse to believe Ashutosh took Arjun of his own will !!!