SLB defends his 10 new things in Ram Leela

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Posted: 11 years ago
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In my defence...

Sanjay Leela Bhansali explains his reasons for attempting ten new things " from the kiss to the item song " in Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone-starrer

Subhash K Jha

You know what to expect when you go to see a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film. Big romance, lavish sets, searing passion, drama, and heart-melting moments. What you don't expect? Lip-locks, Govinda style dancing, guns and an item song (by Priyanka Babli Badmaash Chopra). So why has the director attempted so many new things this time? Is this selling out? Does this mean he is bowing down to commercial dictates. Is SLB compromising to get a hit? Is this his last production Rowdy Rathore's effect? Now that he has tasted blood, he wants the magic of Rs100-crore number at the box-office? We wanted answers and only he could give them. So here the director explains his naya avatar on the big screen. Read on...

What: The kiss
The much talked-about lip-lock between Deepika and Ranveer is so torrid and passionate you are left wondering why the kiss was given the miss and why the kiss was not given to the Miss by SLB's earlier heroes. SLB made the couple rehearse extensively for the smooch. For once Ranveer didn't mind rehearsals!
SLB says Yes, there's a kiss. But so what? Times have changed. People in love do express themselves in this way.

What: The Guns
Earlier there was no gun or even a gun-shot even in passing in SLB's cinema. The trailer of the film shows almost every male character in Ram Leela, and some female too carrying guns. The frames are so filled with ammunition you wonder if Shakespeare's Romeo ever imagined he'd end being such a sun of a gun!
SLB says No character in any of my films has previously held a gun. In Ram Leela I'm making up for lost time.

What: Item song
An SLB creation has never featured an item song before. But there she is, ladies and gentlemen, Priyanka Chopra dressed only in a skimpy blouse and a thigh-high petticoat giving the villagers in this Gujju Romeo and Juliet their money's worth.
SLB says I don't see it as an item'. It's such a derogatory word. It's a situation in the film. And Priyanka has never looked more sensuous. I opted for minimalist no accessories look for her.

What: Aggressive Language
Since the characters in this film are aggressive go-getters, both men and women speak strongly-worded language. Profanities occur for the first time in an SLB film. Giggle!
SLB says The language of every film is a reflection of the characters' environment and thought processes. No need to be coy about it.

What: The ishiyon Dishkiyon song
Ranveer and Deepika borrow steps from a Govinda film for this film, synchroniused steps and crotch-thrusting features prominently.
SLB say This time I've really let myself go.

Published Date: Oct 23, 2013











http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=53908&boxid=29971&ed_date=2013-10-23&ed_code=820004&ed_page=3


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Posted: 11 years ago
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LMFAO so he basically made an article with excuses 🤔 how lame is that 😆
Edited by Crystal__ - 11 years ago
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Originally posted by: Crystal__

In my defence...

Sanjay Leela Bhansali explains his reasons for attempting ten new things " from the kiss to the item song " in Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone-starrer

Subhash K Jha


You know what to expect when you go to see a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film. Big romance, lavish sets, searing passion, drama, and heart-melting moments. What you don't expect? Lip-locks, Govinda style dancing, guns and an item song (by Priyanka Babli Badmaash Chopra). So why has the director attempted so many new things this time? Is this selling out? Does this mean he is bowing down to commercial dictates. Is SLB compromising to get a hit? Is this his last production Rowdy Rathore's effect? Now that he has tasted blood, he wants the magic of Rs100-crore number at the box-office? We wanted answers and only he could give them. So here the director explains his naya avatar on the big screen. Read on...

What: The kiss
The much talked-about lip-lock between Deepika and Ranveer is so torrid and passionate you are left wondering why the kiss was given the miss and why the kiss was not given to the Miss by SLB's earlier heroes. SLB made the couple rehearse extensively for the smooch. For once Ranveer didn't mind rehearsals!
SLB says Yes, there's a kiss. But so what? Times have changed. People in love do express themselves in this way.

