Prakash R. Kapadia’s Typical Vibe
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Prakash R. Kapadia has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2010s.
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Unable to see, hear, or speak after a childhood illness, a young woman grows up prone to violent outbursts until an eccentric tutor changes her life.
Dir. Sanjay Leela Bhansali · With Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Ayesha Kapoor
In 1900s India, Calcuttan zamindar Devdas Mukherjee — unable to marry his lover — takes up alcohol and the company of a courtesan to alleviate the pain.
Dir. Sanjay Leela Bhansali · With Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit

Peshwa Bajirao married to Kashibai, falls in love with Mastani, a warrior princess in distress. They struggle to make their love triumph amid opposition from his conservative family.
Dir. Sanjay Leela Bhansali · With Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Rajputana, India, 13th century. The tyrannical usurper Alauddin Khilji, sultan of Delhi, becomes obsessed with Queen Padmavati, wife of King Ratan Singh of Mewar, and goes to great lengths to satisfy his greed for her.
Dir. Sanjay Leela Bhansali · With Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, Ranveer Singh
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