Gender prejudice or ideological persuasion notwithstanding, it is undeniable that the dialogue written for Shahid, and the skill with which he projects it on screen, makes this movie very watchable

This movie is only for die hard fans of Shahid Kapoor

Raring to Return | Shelved and Revived

The sheer pointlessness of this movie - as entertainment, as quasi-history, as fairy tale, and as a contemporary political tool - is flabbergasting

A weakness of will to enforce order

Old Wounds Seldom Heal | Too Cocky, Too Soon

Thawing the Ice | The Awkwardness of Moving On

Parting Shot | Elephant in the Room

What we are given in this film is a generalized and sweeping historical background, embellished with lavishly mounted period sets

Age-Old Advice | Dropping Inhibitions