"Ranveer Singh looks menacing and frightening yet can't take my eyes off him," tweeted Rajamouli. Same here, actually.
Read Rajamouli's tweets here:
. @RanveerOfficial looks menacing and frightening yet can't take my eyes off him..
— rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli) October 9, 2017
Insanely beautiful !!!
— rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli) October 9, 2017
Each frame etched to perfection by the master craftsman. #PadmavatiTrailer https://t.co/aIgdQUMifO
A tweet arrived from Amitabh Bachchan later in the night, who simply could not believe how good the trailer is: "How does he do this? Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Padmavati and the trailer... the gift of extraordinary vision!"
Watch the trailer of Padmavati here:T 2573 - HOW DOES HE DO THIS ..?? Sanjay Leela Bhansali, 'Padmavati' and the trailer .. the gift of extraordinary vision !pic.twitter.com/9UvVzEqO3Y
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) October 9, 2017
Ranveer Singh, currently busy with the remaining parts of Padmavati, thanked everyone for all the love, writing in a tweet: "Sanjay Sir, my crazy genius, the master craftsman... has fought, suffered and sacrificed for his film - the success of this trailer is testament to his sheer tenacity and iron will."
— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) October 9, 2017
Bollywood stars also got goosebumps watching the Padmavati trailer. Karan Johar, Anushka Sharma, Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor and Alia Bhatt are only some of the many celebrities who think that the trailer is no less than "mind-blowing." About the three Padmavati lead actors, Karan Johar said they "seem to have given their career best performances."
This is the BEST trailer ever!!! Goosebump alert! December seems so far way!!!! #PadmavatiTrailer MINDBLOWING! https://t.co/6NgmiCPLwg
- Karan Johar (@karanjohar) October 9, 2017
@deepikapadukone @RanveerOfficial @shahidkapoor seem to have given their career best performances!!!! #PadmavatiTrailer they are spectacular
- Karan Johar (@karanjohar) October 9, 2017
Unparalleled potential. Like never before. https://t.co/vukoXmSBhQ
- Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) October 9, 2017
What a magnificent cinematic #PadmavatiTrailer! Superb@deepikapadukone @RanveerOfficial @shahidkapoor @Viacom18Movies #SanjayLeelaBhansali
- Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) October 9, 2017
WOW! Looking forward to December. #PadmavatiTrailer https://t.co/XtZ4lUDeQ5
- Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) October 9, 2017
Blownnnnnnnn away by the #PadmavatiTrailer !!!!! Noooo words!!!!! Epic epic epic @shahidkapoor @deepikapadukone @RanveerOfficial !!!!!
- Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) October 9, 2017
Sanjay Leela Bhansali is pure genius!!!!!! 1st December seems tooooo far away now Epicccc!!!
- Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) October 9, 2017
brilliant @shahidkapoor @RanveerOfficial @deepikapadukone and the genius #SanjayLeelaBhansali #PadmavatiTrailer https://t.co/TPzbkmBXIL
- Varun Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) October 9, 2017
.@shahidkapoor @RanveerOfficial @deepikapadukone #SanjayLeelaBhansali EPIC..!! Congratulations & best wishes, Team #Padmavati .. https://t.co/IHNM3iDaNK
- Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) October 9, 2017
Majestic & mesmerising! https://t.co/1tCke1MRbo #SanjayLeelaBhansali @RanveerOfficial @shahidkapoor @deepikapadukone
- Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) October 9, 2017
Padmavati is based on the story of Rani Padmini of Chittor, who was married to Maharawal Ratan Singh (played by Shahid Kapoor in the film). Deepika Padukone features as the protagonist, Rani Padmavati, who lead hundreds of Rajput women to commit jauhar to avoid being captured by Alauddin Khilji.
The Padmavati cast also includes Aditi Rao Hydari and Jim Sarbh, and is arriving in theatres on December 1.