Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year

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{{Infobox film
| name = Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year
| image = Rocket Singh Salesman of the Year.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Shimit Amin]]
| producer = [[Aditya Chopra]]
| writer = [[Jaideep Sahni]]
| starring = [[Ranbir Kapoor]] <br /> [[Gauahar Khan]] <br /> [[Shazahn Padamsee]] <br /> [[Prem Chopra]]
| music = [[Salim–Sulaiman]]
| cinematography = Vikash Nowlakha
| editing = Arindam S Ghatak
| distributor = [[Yash Raj Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2009|12|11}}
| runtime = 156 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year''''' is a 2009 Indian [[comedy drama film|comedy-drama film]] directed by [[Shimit Amin]] and produced by [[Aditya Chopra]] under the [[Yash Raj Films]] banner and released in 2009, based on a script by [[Jaideep Sahni]], who collaborated with Amin for ''[[Chak De! India]]''. The film stars [[Ranbir Kapoor]], [[D. Santosh]] and Naveen Kaushik in the leads roles. [[Prem Chopra]] and [[Shazahn Padamsee]] daughter of [[Alyque Padamsee]] and [[Sharon Prabhakar]], who makes her debut in the film, play supporting roles.

== Plot ==
Harpreet Singh Bedi ([[Ranbir Kapoor]]), a [[Bachelor of Commerce|B Com]] graduate with approximately 39 percent marks becomes a salesman with a big corporate computer assembly and service company, AYS. Within a few days, a client asks for a [[Bribe|kick-back]]. The top salesmen at AYS acquire large client contracts through bribery. In such a corrupt company culture, Harpreet's honesty only brings him demotion and humiliation. After making concessions to a client for the company, Harpreet realizes that sales success depends on the customer; so if the customer is satisfied, bribery will not be necessary to secure these contracts. No one agrees with him but Harpreet remains firm on his belief and forms his own company, Rocket Sales Corporation, from within AYS. Rocket Sales is being managed by the AYS offices where the Rocket partners were still employed. Unlike AYS, Rocket Sales Corporation's overall strategic goal is customer service and customer satisfaction as opposed to just selling the product through bribes and providing zero customer service. Other disgruntled employees of AYS find their way to Rocket Sales – a place where even the guy who serves tea is an equal partner because he brings talent to the table.

The five-member company targets previous clients of AYS, who were irritated with AYS's attitude and soon enjoys a strong client reputation. The company soon becomes successful because of its dedication to excellent customer service. Although it does not make much profit. Rocket Sales Corp is able to make a huge difference. AYS's sales start decreasing as many of the clients cancel their orders and place orders at Rocket Sales, which offers them better services. Harpreet starts a relationship with Sherena, his first client, whose fashion business had failed.

The MD of AYS, Sunil Puri, becomes angered by the small company's success. Puri moves quickly to attempt to contact the MD of Rocket Sales Corporation and in a phone conversation attempts to entice him to sell Rocket Sales Corporation to AYS (he does not know it is Harpreet). Harpreet not only rejects Puri's offer but says that his company will buy AYS Computers. Afraid of Puri's attempts, Harpreet's partners have a discussion and move their headquarters to Sherena's house, making her a partner in the process. After multiple failed attempts in locating the Rocket Sales Corporation office, Puri decides to call the number on Rocket Sales Corporation's brochures and the phone at the AYS reception desk begins to ring. After thoroughly insulting him and firing both him and his partners, the MD has Harpreet sign a contract handing over Rocket Sales to him for a final compensation of Re. 1. However, AYS is unable to maintain Rocket Sales' commitment to customer satisfaction because of its cold and greedy personnel. The MD, realizing his downfall in purchasing Rocket Sales, visits Harpreet at his new job at [[Cromā|Croma]], an electronics store, and returns the contract to Harpreet in return for Re. 1. He also tells him never to become a businessman again, because he will fail again. However, this is not intended as an insult, but rather as a compliment; he implies that what made Harpreet so successful was his eschewing of 'normal' business practices such as kickbacks, false advertisement, and low wages.

The new Rocket Sales office building where a prospective worker is going in for an interview is the ending scene. The firm is implied to be very successful. It shows the former employees, all partners of the business, and finally closes with Harpreet smiling genially at a desk, showing that in the long run, honesty and hard work are sound business practices.
Also, this movie projects some entrepreneurial lessons such as dedication, honesty, self-start, incentivize, and prioritizing customers.

