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{{short description|2012 flim by Prabhu Deva}}
{{short description|2012 film directed by Prabhu Deva}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Rowdy Rathore
| name          = Rowdy Rathore
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| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[Prabhu Deva]]
| director      = [[Prabhu Deva]]
| producer      = [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]
| producer      = {{Plainlist|
  <br/>[[Ronnie Screwvala]]
* [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]
| story          = [[K. V. Vijayendra Prasad]]
* [[Ronnie Screwvala]]
| based_on      = ''[[Vikramarkudu]]''<br>by [[S.S. Rajamouli]]
}}
| story          = [[V. Vijayendra Prasad]]
| based_on      = ''[[Vikramarkudu]]'' <br/> by [[S. S. Rajamouli]]
| writer        = Shiraz Ahmed
| writer        = Shiraz Ahmed
| starring      = [[Akshay Kumar]]<br/>[[Sonakshi Sinha]]<br/>[[Paresh Ganatra]]<br/>[[Gurdeep Kohli]]<br/>[[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]]<br/>[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]
| starring      = {{Plainlist|
*[[Akshay Kumar]]
*[[Sonakshi Sinha]]
*[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]
}}
| music          = '''Songs:'''<br/>[[Sajid–Wajid]]<br/>'''Background Score:'''<br/>[[Sandeep Chowta]]
| music          = '''Songs:'''<br/>[[Sajid–Wajid]]<br/>'''Background Score:'''<br/>[[Sandeep Chowta]]
| cinematography = [[Santosh Thundiyil]]
| cinematography = [[Santosh Thundiyil]]
| editing        = [[Aarti Bajaj]]
| editing        = Sanjay Sankla
| studio        = [[UTV Motion Pictures]]<br/>[[Bhansali Productions]]
| studio        = [[UTV Motion Pictures]]<br/>[[Bhansali Productions]]
| distributor    = UTV Motion Pictures
| distributor    = UTV Motion Pictures
| released      = {{Film date|2012|6|1|[[India]]}}
| released      = {{Film date|2012|6|1|[[India]]|df=y}}
| runtime        = 143 minutes<ref name=Runtime>{{cite web|title=Rowdy Rathore – British Board of Film Classification|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/rowdy-rathore-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mjkxnty|access-date=8 October 2012|date=28 May 2012}}</ref>
| runtime        = 143 minutes<ref name=Runtime>{{cite web|title=Rowdy Rathore – British Board of Film Classification|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/rowdy-rathore-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mjkxnty|access-date=8 October 2012|date=28 May 2012|archive-date=26 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626063438/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/rowdy-rathore-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mjkxnty|url-status=live}}</ref>
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Hindi
| language      = Hindi
| budget        = {{INR}}50 [[crore]]
| budget        = {{INR}} 60 crore<ref name="bollywoodhungama.com">{{cite web|title=Rowdy Rathore's shoot creates problems in Hampi |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1431564/Rowdy-Rathores-shoot-creates-problems-in-Hampi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021163035/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1431564/Rowdy-Rathores-shoot-creates-problems-in-Hampi |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2013 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=24 April 2012}}</ref>
| gross          = {{INR}}218.39 [[crore]]<ref>https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/rowdy-rathore/box-office/</ref>
| gross          = {{INR}} 203.39 crore<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/rowdy-rathore/box-office/|title=Rowdy Rathore Box Office Collection |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=June 2012 |access-date=2 May 2020|archive-date=27 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227151840/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/rowdy-rathore/box-office/|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''Rowdy Rathore''''' is a 2012 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action film]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/rowdy-rathore-v550582|title=Rowdy Rathore (2012) - Prabhu Deva|website=[[AllMovie]]}}</ref> directed by [[Prabhu Deva]] and produced by [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]] and [[Ronnie Screwvala]] under the [[UTV Motion Pictures]] and Bhansali Productions banners. A remake of the 2006 Telugu blockbuster ''[[Vikramarkudu]]'' directed by S. S. Rajamouli, based on an original story written by [[K. V. Vijayendra Prasad]], it stars [[Akshay Kumar]] in double roles of a brave police officer and thief.<ref>{{cite web|title=Full cast and crew for Rowdy Rathore |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/545805 |publisher=bollywoodhungama}}</ref> The film also features [[Sonakshi Sinha]], [[Gurdeep Kohli]], [[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]] and [[Paresh Ganatra]] in supporting roles, while [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] portrays the main antagonist and Tamil actor [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] makes a special appearance.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shanghai steady, Rowdy Rathore rocks |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/shanghai-steady-rowdy-rathore-rocks/960983 |publisher=indianexpress.com|access-date=15 June 2012}}</ref>
