Padmaavat

"The Goddess Queen"

2018 2h 43m HI

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6.9

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55%

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7.1

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★6.9TMDB · 328🥫55%Rotten Tomatoes●63Metacritic★7.1IMDB · 41,836

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Synopsis

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Rajputana, India, 13th century. The tyrannical usurper Alauddin Khilji, sultan of Delhi, becomes obsessed with Queen Padmavati, wife of King Ratan Singh of Mewar, and goes to great lengths to satisfy his greed for her.

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Cast

Deepika Padukone
Queen Padmavati
Shahid Kapoor
Maharaja Ratan Singh
Ranveer Singh
Sultan Alauddin Khilji
Jim Sarbh
Malik Kafur
Aayam Mehta
Raghav Chetan
Ujjwal Chopra
Gora Singh
Raza Murad
Sultan Jalaluddin Khilji
Aditi Rao Hydari
Mehrunissa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Writers: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Prakash R. Kapadia, Prakash R. Kapadia
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 163 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, shot by Sudeep Chatterjee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Rajesh Pandey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Goddess Queen".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5935704 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Sanjay Leela Bhansali directs. Sudeep Chatterjee behind the camera. Sanjay Leela Bhansali scores. Rajesh Pandey cuts. A long sit — settle in. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

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1Clocks in at 163 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, shot by Sudeep Chatterjee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Rajesh Pandey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The Goddess Queen".
8IMDB entry: tt5935704 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 20 themes, including "husband wife relationship", "obsession", "queen", "delhi, india".

The technical file

Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterjee
Original score: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Editing: Rajesh Pandey
Production design: Subrata Chakraborty
Costume design: Ajay Kmr
Makeup / hair: Preetisheel Singh
VFX supervisor: Prasad Sutar
Sound: Bishwadeep Dipak Chatterjee
Runtime: 163 min · 2h 43m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $31,000,000
Box office: $81,673,897
Return: 263% of budget
Original language: HI
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Padmaavat (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes: 55% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 63/100
IMDB rating: 7.1/10 · 41,836 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Awards

44 wins & 66 nominations total

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viral8102018-10-08
Amazing movie and great story line
CinemaSerf2026-09-06
★ 7/10
The dashing king of Chittor (Shahid Kapoor) has come to visit his friend the King of Sinhala when he finds himself on the wrong end of an arrow during the hunt. That came from the host's daughter "Padmavati" (Deepike Padukone) who fancies she has something of the Demeter to her. "Ratan Singh" survives unscathed; falls hook, line and sinker and before leaving offers her a place in his kingdom as his new queen (despite already having one). Life at their court is uneventful until she catches a priest watching them. "Chetan" (Aayam Mehta) had hitherto been a close confident of the king, but now banished he flees to the court of the Sultan "Alauddin" (Ranveer Singh) who has only recently indulged in some regicide to assume the throne and marry the daughter of the previous incumbent. "Chetan" has something of the Rasputin to him, is a shrewd individual and not only does he manage to save his own life but he suggests that the new Sultan attack the impenetrable fortress of Chittor so he can capture the enigmatic and beautiful "Padmavati". His first attack proves woefully inadequate, and a sort of truce ensues, but with the sly "Alauddin" being prompted from all sides to complete his mission, what chance the lovers can survive his persistent onslaughts? Now I watched this without having much of a clue as to the underlying history, or religious sub-texts, but on face value it seems to be a simple story of good versus evil, akin to something you might have been read at night by Shéhérezade. There is a degree of traditional mysticism woven into the plot and the production design is stylish and almost epic in nature as the stories of love, revenge and betrayal unfold. Politically, I suspect this probably was quite controversial not least because the conclusion includes elements of the practice of sati to it that don't travel well inside India let alone elsewhere, but for inexpert eyes seeking a piece of grand-scale entertainment with some combat scenes that wouldn't have looked out of place in something from Sir Ridley Scott, I found this to be an enjoyable and colourful historical culture-clash in the style of a well-funded, perfectly choreographed, period soap opera.

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