Padmavati (film)

Padmavati
Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Produced by
Written by
  • Sanjay Leela Bhansali
  • Prakash Kapadia
Screenplay by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Starring Deepika Padukone
Shahid Kapoor
Ranveer Singh
Aditi Rao Hydari
Music by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Cinematography Sudeep Chatterjee
Production
company
Bhansali Productions
Distributed by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • 17 November 2017 (2017-11-17)[1]
Country India
Language Hindi

Padmavati is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language period drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, jointly produced by Bhansali and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures. The film will have Deepika Padukone playing the title role, along with Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh as co-stars. It is currently scheduled for release on 17 November 2017.[1]

Plot

The film is a dramatized account of the 1303 siege of the Chittor fort in Rajasthan. Alauddin Khilji, the Turkic ruler of Delhi led the invasion, motivated by his desire to capture the beautiful queen Rani Padmini, the wife of Rana Rawal Ratan Singh, the ruler of Mewar.

Cast

Production

Pre-production and casting

Pre-production on the film began in July 2016. That same month, playback singer Shreya Ghoshal tweeted about singing a song composed by Bhansali for the film.[2] Many media outlets speculated that Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, who played the leads in Bhansali's Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013) and Bajirao Mastani (2015), were finalized to play Alauddin Khilji and Rani Padmini in the film. Multiple actors were rumored to be attached to the part of Rani Padmini's husband Rana Rawal Ratan Singh, including Vicky Kaushal, Fawad Khan, and Shahid Kapoor. [3][4][5]

In October 2016, it was announced that Bhansali would team up with Viacom 18 Motion Pictures to produce the film with Padukone, Singh and Kapoor playing the lead roles.[6]

Music

The music of the film will be composed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Shreya Ghoshal has performed a song.[7][8] Deepika Padukone filmed a Ghoomar performance, a traditional folk dance, on a set that replicates the interior of Chittorgarh Fort.[9][10] Rumors were made that Lata Mangeshkar has sung a Thumri song for the movie, however, Shahid Kapoor stated that no such song has been recorded yet.[11][12]

References

  1. 1 2 "It's official! Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati to release in 2017". Filmfare. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Shreya Ghoshal records the first song for Padmavati". The Indian Express. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Vicky Kaushal finalised for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Padmavati'?". International Business Times. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Fawad Khan to play Deepika's husband in Bhansali's Padmavati?". Hindustan Times. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Shahid Kapoor drops by 'Padmavati' director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's office". Times of India. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "It's official! Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati to release in 2017". Filmfare. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Shreya Ghoshal records the first song for Padmavati". The Indian Express. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Padmavati: Shreya Ghoshal records first song for Deepika Padukone-starrer". Hindustan Times. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Deepika Padukone To Dance Amidst 400 Lamps For A Ghoomar Dance Sequence In SLB's 'Padmavati'". India Times. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "The grandness of Deepika's 'Ghoomar' song in Padmavati will leave you spellbound". Bollywood Hungama. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "Lata Mangeshkar To Croon For 'Padmavati' Movie". Celebrity Profiles. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "Lata Mangeshkar has not recorded for 'Padmavati' yet". The Times Of India. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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