==Cast==
* [[Ranbir Kapoor]] as Harpreet Singh Bedi
* [[Gauahar Khan]] as Koena Sheikh
* [[Shazahn Padamsee]] as Sherena Khanna
* [[D. Santosh]] as Girish Reddy
* [[Manish Choudhary (actor)|Manish Chaudhary]] as Sunil Puri
* Naveen Kaushik as Nitin Rathore
* [[Neeraj Sood]] as Lalwani
* [[imdbname:1201151|Mukesh S Bhatt]] as Chhotelal Mishra
* Moksha Dodwani as Tanmay (Taxi)
* [[Rajesh Jais]] as Choudhary
* [[Amol Parashar]] as Sai
* [[Debi Dutta]] as Aparna
* [[Prem Chopra]] as P.S.Bedi, Harpreet's grandfather
* Nidhi Oza as Vibha

==Critical reception==
Film critic, Rachel Saltz of ''[[New York Times]]'' called it "a smart, focused Bollywood movie" and commended Ranbir Kapoor for "turning in a skillfully understated performance"<ref>{{cite news |title=Movie Review: Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/movies/15rocket.html |work=New York Times |date= 15 December 2009| first=Rachel | last=Saltz | access-date=22 May 2010}}</ref> while [[Anupama Chopra]] in her ''[[NDTV]]'' review gave it 3 out 5 stars.<ref>{{cite news |title=Review : Rocket Singh – Salesman of the Year |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Review.aspx?id=461 |publisher=[[NDTV]] Movies |date=11 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214063027/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Review.aspx?id=461 |archive-date=14 December 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

[[Nikhat Kazmi]] in ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave 3 stars out 5.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Movie-Reviews/Hindi/Rocket-Singh-Salesman-of-the-Year/moviereview/5326330.cms|date=11 December 2009 |work=[[The Times of India]] |first1=Nikhat |last1=Kazmi}}</ref> While ''[[The Economic Times]]'' review gave it a 4 stars out of 5 and called it, "one of the most rocking films of the year"<ref>{{cite news |title=Movie Review: Rocket Singh – Salesman of the Year |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/media/entertainment-/entertainment/Movie-Review-Rocket-Singh--Salesman-of-the-Year/articleshow/5328035.cms |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=13 December 2009 }}</ref> An ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'' review by [[Namrata Joshi]] gave it 3 out of 5 stars, saying that the film "Marks a continuum and a departure from the middle-class cinema of Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Basu Chatterjee and Sai Paranjape."<ref>{{cite web |title=showtime: Rocket Singh: Salesman Of The Year |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?263372 |date=28 December 2009|publisher=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] }}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of CNN-IBN gave the movie 3.5 stars out of 5.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091214021236/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masands-movie-review-rocket-singh-a-film-with-all-heart/106947-8.html Masand verdict: Rocket.. a clean, honest film]. Ibnlive.in.com (14 December 2009).</ref>

Many of the serial entrepreneurs called it "a Learning Bollywood Movie for upcoming Entrepreneurs" - Take risk & build relationship with Clients is one of the lesson taught in the movie.

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Salim–Sulaiman]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=y|2009|11|13}}
| recorded = 2007
| venue =
| studio = [[YRF Studios]], [[Mumbai]]
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 30:12
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| label = [[Yash Raj Films|YRF Music]]
| producer = [[Yash Raj Films]]
| prev_title = [[Kurbaan (2009 film)|Kurbaan]]
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = [[Pyaar Impossible!]]
| next_year = 2010
}}
The soundtrack is composed by [[Salim–Sulaiman]], with lyrics by [[Jaideep Sahni]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20130125071243/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Entertainment/484228/Article1-483836.aspx Music review: Rocket Singh]. Hindustan Times (7 December 2009).</ref> this

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Song
! Singer(s)
! Duration
|-
|1
| Pankho Ko Hawa Zara
| [[Salim Merchant]]
| 3:54
|-
|2
| Pocket Mein Rocket Hai
| [[Benny Dayal]], [[Neeraj Shridhar]]
|4:44
|-
|3
| Gadbadi Hai Hadbadi Hai
| [[Vishal Dadlani]]
| 4:15
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Award
!Category
!Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
!Result
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan="7" |[[Screen Awards]]
|Best Actor (Male)
|[[Ranbir Kapoor]]
|{{Nom}}
| rowspan="7" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2009/12/31/5807/index.html|title=Nominations for Nokia 16th Annual Star Screen Awards 2009|date=2010-03-05|access-date=2017-12-29|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305210636/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2009/12/31/5807/index.html|archive-date=5 March 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
| rowspan="2" |[[Gauahar Khan]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Most Promising Newcomer (Female)
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Most Promising Newcomer (Male)
|Naveen Kaushik
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Actor in a Negative Role
|[[Manish Choudhary]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Actor in a Comic Role
|[[D. Santosh|D Santosh]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Background Music
|[[Salim–Sulaiman|Salim-Sulaiman]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Jaideep Sahni]]
|{{Nom}}
|
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]]
|{{Nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Stardust Awards]]
|Breakthrough Performance - Female
|[[Gauahar Khan]]
|{{Nom}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merinews.com/article/stardust-awards-2010--nominees-complete-list/15794549.shtml|title=Stardust awards 2010 : Nominees complete list|website=www.merinews.com|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref>
|-
|Exciting New Face
|[[Shazahn Padamsee]]
|{{Nom}}
|}

== References ==

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==External links==
* [http://www.yashrajfilms.com/microsites/rocketsingh/rswebsite.html Official website]
* {{IMDb title|1434447}}
* [http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/14121/index.html Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year] [[Bollywood Hungama]]

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