''Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela'' () or simply known as ''Ram-Leela'', is a 2013 Indian
Hindi
Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...
-language
tragic romantic action film
Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include l ...
written and directed by
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Sanjay Leela Bhansali (; born 24 February 1963) is an Indian filmmaker, director, screenwriter, and music composer who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several awards, including four National Film Awards, ten Filmfar ...
, who also composed its original soundtrack. The film was jointly produced by Bhansali and Eros International's Kishore Lulla; it stars
Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone ( or ; born 5 January 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She is one of the highest-paid actresses in India, and her accolades include three Filmfare Awards. She features in listings of the nation's most po ...
and
Ranveer Singh
Ranveer Singh Bhavnani (; born 6 July 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. The recipient of several awards, including five Filmfare Awards, he is among the highest-paid Indian actors and has been featured in ''Forbes India''s ...
. The supporting cast includes
Supriya Pathak
Supriya Pathak (born 7 January 1961) is an Indian actress who works in Gujarati and Hindi films and television. She has received multiple awards including three Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress. She is mostly popular for playing the ...
,
Richa Chadda
Richa Chadda (born 18 December 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. After debuting in a small role in the comedy film '' Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'' (2008), Chadda's breakthrough came in 2012 with a supporting role in the noir gang ...
,
Sharad Kelkar
Sharad Kelkar (born 7 October 1976) is an Indian film actor and voice artist from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He works primarly in Hindi films, Marathi films. Kelkar has appeared as lead in television serials for brief period of time, now he do web se ...
,
Gulshan Devaiah
Gulshan Devaiah is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Hindi films. He is known for his roles in '' Shaitan'', ''Hate Story'' and '' Hunterrr''. His performance in Shaitan was critically praised and earned him a nomination for Filmfare Aw ...
,
Barkha Bisht Sengupta, and
Abhimanyu Singh
Abhimanyu Singh (born 20 September 1974) is an Indian actor who works mainly in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Bhojpuri films.
Career
Singh made his debut with '' Aks'' (2001), directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. He got his first break with the ...
.
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra Jonas (; ; born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant, Chopra is one of India's highest-paid actresses and has received numerous accolades, including two National Film Awar ...
made a cameo appearance in the song "
Ram Chahe Leela
"Ram Chahe Leela" ( en, Ram Loves Leela) is a 2013 song from the film ''Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela'' directed and composed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The song was sung by Bhoomi Trivedi and was written by Siddharth-Garima and was picturised on ...
". Based on the tragedy ''
Romeo and Juliet'' by
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
, ''Ram-Leela'' narrates the
star-crossed
"Star-crossed" or "star-crossed lovers" is a phrase describing a pair of lovers who, for some external reason, cannot be together. The term also has other meanings, but originally means that the pairing is being "thwarted by a malign star" or ...
romance between the two eponymous lovers, who belong to warring factions but fall in love with each other.
Bhansali conceived ''Ram-Leela'' while working on his directional debut ''
Khamoshi: The Musical''; an insufficient budget led to the project being postponed. After reviving the project in 2012, Padukone and Singh were cast in the lead roles over many other choices. Principal photography began in Gujarat before moving to Rajasthan. Much of the filming was done on sets, despite previous plans against doing so. The background score was composed by Monty Sharma, while the lyrics were written by Siddharth–Garima.
The film's release, scheduled on 15 November 2013, was stayed by
Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi ( IAST: ''dillī uchcha nyāyālaya'') was established on 31 October 1966, through the ''Delhi High Court Act, 1966'', with four judges, Chief Justice K. S. Hegde, Justice I. D. Dua, Justice H. R. Khanna and Justice S ...
. The film initially titled ''Ram-Leela'' was changed to ''Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela'' in response to an order by the court, allowing it to release on the scheduled date. It received positive reviews, with praise directed to the performances of the cast members, particularly Padukone and Singh. Criticism was focused on its plot and elements of violence. ''Ram-Leela'' earned 220.58 crore in its theatrical run and emerged as the fifth highest-grossing Indian film of the year.
''Ram-Leela'' received eight nominations at the
Filmfare Awards, winning three including
Filmfare Award for Best Actress
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for Padukone and
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
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for Pathak. At the
International Indian Film Academy Awards
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, it received nine nominations, including for Best Film, and won two.
Plot
In the fictional Gujarati village Ranjhaar, infamous for its uninhibited manufacture and sale of arms and ammunition, two clans—Rajadi and Sanera—have been at odds with each other for the past 500 years. A violent altercation between the two occurs after Bhavani, a Sanera, fires at the son of Meghji Bhai, a Rajadi chieftain. Bhavani is almost killed by Meghji Bhai, but Ram, Meghji Bhai's younger brother, intervenes and saves Bhavani. All the Rajadi elders are irked by Ram being a vagabond who deals in stolen cars, with his mindset of making a truce with the other clan.
During the festival of
Holi
Holi (), also known as the Festival of Colours, the Festival of Spring, and the Festival of Love,The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) p. 874 "Holi /'həʊli:/ noun a Hindu spring festival ...". is an ancient Hindu religious festival ...
, Ram boldly enters the house of the Sanera heads and flirts with Leela. Meanwhile, her mother, Dhankor Baa, the chieftain of the Saneras, is busy arranging a match for her daughter with a simple-minded
NRI
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* Kingdom of Nri, an Igbo kingdom that flourished between the 10th century and early 20th century
* National Radio Institute, a now defunct post-secondary vocational correspondence school
* National Resources Inventory
* N ...
