But that’s the boring part. Here’s the interesting truth: 1. The Guns Are the Third Character In Verona, they used swords. In Sanera, they use automatic rifles. And Bhansali doesn’t let you forget it. The film’s full title— Goliyon Ki Raasleela (The Playful Dance of Bullets)—is the key.

Bhansali didn’t make a romance. He made a funeral pyre, lit it with a flare gun, and called it a wedding.

Most reviews of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Ram-Leela (2013) will tell you the plot: boy (Ram) from the Rajadi clan meets girl (Leela) from the Saneda clan. They fall in love. Their families hate each other with the passion of a thousand suns. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet gets a Gujarat makeover.

Notice how the first meeting between Ram and Leela isn’t a tender glance. It’s him chasing her through a Holi riot, paint and gunpowder mixing in the air. Their lovemaking is intercut with cleaning pistols. The final "suicide" isn’t a silent drink of poison; it’s a .

If you want subtlety, watch something else. But if you want to see a director say, “Love doesn’t conquer hate; love merely proves how stupid hate is,” then this is your film.