New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Looks like Bollywood is thirsty for blood and gore and does not care whether the audience connects with the characters or not. A sketchy back story of a child who hankers for his mother, talks to his dead father who inspires him, and often suffers from nightmares about walking endlessly through tunnels does not translate into a man strong enough to kill a lion with his bare hands, a warrior who is respected by his mates and a king who does not back down.

Alas, the chasm is not filled by the director who cares only to show battle after battle and you come home to remember Vicky Kaushal screaming into the camera. Alas, it's the mean old Emperor who has left his capital and is fuelled by his desire to avenge slights wh...