'''''Rowdy Rathore''''' is a 2012 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[Prabhu Deva]] and produced by [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]] and [[Ronnie Screwvala]] under the [[UTV Motion Pictures]] and Bhansali Productions banners. A remake of the 2006 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Vikramarkudu]]'', based on an original story written by [[V. Vijayendra Prasad]], it stars [[Akshay Kumar]] in a dual role of a brave police officer and a thief.<ref>{{cite web|title=Full cast and crew for Rowdy Rathore |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/545805 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107221930/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/545805 |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 January 2012 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> The film also features [[Sonakshi Sinha]], [[Gurdeep Kohli]], [[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]] and [[Paresh Ganatra]] in supporting roles, while [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] portrays the main antagonist.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shanghai steady, Rowdy Rathore rocks |date=15 June 2012 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/shanghai-steady-rowdy-rathore-rocks/960983 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=15 June 2012 |archive-date=22 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130422020307/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/shanghai-steady-rowdy-rathore-rocks/960983/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the film, Vikram Rathore, a brave and honest police officer is killed by a gangster named Baapji. But his team replaces him with Shiva, a thief who happens to be his look-alike, to avenge his death.


Filmed primarily in [[Mumbai]] and [[Hampi]] on a budget of {{INR}}50 [[crore]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Rowdy Rathore's shoot creates problems in Hampi |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1431564/Rowdy-Rathores-shoot-creates-problems-in-Hampi |publisher=bollywoodhungama |access-date=24 April 2012}}</ref> ''Rowdy Rathore'' was released worldwide on 1 June 2012. Its music was composed by [[Sajid–Wajid]].<ref name=screen /> It opened to extremely mixed reviews, but became one of the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian films]]. The film was declared a blockbuster at the domestic and worldwide box office,<ref name=gross>{{cite web|title=Top Ten All Time Worldwide Grossers: EK THA TIGER 300 crore plus |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4889&nCat= |publisher=boxofficeindia |access-date=13 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915184004/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4889&nCat= |archive-date=15 September 2012 }}</ref> with worldwide earnings of over {{INRConvert|218.39|c}}.<ref name="boxofficeindia2">{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4539&nCat= |title=Rowdy Rathore Is First Blockbuster of 2012 |date=11 June 2012}}</ref>
Filmed primarily in [[Mumbai]] and [[Hampi]] on a budget of {{INR}} 60 [[crore]],<ref name="bollywoodhungama.com">{{cite web|title=Rowdy Rathore's shoot creates problems in Hampi |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1431564/Rowdy-Rathores-shoot-creates-problems-in-Hampi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021163035/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1431564/Rowdy-Rathores-shoot-creates-problems-in-Hampi |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2013 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=24 April 2012}}</ref> ''Rowdy Rathore'' was released worldwide on 1 June 2012. Its music was composed by [[Sajid–Wajid]].<ref name=screen /> It opened to mixed reviews from critics and became a blockbuster at the domestic and worldwide box office. Good word-of-mouth had helped it to take its distributor share to {{INRConvert|740|m}} in India at the end of its run.