It seems India has an answer to Conan or Gladiator with period epic Veer starring beefcake stud Salman Khan who consider this film as his long time dream project and touts it as the biggest Bollywood blockbuster event ever according to the blog site. Of course, no sword & sandal epic would be complete without large scale battles, fierce sword-welding warriors and a romantic love interest and from what I seen in the trailer, it has all criteria covered down-pat.
From the misty pages of history comes a story of extreme valor, fierce pride and poignant love. As the British enslave India with their devious Divide and Rule policy, kings and nawabs fall to their guile and cunning, and entrust their precious kingdom to the foreigners. Except for the brave Pindaris, who prefer death to dishonour and will fight to their last breath to save their land.....their mother. The bravest, the toughest, the strongest of the Pindaris is Veer. As Veer takes on the might of the British Empire, he also has to fight the conniving King of Madavgarh as well his own jealous tribesmen. But then the stakes are high..... At stake is his love for princess Yashodhara, daughter of his sworn enemy... At stake is his thirst to avenge his father's dishonour..... At stake is his very existence itself..... Cannons roar, swords clash in fierce battle, the dead pile up.....And when the dust settles down on the blood soaked land...one valiant warrior stands head and shoulders above them all - Veer! Veer - an epic saga of bravery and drama, treachery and love....The theatrical release date in India is January 22nd, 2010. You'll find the trailer embedded below.
Eros entertainment? ... ^^ Well, whatsoever, the movie itsself looks like Bollywood is supposed to look, just a bit bigger, more expensive, more action-packed (and less dancing at least).
Oh, there will certainly be dancing. Salman Khan is not much of a dancer, though. The trend this summer was putting western celebrities in Bollywood blockbusters, so far no western stars that I can see. Especially since those movies seemed to tank.
Actually looks watchable. Thought it would just be nutty (and it probably will, mind you).
Well, it looks very "Bollywood", even if bigger. I'm not really confident with it, since the director, but I'm curious since it seems they took inspiration from the celebrated russian novel TARAS BULBA by Gogol. I mean, it's nice that once on a while someone decides not to remake the latter blockbuster or to adapt the new bestseller, deciding instead to return to the classics of literature.
Salman declared this is his dream project but what a pity his chances to portray Bajirao in an epic directed by Bhansali vanished. that could really be the role of his lifetime!