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Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Soldier), is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy family drama directed by Karan Johar and written by Ishita Moitra, Shashank Khaitan and Sumit Roy. The film stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt as a couple with contrasting personalities who decide to live with each other's families for three months before getting married. Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Churni Ganguly, Aamir Bashir, and Kshitee Jog play their family members. It marks the second collaboration of Singh and Bhatt after Gully Boy (2019).
Produced under Dharma Productions and Viacom18 Studios, the film was announced in July 2021, marking Johar's feature film comeback after the musical romantic drama Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016). Principal photography took place from August 2021 to March 2023 in Mumbai, New Delhi, and Jammu & Kashmir. Filming and release were delayed by a few months due to Bhatt's pregnancy. The music of the film was composed by Pritam and the cinematography handled by Manush Nandan.
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani was released on 28 July 2023 to positive reviews from critics. Made on a production budget of Template:INRConvert and marketing cost of Template:INRConvert, it has grossed over Template:INRConvert worldwide, emerging as the year's tenth highest-grossing Indian film and seventh highest-grossing Hindi film.[2][3][4]
Plot[]
The Randhawas are a Punjabi family who own the prosperous Dhanlakshmi Sweets, named after their matriarch Dhanlakshmi Randhawa. Her husband, Kanwal Lund, is amnesiac and wheelchair-bound after an accident. Their son, Tijori, is much like Dhanlakshmi, and they commandeer over the household, including Tijori's meek wife, Punam, and his two adult children, Rocky and Gayatri. One day, when Kanwal mistakes a lady for a woman named Jamini, Rocky finds a photograph of Jamini and starts looking for her.
Jamini is the grandmother of Rani Chatterjee, a famous television news anchor. Rani comes from an intellectual Bengali family whose mother, Anjali, is an English professor, and father, Chandon, is a professional Kathak dancer. Rocky and Rani decide to unite Jamini and Kanwal. Kanwal eventually recognises Jamini and kisses her in front of his family. It is revealed that they had a brief extra-marital affair back in 1978. Rocky and Rani set up meetings between their grandparents during which they start their own relationship.
Rocky tries to propose to Rani, but she rejects him, dismissing their relationship as a fling. However, she eventually realises her love for him. Because of the cultural differences between the two households, the two switch houses for three months to break the patriarchal cycle prevalent in Indian society.
Rani tries to make the women of Rocky's family more independent, much to the anger of Dhanlakshmi and Tijori. Rocky finds himself being ridiculed by the Chatterjees for his lack of general knowledge. During a wedding ceremony for Rocky's friend, Chandon is laughed at by the crowd when he performs an effeminate Kathak dance. Rocky apologises and endears himself to the Chatterjees by being willing to change his patriarchal ways. He also starts attending Chandon's dance classes.
At the Durga Puja celebrations, Rocky and Chandon dance together to "Dola Re Dola," which angers Tijori. During the confrontation that follows, Rani, in a fit of anger, pushes Tijori. Rocky finds it disrespectful and the two end their relationship. Back home, Tijori tries to hit Punam when she tries to assert herself. Seeing this, Rocky stands up to his father for the first time and decides to leave the household along with his sister and mother. Kanwal finally recognises his son but dies.
A few months later, Tijori, a changed man, visits the Chatterjee household to apologise. Rocky and Rani finally get married and Dhanlakshmi sends the secret recipe of their sweets to Rani, accepting her as a family member, but does not attend the wedding.
Cast[]
The cast is listed below:[5]
- Ranveer Singh as Rocky Randhawa
- Alia Bhatt as Rani Chatterjee
- Jaya Bachchan as Dhanlakshmi Randhawa, Rocky’s grandmother
- Dharmendra as Kanwal Lund, Rocky's grandfather
- Shabana Azmi as Jamini Chatterjee, Rani's grandmother
- Tota Roy Chowdhury as Chandon Chatterjee, Rani's father
- Churni Ganguly as Anjali Chatterjee, Rani's mother
- Aamir Bashir as Tijori Randhawa, Rocky's father
- Kshitee Jog as Punam Randhawa, Rocky's mother
- Anjali Anand as Gayatri "Golu" Randhawa, Rocky's sister
- Namit Das as Somen Mitra
- Abhinav Sharma as Vicky, Rocky’s friend
- Kashish Rizwan as young Dhanlakshmi
- Harman Singha as young Kanwal Lund
- Veebha Anand as young Jamini
- Sheeba as Mona Sen
- Karmveer Choudhary as Vicky's grandfather
- Raj Singh Arora as Rehan
- Arjun Bijlani as Harry
- Bharti Singh as Pushpa
- Haarsh Limbachiyaa as Ravi
- Shraddha Arya as Rupa
- Sriti Jha as Jaya
- Arjit Taneja as Sunny
- Hitesh Arora as Gopal Rana
- Raashul Tandon as Yashpal Rana
- Navneet Nishan as Yashpal's mother
- Vansh Sayani as Young Tijori Randhawa
- Jitendra Gaur as Ratan
- Benazir Shaikh as Minty, Vicky's bride
- Varun Dhawan (cameo in song "Heart Throb")[6]
- Ananya Panday (cameo in song "Heart Throb")[6]
- Sara Ali Khan (cameo in song "Heart Throb")[6]
- Janhvi Kapoor (cameo in song "Heart Throb")[6]
Production[]
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Karan Johar returned to feature film direction after seven years with Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
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The first cut of the film was 3 hours and 12 minutes long. Johar held several test screenings for the film for over 500 people, and after an editing process of over six months with editor Nitin Baid, the final cut was brought down to 2 hours and 48 minutes.[7]
Soundtrack[]
- Main article: Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (soundtrack)
| Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Pritam | |
| Released | 31 July 2023 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 56:21 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | Saregama |
