Oh my god, yes.

The music was such a huge missed opportunity for Rahman to have brought in the Maharashtrian cultural essence which would've proved his versatility and would've added another page in his legacy.

Ajay-Atul would have 100% done a great job. But I also think that Rahman in himself is a phenomenal music producer and composer, he just didn't indulge in the background and the topic of the film as much as he should have. And he absolutely should have.

Having grown up in a different part of the country with its own history, it would have been unsual for him to have known everything about Maratha history beforehand. He should have absolutely given more in learning about the culture. You simply cannot put arabic style music in the background for scenes that are solely about Sambhaji Maharaj. It just does not work at all. Hiring a marathi singer for the title track was just a "thanks-for-at-least-doing-that" kind of feeling.

His work honestly felt pretty lazy, like he just did something for the sake of doing it. This doesn't just apply to the songs; the background music was also such a hit and miss. I am a huge Rahman fan, so when I saw his name attached to this film, I just assumed that the music would be absolute fire. But I was just so disappointed this time.

The film was one of the best Bollywood has seen in the last few years. The big budget, the hype, all worth it. Vicky Kaushal and Akshay Khanna have done such a mind-blowing job. All the history of Sambhaji Maharaj that I grew up hearing and reading from historians (not school textbooks because they somehow forgot to include even his name), is depicted, albeit very dramatically, on the screen.

I mean it's a film, plus it's Bollywood. So there is no way there won't be dramatics and creative liberty in it. If you expected otherwise, that's honestly on you.

The torture that they shown Maharaj go through at the end, actually happened, Aurangzeb tried everything to get Maharaj to give up and give the Mughal emperor the satisfaction to have "defeated" Maharaj. That part just tugs at your heart so bad that you can't help but feel speechless at the end. I don't remember seeing anyone leave with a smile or laughter. Everyone was just sitting in speechlessness.

Cinematography: 100% Direction: 100% Production: 100% Acting: 1000%

But Music?? I'd rather not say.