. Leela's elder brother, Kanji Bhai, is angered by Ram's entry into the house and bribes the local police to raid Ram's house. Ram, however, manages to convince the policemen to leave in exchange for a set of his blue films. Ram and Leela develop a romance and plan to elope, but a grim turn of events follows when Kanji accidentally kills Meghji, Ram's brother, and is, in turn, killed by Ram.
To escape the suffering, Ram and Leela elope and marry, but just as they are about to consummate their marriage, Ram's friends trace them and betray him by inebriating him and informing Leela's family of their location. The next morning, Leela is forcibly taken back home by Bhavani, her cousin, while Ram is hailed as a hero by the Rajadis for soiling Leela's reputation. He is rewarded by being made the new chieftain of the Rajadis.
Meanwhile, Dhankor Baa arranges the engagement of Leela and the NRI, much to the chagrin of the pair. Leela refuses, citing that her finger is already occupied by the ring from her marriage to Ram. In her anger, Dhankor Baa chops off Leela's finger. Upon learning of this, Ram does the same to his own finger and visits Leela while she is asleep. Leela still retains faith in Ram and sends Rasila, the widow of Kanji, to give Ram an ultimatum to take her away. Rasila is assaulted by Ram's friends, and when Dhankor Baa learns of this, she sends Bhavani and other men to assault Kesar, Meghji's widow, who manages to evade them.
In response to the attempt on Kesar, Ram storms into Leela's house and incapacitates the guards single-handedly. He then requests Dhankor Baa to consider negotiation for peace, and she invites him to celebrate
Navratri
Navaratri is an annual Hindu festival observed in the honour of the goddess Durga. It spans over nine nights (and ten days), first in the month of Chaitra (March/April of the Gregorian calendar), and again in the month of Sharada. It is o ...
with the Saneras, with the intention of having him killed. However, at the event, Bhavani secretly shoots and seriously injures Dhankor Baa to place the blame on the Rajadi. Leela is made the chieftain of the Saneras and gets busy tending to her mother. She bitterly carries out a negotiation with Ram, equally dividing the travel routes and trades, with the condition that the Saneras and Rajadis will not interact with each other ever again.
Bhavani, who does not tolerate this development, deceives Leela into blindly signing a document that orders unrestrained killings of the Rajadis. During
Dusshera
Vijayadashami ( sa, विजयदशमी, Vijayadaśamī, translit-std=IAST), also known as Dussehra, Dasara or Dashain, is a major Hindu festival celebrated at the end of Navaratri every year. It is observed on the tenth day in the Hindu ...
, as the
Ramlila
Ramlila (Rāmlīlā) (literally 'Rama's lila or play') is any dramatic folk re-enactment of the life of Rama according to the ancient Hindu epic ''Ramayana'' or secondary literature based on it such as the ''Ramcharitmanas''. It particularly ...
parade is ending, many of the Rajadis are killed, and the village is on the brink of war, which Ram senses. Ram and Leela decide that they are each other's soulmates and shoot one another dead, all the while oblivious to the fact that Dhankor Baa has undergone a change of heart and has killed Bhavani, ordering that peace be made with the other clan. The two clans come together to cremate the bodies of the lovers.
Cast
*
Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone ( or ; born 5 January 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She is one of the highest-paid actresses in India, and her accolades include three Filmfare Awards. She features in listings of the nation's most po ...
as Leela Sanera, based on
Juliet Capulet
Juliet Capulet () is the female protagonist in William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy '' Romeo and Juliet''. A 13-year-old girl, Juliet is the only daughter of the patriarch of the House of Capulet. She falls in love with the male protagonist ...
*
Ranveer Singh
Ranveer Singh Bhavnani (; born 6 July 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. The recipient of several awards, including five Filmfare Awards, he is among the highest-paid Indian actors and has been featured in ''Forbes India''s ...
as Ram Rajadi, based on
Romeo Montague
Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy '' Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a prie ...
*
Supriya Pathak Kapur as Dhankor Sanera (known as Dhankor Baa), based on
Lady Capulet
*Homi Wadia as Radhu Bhai
*
Abhimanyu Singh
Abhimanyu Singh (born 20 September 1974) is an Indian actor who works mainly in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Bhojpuri films.
Career
Singh made his debut with '' Aks'' (2001), directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. He got his first break with the ...
as Meghji Bhai, based on
Mercutio
Mercutio ( , ) is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's 1597 tragedy, ''Romeo and Juliet''. He is a close friend to Romeo and a blood relative to Prince Escalus and Count Paris. As such, Mercutio is one of the named characters in the ...
*
Richa Chadda
Richa Chadda (born 18 December 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. After debuting in a small role in the comedy film '' Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'' (2008), Chadda's breakthrough came in 2012 with a supporting role in the noir gang ...
as Rasila, based on
Nurse
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*
Gulshan Devaiah
Gulshan Devaiah is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Hindi films. He is known for his roles in '' Shaitan'', ''Hate Story'' and '' Hunterrr''. His performance in Shaitan was critically praised and earned him a nomination for Filmfare Aw ...
as Bhavani, based on
Paris
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*
Jameel Khan
Jameel Khan is an Indian actor famously known for his tv series Gullak. Born in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, Khan was educated at Sherwood College, Nainital and Aligarh Muslim University. He moved to Mumbai to pursue his acting career, and has ac ...
as Vanka
*
Sharad Kelkar
Sharad Kelkar (born 7 October 1976) is an Indian film actor and voice artist from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He works primarly in Hindi films, Marathi films. Kelkar has appeared as lead in television serials for brief period of time, now he do web se ...
as Kanji Bhai, based on
Tybalt
Tybalt () is a character in William Shakespeare's play '' Romeo and Juliet''. He is the son of Lady Capulet's brother, Juliet's short-tempered first cousin, and Romeo's rival. Tybalt shares the same name as the character Tibert / Tybalt ''"th ...
