FROM PARIS, WITH LOVE: When SLB’s PADMAVATI Got A Standing Ovation In The French Capital
It was a packed house at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, when Sanjay Leela Bhansali presented his masterpiece to an eager crowd...
Padmaavat might be
coming out at cinemas on the night of January 24, but did you know that even before the
India release, SLB’s Padmavati got a standing ovation at Paris?
It was a packed
house at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, when Sanjay Leela Bhansali presented his
masterpiece to an eager crowd.
Watch the video
below:
As you would have
figured from the video, we’re not talking about Padmaavat, the movie, here.
Padmavati was actually performed live, as a play, back in 2008. The opera was
directed by Bhansali, especially for his French audience, in the City of Love.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
“I'm seduced by
the idea of performing for a live audience,” Bhansali had told a section of the
media, back in 2008.
Bhansali is the
only director from Bollywood to have ever been invited to Paris's prestigious
Theatre du Chatelet to direct an opera.
Padmavati, The opera, Staged In Paris
The play was
written by Albert Rousselan in French and performed by talented Parisian
actors.
Almost 9 years
since, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, has finally managed to bring Padmavati to her
home in India. After facing many hurdles, threats from Karni Sena and
being banned in 4 major states, and a name change – Padmaavat will finally
release on the evening of Jan 24.
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