<ref name="boxofficeindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5150&nCat=|title=All INDIA Distributor Shares 2012: Diwali Releases Combined Equal Ek Tha Tiger|publisher=Box Office India|date=29 November 2012|access-date=29 November 2012|archive-date=5 December 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205220008/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5150&nCat=|url-status=live}}</ref> It has emerged one of the biggest grosser ever in Mumbai circuit and grossed {{INRConvert|515.5|m}} in seven weeks.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4719&nCat= |title=All Time Mumbai Top Ten ROWDY RATHORE 2nd |publisher=Box Office India |date=25 July 2012 |access-date=25 July 2012 |archive-date=28 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728013124/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4719&nCat= |url-status=live }}</ref> The film grossed over {{INRConvert|203.39|c}} becoming one of the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian films]].<ref name="boxofficeindia2">{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4539&nCat= |title=Rowdy Rathore Is First Blockbuster of 2012 |date=11 June 2012 |access-date=11 June 2012 |archive-date=16 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616011853/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4539&nCat= |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=gross>{{cite web|title=Top Ten All Time Worldwide Grossers: EK THA TIGER 300 crore plus |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4889&nCat= |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=13 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915184004/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4889&nCat= |archive-date=15 September 2012 }}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Shivam "Shiva" Bhardwaj ([[Akshay Kumar]]) is a small-time thief in [[Mumbai]] who falls in love with Paro ([[Sonakshi Sinha]]) from [[Patna]], after pinching her hip and caressing it, to which she squeals. He tells her the truth about being a thief and resolves to give up crime because he loves Paro dearly. Before that, he decides to commit a large robbery along with his con-friend 2G, which would enable him to earn a lot of money so he can give up the crime life. He also "tricks" a woman on a railway station and flees with a trunk. This leads Shiva to Chinki, a little girl who was in the trunk instead of the wealth he thought was there. Chinki thinks that he is her father. Puzzled, he is forced to keep Chinki with him, as a police officer Vishal Sharma ([[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]]) keeps his eye on him.
Shiva is a small-time thief in [[Mumbai]], who, one day, attends a wedding where he falls in love with Paro from [[Patna]]. He tells her the truth about his profession and resolves to give up crime because he loves Paro dearly. Before giving her commitment to give up crime, he decides to commit a large robbery along with his con-friend 2G, which would enable him to earn a lot of money to live an easy life. He "tricks" a woman at a railway station and flees with a trunk. This leads Shiva to Chinki, a little girl who was in the trunk instead of the wealth he thought was there. Chinki believes that he is her father. Puzzled, he is forced to keep Chinki with him as an honest police officer, Vishal Sharma, keeps his eye on him.
 
Shiva fears Paro will catch him with Chinki, and he will lose her forever. He finds a photo of Chinki and her father, who looks exactly like Shiva, thus realizing why Chinki thinks Shiva is her father. It is revealed that Chinki's father is Vikram Singh Rathore, a brave cop who criminals fear. While chasing a goon to find his daughter, Vikram gets hit by an auto, and his brain endures severe trauma. The doctor tells him that the brain injury is serious enough to put his life in danger.
 
After a few days, Shiva gets fed up with Chinki and breaks the tape recorder she uses to listen to her late mother's voice. The next morning, he learns that her mother died. Feeling guilty, he fixes the recorder and becomes fond of Chinki, taking care of her. Unfortunately, Paro sees this and believes he has a daughter that he hid from her, and Paro leaves for Patna heartbroken. Soon, the goons who are after Vikram see Shiva. Thinking he is Vikram, they start chasing him. Shiva and Chinki flee for their lives and encounter the woman from the railway station, who tells Shiva to run. Shiva is soon surrounded by the goons. It is revealed that Vikram is watching the whole thing from the top of a building. Just as Shiva is about to get stabbed, Vikram jumps down, killing one of the goons.


Shiva and the goons are shocked to see the identical-looking Vikram. Vikram locks Shiva and Chinki in a cell for safety and starts fighting the goons. His brain injury gets worse, but he eventually kills every goon by himself.
