Hey !! Have a look at the swatches I have created..

SOME SWATCHES OF MY PROJECT

This Swatch gives us a complete war like look.
I have develod it with the help of  interesting combination  of poster colour shades and candle wax.

This one directly represents the essence of my project BAJIRAO MASTANI which is 'Aggression'. To make it appear like the same I have used wire mesh along with screws .

Depiction of 'Aggression'

SOME VISUALS FROM MY LOG BOOK

Hey ! Go through these interesting visuals from my log book..

BAJIRAO BECOMES THE PESHWA

BAJIRAO MEETS MASTANI

MASTANI WAS A TALENTED DANCER

BAJIRAO ACCEPTS THE CHALLENGE OF WAR

Look at this amazing piece of information I went through while surfing the net..looks scary !!!

Is Shaniwarwada fort haunted ?

On the night of every new moon a fort in India becomes a place of horror. Where local people often hear a sound "KAKA MALA VACHWA" (uncle save me) from the Fort in the new moon night. Where the spirit till now utters its last words of his past mortal life. This is the story of the Shaniwarwada Fort in Pune. On 30 January, 1730 Saturday the ceremonial foundation of the Fort was started. Shaniwarwada name came from Word Saniwar (Saturday).

Behind the Fort's paranormal activities there are story of the assassination, greed for power and betrayal. Madhavrao , Vishwasrao and Narayanrao was three sons of Peshwa Nanashaheb. After the death of Pesha Nanashaheb in the third battle of Panipath Madhavrao succeeded as Peshwa. During the war of third Panipath Vishwasrao accepted death. After death of Vishwasrao Madhavrao also died in broken heart for his brother. Narayanrao had been just sixteen years old then. He became Peshwa on that very young age. Due to his age his uncle Raghunathrao was in charge of state on behalf of young nephew.

Raghunathrao's wife Anandibai became very jealous. She had the burning desire to be the queen of State. With time situation becoming worse than ever . Narayanrao started to control the power of Raghunathrao and arrested him in his house. Narayanrao had a bitter relationship with Gardi, the hunting tribe. Raghunathrao's wife Anandibai used this and sent a signed letter from Raghunathrao to the chief of Gardi. But in the original letter Raghunathrao wrote to Gardi chief Sumer Singh Gardi to capture Narayanrao but cruel Anandibai change just one letter and it became the message to kill Narayanrao . 

Sumner Singh sent a group of assassins who entered in the room of sleeping Narayanrao at night removing all securities. Narayanrao woke up and understood he was going to be killed. He ran towards Raghunathrao' chamber and shouted to him "Uncle save me". But he was caught by assassins and brutally assassinated by them. Hacked into pieces and then dumped in the river.

The Ghost of the young Peshwa still now resides in there with his painful agony. Every new moon night he cries for saving him.
Referencing : www.ghoststoriesworld.com

   While surfing I came across a very interesting piece of information about my topic...

  SOME BATTLE TACTICS USED BY BAJIRAO PESHWA

Bajirao’s success depended a great deal on his light foray tactics. He mainly used his cavalry.

Two riders had three horses between them and while one horse was rested the other two in turn were ridden. As a result his army could move forty miles in a day and sustain this rate of advance for many days. This was the highest speed of any army during his time. That’s why he used to attack the enemy before giving any hint about his whereabouts.

It is said that his army moved two thousand miles in six months from the time he left Pune in Oct 1727 until the end of the Battle of Palkhed in March 1728.

Only horse mounted fighting troops went into combat. There were no followers or servants hanging around and encumbering the mobility of the fighting forces

His main focus was always on cutting the enemy supply-lines with the help of rapid troop movement and knowledge of the local terrain. He revolutionised military tactics in his times. Encircling the enemy quickly, appearing from the rear of the enemy, attacking from an unexpected direction, distracting the enemy’s attention, keeping the enemy in surprise and deciding the battle field on his own terms, were his trademark war-winning tactics.

The major reason of Peshwa Bajiro’s  success lies also in his strong intelligence department.  His intelligence agency was so strong that every moment he used to get all the information of his enemy’s whereabouts.

Leading by personal example, his banner, a swallow tailed saffron flag signifying sacrifice, held high he always moved into battle with the cry ‘Har har Mahadev,’ inspiring his troops to fight without fear.

You know what! I was going through the review of BAJIRAO MASTANI when I came through a very interesting post 'the silly mistakes all of us didn't notice while watching the movie'.....So here it goes.


Traditional Maharashtrian Mangalsutras are only of two types: A simple gold bead strung in black thread and a longer black beaded necklace with two hollow minuscule bowl like structures. But Priyanka wears a modern pendants throughout the film.