| Template:External music video | |
The music of the film is composed by Pritam and lyrics are written by Amitabh Bhattacharya. Pritam described the album as a "homage" to Hindi film music of the 1960s and 1970s.[8] Saregama bought the music rights for Template:INRConvert.[2] Johar termed it both a strategic and emotional decision, as Saregama (then-named HMV) had released the music for his company Dharma Production's early films Gumrah (1993) and Duplicate (1998).[9] The sale also allowed Johar to use Saragema's catalogue of old Hindi film music without buying additional rights.[10]
The first single, titled "Tum Kya Mile" was released on 28 June 2023.[11] The second single, "What Jhumka?", adapted from Madan Mohan's 1966 song "Jhumka Gira Re", was released on 12 July.[12] The third single, titled "Ve Kamleya" was released on 18 July,[13] and the fourth single, titled "Dhindhora Baje Re", was released on 24 July.[14]
The entire album, consisting of 13 tracks, was released on 31 July 2023.[15]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tum Kya Mile" (Radio Edit) | Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal | 3:12 |
| 2. | "What Jhumka?" (co-composer Madan Mohan) | Arijit Singh, Jonita Gandhi, Ranveer Singh | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Ve Kamleya" | Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal, Shadab Faridi, Altamash Faridi | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Dhindhora Baje Re" | Darshan Raval, Bhoomi Trivedi | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Ro Lain De" | Sonu Nigam, Shilpa Rao | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Kudmayi" | Sachet Tandon | 4:27 |
| 7. | "Heart Throb" | Dev Negi | 3:20 |
| 8. | "Saregama Carvaan Medley" | Shashwat Singh, Jonita Gandhi | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Tum Kya Mile" | Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal | 4:37 |
| 10. | "Ve Kamleya" (Sufi Version) | Shadab Faridi, Altamash Faridi, Asees Kaur | 5:21 |
| 11. | "Tum Kya Mile" (Female Vocals) | Shreya Ghoshal | 3:57 |
| 12. | "Kudmayi" (Film Version) | Shahid Mallya | 4:25 |
| 13. | "Ve Kamleya" (Redux) | Tushar Joshi, Shreya Ghoshal | 5:27 |
| 14. | "Rani's Intro Theme" | Pritam, Brianna Supriyo | 1:54 |
| Total length: | 56:21 | ||
Release[]
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The streaming rights for the film were sold to Amazon Prime Video for Template:INRConvert and the television broadcasting rights were sold to Colors TV for Template:INRConvert.[2]
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Reception[]
Critical response[]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani has an approval rating of 82% from 22 reviews, with an average score of 7/10.[16]
Critics particularly praised the performance of Ranveer Singh
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Year-end lists[]
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Box office[]
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani has grossed Template:INRConvert in India, with a further Template:INRConvert in overseas, for a worldwide total of Template:INRConvert.[3] It emerged as a commercial success, ranking as the sixth highest-grossing Hindi film of the year.[4][17]
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Accolades[]
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References[]
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|url=value (help). Bollywood Hungama . 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023. Check|archive-url=value (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 [TBA Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani Box Office] (28 July 2023).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 [TBA Bollywood Top Grossers Worldwide 2023].
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|url=value (help). Bollywood Hungama. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023. Check|archive-url=value (help) - ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[TBA "Karan Johar says he conducted test screening of Rocky Aur Rani with 500 people, made changes in the film: 'Added back few key moments of romance…'"] Check
|url=value (help). The Indian Express. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023. - ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[TBA "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani music album is homage to '60s and '70s Hindi films, says Pritam"] Check
|url=value (help). The Telegraph India. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023. Check|archive-url=value (help) - ↑ [TBA Karan Johar sells music rights of Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani to Saregama-HMV] (18 November 2021). Retrieved on August 2, 2023.
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|url=value (help). Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 August 2023. Check|archive-url=value (help) - ↑ [TBA Tum Kya Mile out: Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh romance in picturesque Kashmir; fans heap praises for Arijit Singh] (28 June 2023).
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|url=value (help). News18. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023. Check|archive-url=value (help) - ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[TBA "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani song Ve Kamleya: Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh's new love track is tinged with melancholy"] Check
|url=value (help). Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 July 2023. Check|archive-url=value (help) - ↑ [TBA Dhindhora Baje Re: Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh dance fearlessly in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani's Durga Puja song]. Hindustan Times (24 July 2023).
- ↑ [TBA Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]. Apple Music.
- ↑ [TBA Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani].
- ↑ [TBA Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani Emerges HIT Due to Overseas].
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