*
Barkha Sengupta as Kesar
*
Anshul Trivedi as Mandar
*
Raza Murad
Raza Murad (born 23 November 1950) is an Indian actor who appears primarily in Hindi films.
He has over 250 Bollywood film credits. Murad has also appeared in Bhojpuri and other regional-language films and on Hindi television.
Early life
He ...
as Sarpanch
*Tarun Anand as Ujjwal
*Masood Akhtar as Pujalal
*Mukesh Agrohari as Vallu
*Faizan Khan as Goli, Meghji Bhai and Kesars' son
*Banwari Jhol as Popat
*
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra Jonas (; ; born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant, Chopra is one of India's highest-paid actresses and has received numerous accolades, including two National Film Awar ...
in the song "
Ram Chahe Leela
"Ram Chahe Leela" ( en, Ram Loves Leela) is a 2013 song from the film ''Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela'' directed and composed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The song was sung by Bhoomi Trivedi and was written by Siddharth-Garima and was picturised on ...
" (special appearance)
Production
Development
Bhansali conceived ''Ram-Leela'' while directing ''
Khamoshi: The Musical''. The latter was critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful, leaving Bhansali with no money to fund ''Ram-Leela''. He next directed ''
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It was released internationally as ''Straight From the Heart''. The film stars Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn. B ...
'' instead, which was also set in Gujarat like Ram-Leela. Feeling that directing two films set in the same place would be repetitive, Bhansali waited. He intended the film to be a tribute to Gujarat, saying, "I am Gujarati at heart. I love Gujarat's music, culture and food and I want to take all this back to the people." The film was dedicated to Bhansali's mother Leela. According to him, ''Ram-Leela'' was his "most violent film" at that point, while the filmmaking style was similar to his previous directional ventures ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' and ''
Devdas
''Devdas'' ( bn, দেবদাস, transliterated as ''Debdās'') is a Bengali romance novel written by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee. The story pivots a tragic triangle linking Devdas, an archetypal lover in viraha (separation); Paro, his forbidd ...
''.
Bhansali called it a "desi adaptation" of
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
's tragedy ''
Romeo and Juliet''.
He clarified that ''Ram-Leela'' is not related to
Rama
Rama (; ), Ram, Raman or Ramar, also known as Ramachandra (; , ), is a major deity in Hinduism. He is the seventh and one of the most popular '' avatars'' of Vishnu. In Rama-centric traditions of Hinduism, he is considered the Supreme Bein ...
or
Krishna
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and that the character Ram does not depict the Hindu god. Speaking about the influence of his childhood environment on the film, Bhansali said that his family members used to speak "the most outrageously uninhibited things as though they were the most natural". He felt that the language heard by him were idioms for the current generation, who speak directly. Bhansali found it "very liberating to explore the union of body and mind in a love-relationship" and felt that it wasn't enough "to show a boy and a girl looking at one another when they fall in love". The lovers don't have sex together in the film as Bhansali felt the importance of showing the lovers "united completely in death".
Terming ''
Romeo and Juliet'' as "the mother of all love stories", Bhansali wanted to make a different story with it, one that was not yet explored in cinematic adaptations. While changing many aspects of the film, Bhansali kept the theme of "misunderstanding between star-crossed lovers", while transposing them to another level. The idea of a feud between two families that destroys everything really appealed to him. According to Bhansali, "the whole execution of Shakespeare is more flirtatious and voluptuous" and he felt his film was the best interpretation of Romeo and Juliet. When asked about the extensive violence and guns in the film, he said that violence is "an integral part" of Romeo and Juliet, also stating how important it was for a filmmaker "to get out of his comfort zone".
The screenplay was written by writing duo Siddharth-Garima. Producer
Sandip Ssingh offered the duo three films; they chose ''Ram-Leela'' over the other two. They were impressed by its outline and felt that it was similar to Australian writer
Baz Luhrmann
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's films. In addition to writing, they collaborated with Bhansali for the costumes, recces, shoot days, editing, subtitling, and post production. After writing the initial screenplay draft, Siddarth-Garima were sent to Gujarat for researching dialect, slang and accent.
Rhyming couplets from ''Romeo and Juliet'' were translated into Hindi and used in the film, with more emphasis on innuendo and humor as they felt that the elements were "overshadowed" by tragedy in the original play.
Cast and characters
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Pakistani actor
Imran Abbas
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was the first choice for Ram, he rejected the role due to "contractual obligations".
Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor Khan (; '' née'' Kapoor; born 21 September 1980) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films. She is the daughter of actors Randhir Kapoor and Babita, and the younger sister of actress Karisma Kapoor. Noted for playing a va ...
and
Ranveer Singh
Ranveer Singh Bhavnani (; born 6 July 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. The recipient of several awards, including five Filmfare Awards, he is among the highest-paid Indian actors and has been featured in ''Forbes India''s ...
were cast in the lead roles in the film. Singh later confirmed the news and conveyed his excitement on working with Kapoor. Bhansali was impressed with Singh's performance in ''Band Baaja Baaraat'' and cast him for the film. However, Kapoor walked out of the film 10 days before the shoot began and instead did
Dharma Productions
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's romantic comedy ''
Gori Tere Pyaar Mein
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Plot
Sriram ...
''. With already-complete sets and an approaching filming schedule, Bhansali approached
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra Jonas (; ; born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant, Chopra is one of India's highest-paid actresses and has received numerous accolades, including two National Film Awar ...
who agreed to do the film.
Chopra was officially cast for Leela in July 2012 and was to start filming in August. However, before the filming started Bhansali brought
Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone ( or ; born 5 January 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She is one of the highest-paid actresses in India, and her accolades include three Filmfare Awards. She features in listings of the nation's most po ...
in the film. After this unpleasant experience with Bhansali, Chopra stopped talking to Bhansali, as confirmed by the CEO of Bhansali Productions.
In August 2012, Padukone had publicly expressed her desire to be a part of the film. After wrapping the filming of his previous film ''
Lootera
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'', Singh confirmed that he was signed on for the film in August 2012.
![Ranveer2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Ranveer2.jpg)
In an interview Bhansali revealed that he met Padukone with the script while she was ill; impressed with her beauty and watery eyes, he cast her.
Richa Chadda
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was reportedly signed on to play a significant role, cast by Shruti Mahajan and Parag Mehta. Although she initially denied the claim, Chadda later agreed to play the role; she was not given the entire script until a month of filming.
For Chadda's role, Bhansali wanted someone "with a dusky complexion and Indian features", hence she was selected. Bhansali ordered Chadda to watch ''
Mirch Masala
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'' to prepare for her look, which was inspired by Smita Patil. Chadda also attempted to mimic Patil's acting. Barkha Bisht Sengupta, a television actress, plays a supporting role. Sengupta was asked by Bhansali to forget acting for her role.
Gulshan Devaiah
Gulshan Devaiah is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Hindi films. He is known for his roles in '' Shaitan'', ''Hate Story'' and '' Hunterrr''. His performance in Shaitan was critically praised and earned him a nomination for Filmfare Aw ...
was reported to play the role of the antagonist Bhavani. Devaiah said that his character was from the
Jadeja
The Jadeja (also spelled Jarejo) (Gujarati: ) is a Rajput clan that inhabits the Indian state of Gujarat. They claim to be descended from the legendary Jamshed of Iran. They also claim descent from Krishna. They originated from pastoral communit ...
clan and has "enough shades of grey" and was "nothing" like he had done in his career at that point. Devaiah felt that other than the basic frame, ''Ram-Leela'' wasn't similar to Romeo and Juliet.
Singh, who plays a Gujarati boy, had to learn some Gujarati abuses as well as gain muscle for his character in the film.
Singh enrolled for a 12-week transformation programme with Stevens, going on a strict protein diet which involved eating every 2 hours. He managed to get the required look in 6 weeks. He was put on a diet of fish, broccoli, turkey and green tea and was prevented from eating roti, rice or sweets. Singh said, "I had to work out one hour in the morning and one hour in the evening. I would work out at 5 in the morning, start shooting from 9, shoot for the entire day till 6 pm and then return to workout for an hour again." He felt that the fact he didn't consume alcohol more than once or twice a year helped him to achieve the result before the required date.
Padukone was shown wearing a 30 kg ghagra with a 50-metre 'ghera' in the first look of ''Ram-Leela''. Padukone felt that the film was "tough" for her, stating that it was "mentally, physically, and emotionally demanding" for her. She attributes Bhansali's perfectionist outlook as the reason, while admitting she became emotional on the set. For the song Nagada Song Dhol, Padukone had to learn Garba. According to her, the Garba performed in the film was a folk one, rather than the commercial ones often played.
Bhansali ordered Padukone and Singh to spend time together to develop their romantic chemistry. Padukone spent more than 12 hours a day for the workshop, which involved partying, watch films and attending premieres together with Singh. Since the two weren't familiar with each other, Bhansali wanted them to socialise.
There were rumours that
Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit Nene (née Dixit; born 15 May 1967) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. A leading actress of Indian cinema, she has appeared in over 70 films. Noted by critics for her beauty, dancing skills, and characters ...
would be performing an
item number
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for the film. Other actresses were also speculated to be signed for the song including
Aishwarya Rai
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and
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra Jonas (; ; born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant, Chopra is one of India's highest-paid actresses and has received numerous accolades, including two National Film Awar ...
. Chopra was eventually reported to be performing the song. She confirmed the news, saying that she "loved the song from the time
hefirst heard it" and she "was challenged to push
erboundaries." Chopra had to wear full sleeves to hide her muscles acquired for playing the titular character in ''
Mary Kom
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''. The actress also had to workout to lose some of her muscles.
Production design
Wasiq Khan
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was the production designer for ''Ram-Leela''. Khan finished working on ''
Rowdy Rathore
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'', a film produced by Bhansali, when he was called for ''Ram-Leela''. According to Khan, Bhansali sometimes took 3 to 5 hours for one shot to achieve "perfection". Since Bhansali wanted to focus on Gujarat's architecture and royal havelis, the film was to be "grand and larger than life". He said that the challenge was to make the film both a romance and action film as the film would have a "rustic feel and texture" depicting action scenes, with many people fighting. Khan found it hard to maintain his realistic designs with Bhansali's "grand sets, big shots, and beautiful costumes".
