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[email protected] Volume: 5, Issue1, 2018 (Jan-Mar) INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW, EDUCATION, SOCIAL AND SPORTS STUDIES (IJLESS) http://www.ijless.kypublications.com/ ISSN:2455-0418 (Print), 2394-9724 (online) 2013©KY PUBLICATIONS, INDIA www.kypublications.com Editor-in-Chief Dr M BOSU BABU (Education-Sports-Social Studies) Editor-in-Chief DONIPATI BABJI (Law) ©KY PUBLICATIONS Int.J.Law.Edu.Social.& Sports.Studies Vol.5.Issue.1.2018 ISSN:2455-0418 (P), 2394-9724 (O) International Journal of Law, Education, Social and Sports Studies (IJLESS) Volume: 5, Issue 1, 2018 ISSN: 2455-0418 (Print), 2394-9724 (online) Review Article THE MOVIE ‘PADMAAVAT’ - 2018 AND THE SPRING FESTIVAL OF FEMINISM Subrata Bhattacharyya†† Retired Professor of Theoretical Physics of ‗Higher Academic Grade‘ (HAG) of Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Kolkata-700108, WB, India ABSTRACT Swara Bhaskar is an award winning actress in the Hindi film industry whose filmography includes the critically acclaimed Anaarkali Of Aarah (2017), the critical-commercial success Nil Battey Sannata (2016); superhit block buster films Prem Ratan Dhan Paayo (2015), Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015), Raanjhanaa (2013) and Tanu Weds Manu (2011). She is also an occasional writer and columnist and her short stories and articles have appeared in The Little Magazine, Seminar, The Himal Southasian, The Hindu and the Indian Express. In her own depiction Swara Bhaskar described herself as ‗Desirous of Life‘ and ‗sexuality‘ as well. This is her candid confession which exhibits her extreme boldness and fearlessness. She regarded Sanjay Leela Bhansali (SLB) with high esteem, respected his filmographic calibre. But she dares to offer some modest criticism and choose to ventilate her frank criticism(s) of the movie on some solid philosophic grounds.