The Pinga song seems to be a hot topic for controversy. Just before the song, Kashibai goes to the Mastani Mahal to present Mastani the traditional nine yard saree and applies haldi-kumkum on her forehead but not the way it was originally done. Priyanka dips her one finger in the haldi and applies on Deepika’s forehead. In reality, the index-finger is for haldi while the middle finger is for kumkum.

In a real life, Kashibai suffered from an arthritis-like ailment at a very young age and was bed-ridden for most of her life. She also suffered from asthma, and hence it was highly impossible that she danced with Mastani on Pinga.

The Maharashtrian style of draping a nine yard saree is being adopted incorrectly in Pinga song. The pure Marathi essence seems badly fused with glamour. The pallu used to be covered over the shoulder however in the song the Peshwin Bai had draped it like a folk dancer which was not acceptable to a section of the public.

The Peshwin Bai is a woman with a lot of confidence and grace. Her speech and style is filled with a charm and elegance. However Priyanka as Kashibai used words like “bavlat” which are more a modern usage of language which means Mad in Colloquial Marathi. These words were not used in pure dialect of the language spoken by the peshwas.

In the Malhari song, the words like “vaat lavli” are not something that a Peshwa would use however these are the very words which Ranveer Singh used in the song Malhari the victory dance which sounds very rustic and not at all royal.

Kashibai and Mastani met only once in their lifetime and that too formally. But in the film, the two share the screen space a lot of times and were also seen dancing together on the song ‘Pinga’ which never actually happened.

COLOUR BOARD

A Colour Board  is like a scheme of colours which are most extensively used in any particular project. It is a brief of the most commonly found  colours of the project.

 A colour board can be created both digitally ad manually. Digital softwares like Illustrator/Photoshop are used to create these colour schemes.These softwares have suitable tools incorporated within them for the same purpose.

In my Colour Board I have droped down the selected colour in the strip format which are adjoined with the particular image. Insome images the colour is selected from the costumes whereas in some images its been selected from the hair accessories of the actors.

CONCEPT BOARD

A concept board is a tool commonly used in the creative industry to establish the theme of the overall design and helps to stay focused on the whole design project.

 it involves representing a particular topic, category or subject, which is adopted/developed and expended.

In other words It is a form of visual collaboration platform for marketing and remote teams  to get projects from initial idea to final approval.

The collection of images my concept board has, explain in brief the idea and concept of my topic. These images explain my concept of LOVE and WAR. This board has images which are directly in relation to the movie I have selected.

MOOD BOARD

A mood board is a type of collage consisting of images, text, font, colours, textures and samples of objects that define the style of the project  in the form of a composition .

 They may be physical or digital, and can be "extremely effective" presentation tools.

The collection of images my mood board has,give the viewer a feel of the historic era.The images give the viewer a direction to what my topic is about.

 The weapon and sword  pictures are all about the wars the peshwas fought, Whereas the outfit pictures give us a complete Mastani feel.

INSPIRATION BOARD

An Inspiration Board is more specific and visual. A collection of visual references that are the starting point for elements that will eventually show up in the designed product. 

An inspiration board is a collage of images we put together that represent the colors/styles/themes/vibe you want. 

You can refer to the inspiration board throughout the planning process to stay on track and make sure everything fits together perfectly.

In my inspiration board I have collaborated the images which inspired me to take BAJIRAO MASTANI as my project. These pictures helped me find out an essence out my project.

BAJIRAO THE GREAT

History has witnessed the coming and going of many great civilisations. it has also produced a long line of heroes and warriors to rise up and protect their motherland from the fate of every other ancient civilisation. Bajirao Peshwa was one of the greatest warriors and protectors of Hindu Dharma in the History of Bharat in the 18th century

BAJIRAO  portrayed by RANVEER SINGH

Baji was born on August 18, 1700, as the eldest son of Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath Rao who had taken the ‘Peshwaship’ to a new height. He belonged to the reputed, traditional Chit-Pawan Brahmin family of Konkan.

On April 2, 1719, Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath breathed his last. The Satara royal court, nay, different Maratha power agglomerations were humming with only one question-would Bajirao the son of the deceased Peshwa, just 19, devoid of experience, be suitable for the supreme post ? There was criticism against deciding on a person so young.