What: The Guns
Earlier there was no gun or even a gun-shot even in passing in SLB's cinema. The trailer of the film shows almost every male character in Ram Leela, and some female too carrying guns. The frames are so filled with ammunition you wonder if Shakespeare's Romeo ever imagined he'd end being such a sun of a gun!
SLB says No character in any of my films has previously held a gun. In Ram Leela I'm making up for lost time.

What: Item song
An SLB creation has never featured an item song before. But there she is, ladies and gentlemen, Priyanka Chopra dressed only in a skimpy blouse and a thigh-high petticoat giving the villagers in this Gujju Romeo and Juliet their money's worth.
SLB says I don't see it as an item'. It's such a derogatory word. It's a situation in the film. And Priyanka has never looked more sensuous. I opted for minimalist no accessories look for her.


What: Aggressive Language
Since the characters in this film are aggressive go-getters, both men and women speak strongly-worded language. Profanities occur for the first time in an SLB film. Giggle!
SLB says The language of every film is a reflection of the characters' environment and thought processes. No need to be coy about it.

What: The ishiyon Dishkiyon song
Ranveer and Deepika borrow steps from a Govinda film for this film, synchroniused steps and crotch-thrusting features prominently.
SLB say This time I've really let myself go.


Published Date: Oct 23, 2013











http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=53908&boxid=29971&ed_date=2013-10-23&ed_code=820004&ed_page=3







Except for the red ones, I don't mind watching the rest on screen. The item number looks as weird as the Govinda style number. I think a more experienced dancer like Mukti Mohan or Nikkitasha Marwaha could have made the Ram Chahe Leela song look better. And LMAO rehearsals for smooching?Ranbir boy must have been sulking.😆
Edited by AbbaDabbaJabba. - 11 years ago
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Posted: 11 years ago
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yeh toh release hone ke baad dena chahiye😆

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Posted: 11 years ago
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Originally posted by: hasini009

yeh toh release hone ke baad dena chahiye😆

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Posted: 11 years ago
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cant wait to see another sucky item song of PC! is it out already?
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Originally posted by: koiza.k

cant wait to see another sucky item song of PC! is it out already?

I can't believe, you haven't seen it already, Koiza!😲
Here is the link...dil thaam ke dekhna...😉😆
Time milega, toh thread par comments bhi padna! They are assuredly more entertaining than the song!😆
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Coming to the article, pretty obvious that the success of RR has influenced SLB much more in RL than any of his previous films!
See at the end...people are here to make money in the Industry! Critical acclaim gaya bhaad mein!
If Besharam had worked, everyone would have hailed Ranbir and Anurag Kashyap to be geniuses, no matter how terrible the reviews!
Similarly, if RL works at the BO, then no one will care that SLB has changed his style of film-making in order to make a more commerically viable film!
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Lol..Why is he getting so defensive even before the release of the movie? All SLB needs to do is tone down the melodrama and pay more attention to the story than the curtains..He has an eye for detail but he uses it to get the inconsequential things right and loses focus in the end😆 Oh and am actually looking forward to see how RL turns out..And just because he decides to not call PC's song an item number, it doesn't become a piece of art😆
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Posted: 11 years ago
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@Rogerrocks,
The film has already been made...and knowing SLB, rest assured, the film WILL have melodrama...😆 (I can never forget Kiron Kher's hysterical outburst in Devdas...it was just pure torture!)
What we can hope for (those who are looking forward to the film) is that it will also have tons of entertainment...good performances...and some semblance of a story! And yes, lots of Ranveer and Deepika, because all said and done, despite the corniness of the songs etc. they still look smashingly good together! I for one, am curious to see them acting opposite one another!
Btw...I can't understand why the RL team is not promoting its brilliant ensemble cast?😕 Supriya Pathak, Riccha Chaddha, Sharad Kelkar, Abhimanyu Singh...hopefully, we will get to see them in the dialouge promo's etc!
PS: I think the reason for his getting defensive is because he knows fully well that he has made a full-on commerical film in Ram Leela...but he has to keep up his image of being a 'sensitive, intellectual' director also!

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