''Ram-Leela''s design and narrative were influenced by the "craft traditions and folk culture" of houses in the Kutch region of Gujarat.
Khan found the experience of creating sets for ''Ram-Leela'' "different" from his previous films. Bhansali and Khan spent about 2–3 months observing locations and discussed references and drawings. According to Khan, despite the decision to shoot half of the film on the sets and the other half in real locations, 90 percent of the film ended up shot on sets due to difficulties to shoot action sequences in real locations. Some of the sets were created in Reliance and
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. Interior sets were created at Reliance while an exterior set used to show the mohallas, streets and markets was set in Film City. Khan and Bhansali travelled through villages in Gujarat and got references from the lifestyle, costumes and markets, which were used for putting together the sets.
The set of the porn film parlour operated by Ram in the film has "neon-lit cut-outs and lurid poster art". The storage area of weapons are made so that the guns poke out of "straw baskets and from inside shimmering back-lit glass cases". The chamber in which Leela and Ram exchange messages has paintings of
Raja Ravi Varma hung with "diaphanous curtains". The walls are rough hued and lined with glasswork patches.
The film's costumes were designed by Anju Modi and
Maxima Basu
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Modi designed Padukone's clothes while Basu designed costumes for the rest of the cast.
Designer
Sabyasachi Mukherjee
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, who previously worked with Bhansali on ''
Black
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'', was hired initially for the costumes of the leading lady, but was later replaced by Anju Modi. Bhansali asked Basu to create a trial look; impressed with it, he chose the design for Singh's character Ram. Ram's look was inspired by Rabari tribesmen. Ram was a character who was "exposed to the world" yet resides in a village in Kutch, making his clothes have duality. According to Basu, "for every ripped jeans or boots he sports, you also see him flaunting a kediyu and kohl-rimmed eyes." The jeans worn by Singh in "Tattad Tattad" were personally worked on by Basu; she ripped the jeans and added the embellishments herself.
Modi journeyed to the Bhoj region of Kutch and bought pieces of antique textiles from the villagers; she had to "mix and match" it with new fabric to create singular outfits.
This was done to make Padukone's outfit "as authentic as possible". Speaking about using the antique textiles, she said, "I wanted to use those old, antique fabrics because it's impossible to replicate the authenticity of those colors, the brocades and those beautiful, fine embroideries that were done by hand." The fabric from which the costume worn by Padukone in the song "Ishqyaun Dhishqyaun" was over 100 years old. Jewellery was taken from Amrapali Jewels, who lend their antique archives for shooting; these were not for sale. The dialogues of the film were written by Sr. Manager Sawan Vyas
After Modi was finalised as the costume designer, she was sent the script for studying the character of Leela. According to Modi, Leela's costumes changed as the film progressed: "the attire becomes more mature and darker and she’s shown in closed neck, long blouses." For the song 'Lahu Munh Lag Gaya', antique Kutch fabric was woven in the skirt worn by Padukone that showed through.
For the promotional poster, Modi created a 30 kilo lehenga. Modi also designed Chopra's costume, speaking of the difference with Padukone's costume, she said, "Priyanka’s character is that of a mujrewali or courtesan... since the characteristics of a mujrewali are understood – they are sexy, desirable – the outfit I made for Priyanka was very fitted to the body but still had to look Gujarati."
Principal photography
![Badi Mahal](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Badi_Mahal.jpg)
Initially shot in
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, some sequences of ''Ram-Leela'' were shot in
Udaipur
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, particularly at
Udaipur palace and Gangaur Ghat where a song sequence was shot. The story of the film is set in
Gujarat
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. In Udaipur, Singh shot a song sequence in freezing cold water for about 45 minutes.
Padukone was injured on set; however she had to continue shooting as an expensive set was put up at
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for the song "Nagada Sang Dhol." Sanjay Leela Bhansali had set up a gym on the sets in Filmcity Mumbai for the lead actor
Ranveer Singh
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to not be late for the shooting and to avoid any delays for the movie. The budget of the film has been estimated to be between and .
For the song 'Tattad Tattad', Singh had 30 trials for his costume, after which Bhansali suggested that he shoot shirtless.
The classic balcony and conflict scenes were among those that were recreated from Romeo and Juliet.
For a few boat sequences in the film, shooting took place at Lake Pichola. While shooting the song Ram Chahe Leela with Chopra, she rehearsed the Indian choreography within four days and completed her shoot.
Singh shot ''Ram-Leela'' simultaneously with ''
Gunday
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''; due to an injury from shooting ''Gunday'', Bhansali had to postpone the shoot of some scenes.
In February 2013, the cinematographer Ravi Varman injured himself on set and suffered a fracture on his hand, leading to shooting being postponed till April. When asked about why ''Ram-Leela'' was planned to be shot almost entirely in real locations and not sets, Bhansali said, "street rowdyism and gulli-mein-hungama, the desert and the lake" were elements present in the film. He contrasted the planned shooting with that of his previous venture ''
Saawariya
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'', which was entirely shot on sets constructed in a studio. Labelling outdoor shooting as "a big challenge" he added that shooting with different kinds of architecture was "interesting". He felt that putting the lead pair in a real space was "liberating" and that he reacted to spaces "very differently", while noting that parts of ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' and ''Guzaarish'' were shot on real locations.
