**❤️**Samrat Prithviraj Movie Review**❤️**
**❤️**Samrat Prithviraj Movie Review**❤️**
**❤️**LOVE STORY **❤️**Prithviraj (Akshay Kumar), the ruler of Ajmer and Sanyogita (Manushi Chhillar), the daughter of the ruler of Kannauj, Jayachandra (Ashutosh Rana), have never seen each other and have only heard of each other’s beauty and valour. They do exchange letters, however – it’s
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not shown how – on a regular basis and fall in love. Pritiviraj gives asylum to the brother of Muhammed Ghori (Manav Vij), a ruler of the Ghurid dynasty – present day Afghanistan. Ghori then invades India in retaliation and is defeated by Prithviraj. The ruler of Delhi, a distant relative, abdicates
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in favour of Prithviraj, effectively making him the ruler of a large part of India. Jayachandra is against this and plots revenge. Later, Sangyogita elopes with Prithviraj, turning the enmity even more bitter. Ghori invades again and wins this time through treachery. Prithviraj is captured and brought to Ghajini.
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But he does have another feather left in his quiver…
Samrat Prithiviraj is based on the epic poem Prithviraj Raso written by Chand Bardai. It juxtaposes fact and fiction to offer us a visual spectacle about valour, war and honour. At the end, it says that Prithviraj’s death ended the reign of Hindu kings
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and plunged India into 755 years of oppression by the outsiders. In another instance, it makes a point about Somnath Temple being razed by Mahmud of Ghazni. These are political statements in keeping with the turbulent times we live in. To balance it, perhaps, the film also makes a case for the equality of
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women. Sanyogita questions the sanctity of swayamwar, when clearly women actually don’t have any rights and are goaded by the family to choose as per their wishes. Later, Prithviraj is shown giving Sanyogita an equal place as the ruler, making a case for having women as leaders.
The film is an ode to
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the honour and valour of Prithviraj in particular and rajputs in general. His heroic qualities are showcased in full splendour. He’s shown to be on par with Arjun on the battlefield, is as just as Ram while delivering justice and is even shown crucified like Christ in the later end of the film. Truth,
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honour and commitment are the bywords he lives and dies by. Luckily for director Chandraprakash Dwivedi, Akshay Kumar suits the role to a T. Not only does he look physically imposing a rajput warrior king, his eyes, his body language drip with sincerity towards the ancient belief of rajdharma.
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Looking at him, one can believe that once upon a time there lived men who believed in the purity of their faith and were willing to sacrifice themselves for duty. His actions are calm and collected and never exaggerated. Even on the battlefield, you feel you’re watching someone who has put in hours of
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practice. The age gap in his scenes with Manushi Chhillar doesn’t come through. The film adds another feather in Akshay’s already stuffed cap.
The former Miss World too has made a confident debut. Manushi looks every inch a rajput princess. She’s pretty as a picture and can act as well. She isn’t just
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here to raise the oomph quotient but gets to put some points across towards women’s emancipation as well. It’s a fine beginning for the newcomer, and good things can be expected of her in the future. Sonu Sood has almost as big a role as Akshay’s and plays a court poet who is also a warrior. He looks good
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while playing friend, philosopher and guide to the valiant king. Sanjay Dutt plays Kaka Kanha, Prithviraj’s uncle. Sanjay’s larger-than-life persona makes him an instant fit in historical epics. He’d have played the lead if the film was made 20 years ago and shows here that age hasn’t dulled his
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ferocity. Manav Vij is strangely muted, underplaying the role of Muhammed Ghori and thankfully isn’t given jingoistic lines.
Producer Yash Raj hadn’t spared a penny when it comes to the film’s visual grandeur. The Colosseum-like place where the film begins and ends feels real, as do the various palaces
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and havelis. The war scenes too look grand. Be it production design, costume, cinematography or editing, everything adds to the film. At close to 140 minutes, it has just the right length and keeps your attention rooted to the screen.
Watch the film for its combination of myth and history. It’s fondly trying
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to recreate a time when everything was just and honourable, while also showing that it's our own disunity which allowed the invaders to step in. A lesson to be learnt, perhaps…
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TRAILER : SAMRAT PRITHVIRAJ
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