Shiva fears Paro will catch him with Chinki, and he will lose her forever. He finds a photo of Chinki and her father, who looks exactly like Shiva, thus realizing why Chinki thinks Shiva is her father. Eventually, it is revealed that Chinki's father is [[Assistant superintendent|ASP]] Vikram Rathore, a brave, disciplined, and respected police officer whom criminals fear. While chasing a goon to find his daughter, Vikram gets hit by an auto, and his brain endures severe trauma. The doctor tells him that the brain injury is serious enough to put his life in danger.


At the hospital, Shiva realizes that the railway station woman is, in fact, a real police officer, Inspector Razia Khan. The officers tell Shiva that the man who looks like him is ASP Vikram Singh Rathore, a disciplined and respected police officer.
After a few days, Shiva gets fed up with Chinki and breaks the tape recorder she uses to listen to her late mother's voice. The next morning, he learns that her mother died. Feeling guilty, he fixes the recorder and becomes fond of Chinki, taking care of her. Unfortunately, Paro sees this and believes he has a daughter that he hid from her, and she leaves for Patna, heartbroken. Soon, the goons who are after Vikram see Shiva. Thinking he is Vikram, they start chasing him. Shiva and Chinki flee for their lives and encounter the woman from the railway station, who tells Shiva to run. Enraged, Shiva is soon surrounded by the goons, but Vikram saves him and defeats the goons, despite getting severely injured. At the hospital, Shiva realizes that the railway station woman is, in fact, a real police officer, Inspector Razia Khan. The officers tell Shiva that the man who looks like him is Vikram and narrate the whole incident.


The officers narrate the whole incident to Shiva. Six months ago, Vikram travelled to a village called Devgarh as the new ASP. There, a goon called Baapji ([[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]) and his son Munna ([[Amit Tiwari]]) caused trouble, torture and annexe money from the villagers. Vikram immediately arrested Munna by force for raping Vishal's wife, but he was released because of Baapji's political influence. Baapji arranged a party celebrating Munna's release. At the party, Munna humiliated the police officers and made them pull their pants down. Vikram, being the next target, moved back to the balcony, where Munna slipped off and died in the process. The next day, Vikram got attacked by Baapji's brother Titla ([[Supreeth Reddy]]), where he was stabbed at the back while the people were celebrating Munna's death and shot in the head while trying to save a village child. He was then assumed to be dead. While the police officers were getting ready to bury him, he started breathing, having survived. Everybody promised not to disclose this to anyone. The officers then took Vikram to Mumbai for treatment.
Six months ago, Vikram traveled to a village called Devgarh as the new ASP. There, a goon called Baapji and his son Munna caused trouble, torturing and extorting money from the villagers. Vikram immediately arrested Munna by force for abducting Vishal's wife, but he was released because of Baapji's political influence. Baapji arranged a party celebrating Munna's release. At the party, Munna humiliated the police officers and made them pull their pants down. Vikram, being the next target, moved back to the balcony, where Munna slipped off and died in the process. The next day, during a Ramlila event, Vikram was attacked by Baapji's brother Titla, where he was stabbed in the back and shot in the head while saving a village child. He was then assumed to be dead. While the police officers were getting ready to bury him, he started breathing, having survived. Everybody promised not to disclose this to anyone. The officers then took Vikram to Mumbai for treatment.


After Shiva hears the whole story, the doctors say that Vikram doesn't have much time left. Vikram requests Shiva to take care of Chinki. Shiva promises and says that Chinki is now his daughter. Vikram dies holding Shiva's hand.