Despite the intent to shoot the film in real locations, most of the film was shot on sets due to difficulties.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack album is composed by
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
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,
which is his second film after ''
Guzaarish'' (2010), and lyrics were written by Siddharth–Garima.
Monty Sharma
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composed the background score.
The album features eleven songs, except one track "
Mor Bani Thanghat Kare
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" is a 1944 Gujarati song translated by
Jhaverchand Meghani
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and composed by
Hemu Gadhavi
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:
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. The remaining tracks were composed by Bhansali himself. The soundtrack album was released on 2 October 2013 after a delay due to Ranveer Singh's health issues.
''
Daily News and Analysis
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'' gave the album four stars out of five and called it "a feast for music lovers" and writes, "Bhansali adds grandeur to the album with his compositions but at the same time gives enough space to the singers to shine."
Yashika Mathur of ''
Business Standard
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'' stated, "The strong point of the "Ram-Leela" album is the soft romantic songs. Bhansali has put his best 'musical' foot forward."
Joginder Tuteja of ''
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, it had more than 300 e ...
'' stated, "With just about everything working for the music of Ram Leela, what with classical, folk, fusion as well as contemporary sound finding their place under the sun, Bhansali makes sure that the soundtrack stands out from the clutter of some below average music of some notable biggies that have been making the rounds."
Marketing and release
The first teaser of the poster, featuring the lead actors standing on a cluster guns, was released in January 2013.
The release date was revealed by Padukone on her Twitter account. On 16 September 2013, an official poster was released; the trailer launch took place on the same day.
At the launch, a special rangoli poster of the film was created. Divya Goya of Indian Express writes, "The film promises to be high on drama and violence as this time 'Love is at War'."
It also attracted praise from actor
Amitabh Bachchan.
Some religious groups opposed the movie claiming that the former title ''Ramleela'' was misleading because the movie had nothing to do with
Ramlila
Ramlila (Rāmlīlā) (literally 'Rama's lila or play') is any dramatic folk re-enactment of the life of Rama according to the ancient Hindu epic ''Ramayana'' or secondary literature based on it such as the ''Ramcharitmanas''. It particularly ...
, traditional enactment of the life and story of Hindu deity,
Lord Rama. A local court in Mumbai has issued an "ex-parte ad-interim stay" over the use of term ''Ramleela'' in the movie title.
A Delhi court, on 12 November, stayed the release of the movie as per suit filed by six petitioners, including Prabhu Samaj Dharmik Ram Leela Committee, saying the movie hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus.
The film's title was changed to ''Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela'', leading to the court lifting the stay order and the film releasing on the fixed date.
''Ram-Leela'' released on 14 November 2013. The film got widest release 2000+ screens in domestic market and 550 screens in overseas and worldwide with around 2550 screens. Kshatriya community opposed usage of community names in the movie, so ''Jadeja'' and ''Rabari'' community titles were changed to ''Saneda'' and ''Rajadi''.
On 21 November 2013, Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court banned the movie in
Uttar Pradesh
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.
''Ram-Leela'' had its television premiere on
Set Max.
Reception
Critical reception
''Ram-Leela'' received positive critical reviews.
Taran Adarsh
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from ''
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'' gave four and a half stars out of five, writing, "''Goliyon Ki Raasleela'' ought to be watched for multiple reasons: the electrifying chemistry between its lead actors, the strong dramatic content, the scintillating musical score, the violent streak in the narrative and of course, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's execution of the material." Meena Iyer of ''
The Times of India
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'' gave the movie 4 out of 5 stars, stating that the film has "nice doses of raunch and ras" and praised the performances of the cast and "precision" of certain scenes, while noting that the build up of romance could have been better. Writing for ''
Firstpost
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'', Mihir Fadnavis said, "The direction, outstanding production design, gorgeous cinematography are supported by a surprisingly strong cast, and Padukone is a wild-eyed anchor in a sea of formula. Three years ago you'd never have expected her to improve so drastically and command the kind of energy she does now."
![Deepika Padukone on Comedy Nights With Kapil (Ram-Leela)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Deepika_Padukone_on_Comedy_Nights_With_Kapil_%28Ram-Leela%29.jpg)
Shubha Shetty-Saha of ''
Mid-Day
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'' gave four stars out of five and labelled the film "a must watch", praising the performances of Pathak, Padukone, Singh, Kelkar, Chaddha and Bisht but felt that Devaviah's talent "seems wasted". Writing for ''
RogerEbert.com'', Danny Bowes gave the film 3 out of 4 stars and praised Padukone's performance, writing, "It is Padukone, as is increasingly the case, who steals the show with pure, deliberate, ferocious star power. The striking thing about her performance as Leela is how tightly coiled and tense it seems; she's ready at a moment's notice to kiss or kill (or both), never passive, never merely a photographic subject."
Rajeev Masand
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of ''
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'' gave the film three and a half stars out of five and appreciated the chemistry between the lead pair, writing "Deepika and Ranveer scorch up the screen in their romantic scenes, their intense passion a bold change from Bollywood's mostly tame embraces", and called the film "far more engaging than the lazy blockbusters we've seen lately."
