YMMV / Padmaavat

• Complete Monster: Alauddin Khilji is the Sultan of Delhi, who rose to power by helping his uncle Jalaluddin usurp the throne and then backstabbing him to seize power. Fueled by a rapacious lust and a desire to make any beautiful woman he sees his own, Alauddin cheats on his first wife Mehrunisa on the day of their wedding, and kills a courtier when she witnesses the act. Alauddin also uses his military campaigns as an excuse to find women he can force to join his harem, even leading the unsanctioned conquest of Devagiri just so he can make their princess his own. Alauddin later turns his attention to Chittor after hearing of Padmavati's beauty, and lures her husband Ratan Singh out under the guise of a truce so he can capture him and blackmail Padmavati into submitting to him. When Mehrunisa helps Ratan to escape, Alauddin has her condemned to his dungeon for the rest of her life. After killing Ratan with help from his right-hand man in what was supposed to be a one-on-one duel, Alauddin leads his army into Chittor to rape and plunder its people, leading the women of Chittor to self-immolate themselves to avoid such a grisly fate.
• Overshadowed by Controversy: The film is best known for infuriating Moral Guardians, being banned in several parts of India, and for its opponents protesting against it and trying to attack the people involved in making it.
• Rooting for the Empire: Some viewers are more interested by Alauddin, who is far more characterized and active than the heroes. The fact that Villains Act, Heroes React is in full force in this movie also makes him more interesting to some.
• So Okay, It's Average: The general consensus of people who've seen the film and judge it on its own merits is that it's an entertaining but not outstanding historical epic.

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