This film faced objections from various quarters due to its title. The makers of the film were taken to court in various states and demands were made for it to be banned. It was claimed that the film's title had special significance for Hindus and that depicting sex and violence in it would hurt the community's sentiments. As a result of these court cases, the film was not released in some regions and released in some others with a prefix - "Goliyon Ki Rasleela". To clarify that it had nothing to do with Hinduism, the film credited William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" as its inspiration. It also displayed the following disclaimer - "Ram the character in this film does not depict or resemble Lord Shri Ram in any manner nor does the film or title thereof depict traditional Ramleela performance associated with Lord Shri Ram. The film neither intends nor attempts to insult, wound or outrage the religion, religious feelings or religious beliefs of any class of citizens of India.".[1][2][3]
This was the first film in which Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone worked together. They got close during its making and, after a few years of dating, got married in 2018. They worked together again in two more films by Sanjay Leela Bhansali - "Bajirao Mastani" (2015) and "Padmavat" (2018).[4][5][6]
This was the debut Hindi film of lyricists Siddharth - Garima. They also wrote the film's dialogues and co-wrote its screenplay with Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
The film featured a portion of the Gujarati song "Bhala Mori Rama Bhai Bhai" recorded by Arvind Vegda. However, it was not part of the film's music release. This 35-minute long song is said to be the longest Gujarati song. Vegda's song was an adaptation of a Bhavai folk song. He found out about its inclusion in the film only after its release. Unhappy that the makers of the film did not seek his permission or give him credit, the singer planned to send them a legal notice.[7][8]
Sanjay Leela Bhansali dedicated the film to his parents and to his pet dog Lady Popo. This was the first time he dedicated a film to his dog. He also dedicated "Bajirao Mastani" (2015) and "Padmaavat" (2018) to them.
Song
Ram Chahe Leela - Priyanka Chopra made a cameo appearance in the film for this song.
Mor Bani Thanghat Kare - Traditional - This song was based on a Gujarati poem written by the legendary Jhaverchand Meghani and made popular by a song composed and sung by Hemu Gadhvi. The film opened with the following tribute - "We feel privileged to use Mor Bani Thangaat Kare the unique recreation in Gujarati by Late Jhaverchand Meghani Gujarati litterateur and freedom fighter whom Mahatma Gandhi called 'Raashtreeya Shaayar' (National Poet)".