BAJIRAO becomes THE PESHWA

Bajirao soon realised that the feudalistic forces had a tendency towards segmentation and that the honour of the kingship required determined deterrence to the centrifugal forces. Then alone the expansion of the Hindu Pad Padshahi could be ascertained. Bajirao’s realistic insight was phenomenal. He was quite aware of his inimical surroundings. Nizam, the governor of Mughal Sultan, the vexatious terrorist Siddi of Janjira and the bugbear Portuguese along with internal rivals demanded his immediate commanding performance for the sake of the security of the Hindu Kingdom on which was based the volume of expansion of Hindu Pad Padshahi across the Vindhyas in the north.

BAJIRAO targeted The Mughals

Standing tall, poised and confident before Shahu Maharaj and his court, the young new Peshwa Bajirao is said to have thundered, “Let us transcend the barren Deccan and conquer central India. The Mughals have become weak, insolent, womanizers and opium-addicts. The accumulated wealth of centuries in the vaults of the north, can be ours. It is time to drive from the holy land of Bharatvarsha the outcastes and the barbarians. Let us throw them back over the Himalayas, back to where they came from. The saffron flag must fly from the Krishna to the Indus. Hindustan is ours”.

  The members of the court (Pratinidhi) opposed the idea and suggested that they should first consolidate in the Deccan but Bajirao insisted on his original plan.

He fixed his piercing gaze on Shahu Maharaj and said, “Strike, strike at the trunk and the branches will fall off themselves. Listen but to my counsel and I shall plant the saffron flag on the walls of Attock”.

Chatrapati Shahu was deeply impressed and exclaimed, “By heaven, you shall plant it on the Himalayas” and permitted the warrior Peshwa to lead the armies and launch forth.                  

In April 1740, when Bajirao was in the village of RawarKhedi in his Jagir in Khargaon preparing to march out with his army, he fell ill and passed away on April 28, 1740 on the banks of the Narmada.

 At his death after twenty years in A.D 1740, the Marathas had conquered a large part of Western and Central India and were dominating the South of India up to the peninsula.
 Though Bajirao died unable to plant the Maratha flag on the Himalayas as promised, his son Raghunath Rao in A.D.1757 planted the Saffron flag on the fort of Attock and across the Indus river.

FACTS ABOUT BAJIRAO

Love ...that battles stormy waters is love...that fights against the world in front of everyone is love...that forgets God when it sees their beloved is love

FACTS ABOUT BAJIRAO

• At the tender age of 12, Bajirao started accompanying his father – the first Peshwa of Marathi Empire, to the battle front and soon after became the leader, the field marshal extraordinaire, who changed the Maratha history.

• Bajirao had to battle his enemies 35 times in his incumbency of 20 years. And he won each of that battle. Apart from being a great warrior, Rau was well known for his extraordinary warfare strategies.

     

• Amongst the various battles he fought and won, the Battle of Palkhed remains one of the greatest. That battle became memorable for more reasons than one. First of all, Bajirao fought Nizam-Ul-Mulk – the sworn enemy of Marathas. Rau’s warfare strategies bought him acclaim from the world and a huge amount of armory left behid by the Nizam, who fled the war in haste.

• The matriarch Radhabai Peshwa – mother of Bajirao was a shrewd administrator and excelled at writing. She had immense pride for Bajirao and his brother Chimaji Appa. One of her famous quotes was – “My Rau is so deeply revered in this Hindustan that no one would ever dare to harm me.” When Radhabai went on pilgrimage to Varanasi, no one dared to attack her because she was the mother of this most respected Chief Minister of Maratha Empire.

• Along with brave warriors, the Peshwa Dynasty was also known for its dynamic women. Bajirao’s sister Anubai was one one such dynamic lady. As a child, she was the most indulged in the household. However, she grew up to be a practical and poised woman. After early demise of her husband, she taught the governance and military tactics to her relatively minor sons.

• Bajirao and Mastani’s son was born on the holy day of Ramzan and his official name was Samsher Bahadur Krishasingh. It is said that Samsher was a reflection of his father in looks. The Samsher name was assumed to be the name of his maternal uncle Samsher Khan. Despite losing both his parents at a tender age of 6, Samsher was given all the love and education he deserved by Kashibai and Nanasaheb – son of Bajirao and Kashibai. 

• The final resting place of Bajirao – Samadhi (grave), remains in Raver, a quaint village near Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Samadhi place is close to the shore of River Narmada where Bajirao breathed his last.

• Mastani came into Bajirao’s life when he was all of 31 years old. Known for her extraordinary singing and dancing skills, Mastani was a skilled horse-rider and accompanied him during the roughest fares and camping under the canvas. She remained by his side until his death, at the age of 40. The cause of Mastani’s death is debated, but her Samadhi remains in Pabal, a small village near Pune.

Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you.

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