David Chute of ''
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'' praised the dance numbers, writing, "The most effective sequences the two stars have together are the large-scale dance numbers, which are beautifully and imaginatively staged."
Sarita Tanwar of
''DNA'' gave the movie 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ram Leela is a lovely mixture of the familiar and the fresh. The technical aspects of the film are extraordinary: breath-taking sets, spellbinding cinematography, perfect music and a wonderful supporting cast. Deepika is perfect in every scene. Ranveer has surrendered to the director's vision and delivers a power-packed performance."
Gayatri Shankar of ''
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'' called the film "first-rate" and praised the visuals and performances of Singh and Padukone, labelling it "one of the finest performances of their careers."
However, she found certain portions "a little hard to believe".
Anupama Chopra
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of ''
Hindustan Times
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'' gave the movie 3 out of 5 stars and writes: "Deepika has stolen the show from her heroes, but this one, I think, belongs to Ranveer. He’s flamboyant and cheerfully vulgar but also vulnerable and broken."
Shubhra Gupta of ''
The Indian Express
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'' gave the movie 2.5 out of 5 stars, concluding "'Ram-Leela' creates a couple that ignites the screen, and most of the time when these two are on screen, you keep watching. It's when the guns come on, and the gun-masters start roaring and shouting, that the love-story drowns, and everything gets both too noisy and too choreographed." Writing for ''
NDTV
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'', Saibal Chatterjee gave the film two stars out of five and calls the film "all body and no soul." Raja Sen gave one star out of five and called the film "an overplotted, bloody mess", criticising the dialogues as "very poor... awful rhymes alternated with soap-operatic exposition". He criticised Singh's performance, while calling Padukone "something worth staring at".
Box office
''Ram-Leela'' collected 1.52 billion in India and 491 million, for a total worldwide gross of 2.01 billion.
As of February 2018, the film is the fifth highest grossing Indian film of 2015 in India, the sixth highest grossing Indian film of 2015 overseas, and the fifth highest grossing Indian film of 2015 worldwide.
''Ram-Leela'' had a strong first day with collections of over despite limited release due to controversies. The film grossed on Saturday and on Sunday to take its first weekend domestic total to , the third highest weekend of the year. The film's gross dropped on Monday to . The first week collections were about . The film remained steady in its second weekend with collections of , taking the ten-day gross to . ''Ram–Leela'' grossed around in two weeks. The second week collections were around . The film earned and in its third week and fourth week respectively, taking its total to and was commercially successful. The film ended with lifetime collections of .
The movie collected US$450,000 (approximately 28.3 million) in North America on Friday, vis-à-vis US$311,000 (approximately 19.5 million) earned by ''Krrish 3''. It also earned A$66,365 (approximately 3.91 million) in Australia in two days, beating A$58,283 (approximately 3.435 million) collected by the latter. In UAE-GCC, the movie opened with AED 1.3 million (approximately 22.2 million). It also collected £87,000 (approximately 8.826 million) in the UK on Friday, debuting at #9 in the chart and two days' collection in New Zealand stands at NZ$12,869 (673,000). The film's overseas figures were around the $4 million mark in the first weekend. The collections abroad are $7.25 million in seventeen days.
''Ram-Leela'' collected US$7.6 million overseas after its fourth weekend.
Accolades
;
Filmfare Awards
* Winner,
Best Actress
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: Deepika Padukone
* Winner,
Best Actress in a Supporting Role : Supriya Pathak
* Winner,
Best Choreography : Samir and Arsh Tanna – Lahu Muh Lag Gaya
* Nominated,
Best Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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: Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
* Nominated,
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* AACTA Award for Best Direction
* Academy Award for Best Director
* BA ...
: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
* Nominated,
Best Actor : Ranveer Singh
* Nominated,
Best Music Director : Sanjay Leela Bhansali
* Nominated,
Best Female Playback Singer : Shreya Ghoshal –
Nagada Sang Dhol
"Nagada Sang Dhol" is a Garba song from the 2013 hit Bollywood film, ''Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela''. Composed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the song is sung by Shreya Ghoshal and Osman Mir, with lyrics penned by Siddharth-Garima. The song feat ...
;
IIFA Awards
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* Winner,
Best Makeup : Vikram Gaikwad
* Winner,
Best Art Direction :
Wasiq Khan
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* Nominated,
Best Film
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: Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
* Nominated,
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* BA ...
:
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
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* Nominated,
Best Actor : Ranveer Singh
* Nominated,
Best Actress
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: Deepika Padukone
* Nominated,
Best Actress in Supporting Role: Richa Chadda
* Nominated,
Best Performance in a Negative Role:
Supriya Pathak
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* Nominated,
Best Female Playback Singer: Bhoomi Trivedi – "Ram Chahe Leela"
;
Screen Awards
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* Winner,
Screen Award for Best Actress
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: Deepika Padukone
* Winner, Most Popular Actress Female :
Deepika Padukone
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(also includes her work in ''
Chennai Express'' and ''
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
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'')
* Winner, Best Costume Design : Anju Modi and
Maxima Basu
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* Winner, Best Production Design : Wasiq Khan
* Winner, Best Cinematography : S. Ravi Varman
* Nominated, Best Film : Bhansali Productions
* Nominated, Best Director : Sanjay Leela Bhansali
* Nominated,
Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress
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: Richa Chadda
* Nominated,
Screen Award for Best Actor (Popular Choice)
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:
Ranveer Singh
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* Nominated, Best Actor in a Negative Role (Female):
Supriya Pathak
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* Nominated, Best Choreography : Sameer and Arsh Tanna –
Nagada Sang Dhol
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;
Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards
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* Winner, Apsara Award for Best Art Direction : Rashid Khan
* Winner, Apsara Award for Best Singer – Female : Bhoomi Trivedi " Ram Chahe Leela"
* Winner, Apsara Award for Best Costume Design :
Maxima Basu
Maxima Basu is an Indian fashion designer, actress and director. She was the assistant director of Oscar-winning film ''Slumdog Millionaire'' (2009). She has designed for popular Bollywood films like ''Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, Ram Leela'' ...
