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Am I the only one who didn’t like Padmaavat?

After a month long controversy, the most hyped movie of 2017 finally released on 25 th Jan 2018. Padmaavat is a typical Sanjay Leela Bhansali venture where you travel to an altogether different world with impeccable cinematography, jaw dropping sets, most beautifully crafted jewelry and costumes. He indeed pays attention to every single detail of his film except for the storyline. I really had high expectations from this movie as everyone around me was going gaga over this film. But to my disappointment, it was nowhere close to my expectations. I don’t understand if it’s because the cuts that were made while censor board certification or the actual story was written in such a manner. Also, one thing that bothered me the most is that Jauhar was an event that happened during that era. There was absolutely no need to glorify it and showcase it with such heavy background score as if it was such a proud moment. If it actually was such a proud practice then it would have not been