& Anju Modi
* Winner, Apsara Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role : Supriya Pathak
* Nominated, Apsara Award for Best Director :
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Sanjay Leela Bhansali (; born 24 February 1963) is an Indian filmmaker, director, screenwriter, and music composer who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several awards, including four National Film Awards, ten Filmfar ...
* Nominated,
Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role: Ranveer Singh
* Nominated,
Apsara Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role: Deepika Padukone
* Nominated, Apsara Award for Best Film :
* Nominated, Apsara Award for Best Screenplay : Siddharth-Garima & Sanjay Leela Bhansali
* Nominated, Apsara Award for Best Dialogue : Siddharth- Garima
* Nominated, Apsara Award for Best Choreography :
Vishnu Deva
Vishnu Deva (born 18 May 1975) is an Indian choreographer who has worked in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Bengali and Nepali films. Since 2000, he has choreographed different types of dance styles, and is known for his work on the Bollywo ...
– "Ishqyaun Dhishqyuan" & "Ram Chahe Leela"
* Nominated, Apsara Award for Best Music :
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Sanjay Leela Bhansali (; born 24 February 1963) is an Indian filmmaker, director, screenwriter, and music composer who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several awards, including four National Film Awards, ten Filmfar ...
* Nominated, Apsara Award for Best Singer – Male : Aditya Narayan- Tattad Tattad & Ishqyaun Dhishqyuan
* Nominated, Apsara Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role :
Richa Chadda
Richa Chadda (born 18 December 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. After debuting in a small role in the comedy film '' Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'' (2008), Chadda's breakthrough came in 2012 with a supporting role in the noir gang ...
;
BIG Star Entertainment Awards
* Winner, Best Action Film :
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Sanjay Leela Bhansali (; born 24 February 1963) is an Indian filmmaker, director, screenwriter, and music composer who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several awards, including four National Film Awards, ten Filmfar ...
* Winner, Most Entertaining Singer Female : Bhoomi Trivedi-Ram Chahe Leela
* Winner, Most Entertaining Music : Sanjay Leela Bhansali
* Nominated, Most Entertaining Director : Sanjay Leela Bhansali
* Nominated, Most Entertaining Film of the Year 2013 – Sanjay Leela Bhansali
* Nominated, Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film – Male : Ranveer Singh
* Nominated, Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film – Female : Deepika Padukone
* Nominated, Most Entertaining Actor (Film) – Female : Deepika Padukone
* Nominated, Most Entertaining Actor (Film) – Male : Ranveer Singh
* Nominated, Most Entertaining Dancer (Male & Female)- Deepika Padukone : "Nagada Sang Dhol" and Priyanka Chopra : "Ram Chahe Leela"
* Nominated, Most Entertaining Singer Female –
Shreya Ghoshal
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: "
Nagada Sang Dhol
"Nagada Sang Dhol" is a Garba song from the 2013 hit Bollywood film, ''Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela''. Composed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the song is sung by Shreya Ghoshal and Osman Mir, with lyrics penned by Siddharth-Garima. The song feat ...
"
* Nominated, Most Entertaining Singer Male – Aditya Narayan : "Tattad Tattad"
* Nominated, Most Entertaining Song – "Nagada Sang Dhol"
;
Zee Cine Awards
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They were first held in Mumbai until 2004, when the ZCA went internat ...
* Winner, Best Actor in a Negative Role :
Supriya Pathak
Supriya Pathak (born 7 January 1961) is an Indian actress who works in Gujarati and Hindi films and television. She has received multiple awards including three Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress. She is mostly popular for playing the ...
* Nominated, Best Film : Sanjay Leela Bhansali
*Nominated, Best Actor – Male :
Ranveer Singh
Ranveer Singh Bhavnani (; born 6 July 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. The recipient of several awards, including five Filmfare Awards, he is among the highest-paid Indian actors and has been featured in ''Forbes India''s ...
*Nominated, Best Actor – Female : Deepika Padukone
*Nominated, Best Playback Singer – Female : Bhoomi Trivedi – Ram Chahe Leela
;Lions Gold Awards
* Winner, Best Male Actor : Ranveer Singh
;
Mirchi Music Awards
''Mirchi Music Awards'' are presented annually by ''Radio Mirchi'' to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film music industry of India. The awards, given in seventeen different categories, were in ...
* Winner,
Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year : Bhoomi Trivedi – "Ram Chahe Leela"
* Winner,
Upcoming Lyricist of The Year : Siddharth-Garima – "
Laal Ishq"
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{{Romeo and Juliet film adaptations
2013 films
2010s Hindi-language films
Indian romantic drama films
2013 romantic drama films
Films set in Gujarat
Films shot in Gujarat
Films based on Romeo and Juliet
Films directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Films shot in Rajasthan