After Shiva hears the whole story, the doctors say that Vikram doesn't have much time left. Before dying, Vikram requests Shiva to take care of Chinki. Shiva promises and says that Chinki is now his daughter. Shiva, vowing to avenge Vikram's death, takes on Vikram's identity and goes to Devgarh with Chinki to take revenge. Paro finds out the truth and soon reconciles with him. Shiva sets Baapji's liquor factory on fire, distributes the grains and money back to the villagers, and has the police officers torture Baapji and his men in jail. Following a heavy climax, Shiva eventually kills Baapji and Titla and rescues Paro and Chinki after they are kidnapped by Baapji and Titla. The story ends with Devgarh now falling back into safe hands and Shiva, Paro, and 2G leaving on a train with Chinki, presumably back to Mumbai.
 
Shiva vows to complete Vikram's unfinished work. He takes on Vikram's identity and goes to Devgarh with Chinki to take revenge. He sets Baabji's liquor factory on fire and distributes the grains and money back to the villagers. Paro finds out the truth, reconciles with him and vows that she will also take care of Chinki. In a heavy climax, Shiva eventually kills Baapji and Titla, and rescues Paro and Chinki after they are kidnapped by Baapji and Titla. The people of Devgarh are now safe. Shiva marries Paro and starts his new life as a police officer with her, Chinki, Razia, Vishal, and 2G.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Akshay Kumar]] as Fake Inspector SK Verma / Shivam “Shiva” Bharadwaj / [[Assistant Superintendent of Police|ASP]] Vikram Singh Rathore (Double role)
{{cast listing|
* [[Sonakshi Sinha]] as Paro Bharadwaj; Shiva's Girlfriend later on Wife
* [[Akshay Kumar]] in a [[dual role]] as [[Superintendent of police (India)|ASP]] Vikram Rathore [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] and Shiva
* Ananya Nayak as Chinki Singh Rathore / Chinki Bharadwaj ; Vikram's daughter
* [[Sonakshi Sinha]] as Paro, Shiva's love interest
* [[Paresh Ganatra]] as 2G ( Shiva's friend )
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Baapji, Titla's elder brother
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Baapji
* Ananya Nayak as Chinki
* [[Supreeth Reddy]] as Titla ( younger brother of Baapji )
* [[Paresh Ganatra]] as 2G, Shiva's friend  
* [[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]] as Inspector Vishal Sharma
* [[Supreeth Reddy]] as Titla, Baapji's brother  
* Jaswinder Gardner as Nirmala Sharma, Vishal Sharma’s wife
* [[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]] as [[Inspector]] Vishal Sharma
* [[Saniya Anklesaria]] as Inspector Vishal Sharma's daughter
* Jaswinder Gardner as Nirmala Sharma, Vishal's wife
* [[Meet Mukhi]] as Inspector Vishal Sharma's son<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/My-girlfriend-is-my-biggest-fan-Meet-Mukhi/articleshow/17805246.cms|title=My girlfriend is my biggest fan: Meet Mukhi - Times of India|website=indiatimes.com|access-date=17 March 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303125815/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/My-girlfriend-is-my-biggest-fan-Meet-Mukhi/articleshow/17805246.cms|archive-date=3 March 2017}}</ref>
* [[Saniya Anklesaria]] as Vishal's daughter
* [[Gurdeep Kohli]] as Inspector Razia Khan
* [[Meet Mukhi]] as Vishal's son
* [[Raj Arjun]] as Jagdish
* [[Raj Arjun]] as Jagdish, Vikram's sworn brother
* [[Gurdeep Kohli]] as [[Inspector]] Razia Khan
* [[Mushtaq Khan]] as Baapji's brother-in-law
* [[Mushtaq Khan]] as Baapji's brother-in-law
* [[Amit Tiwari]] as Munna (Baapji's son)
* [[Amit Tiwari]] as Munna, Baapji's son
* [[Anant Jog]] as Minister
* [[Anant Jog]] as Home Minister of Bihar
* [[Darshan Jariwala]] as [[Director General of police]] Suraj Prakash
* [[Darshan Jariwala]] as [[Director general of police|DGP]] Suraj Prakash Sharma [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
* Pooja Rawal as Mrs. Rathore (in the photo)
* Shireesh Sharma as Paro's father
* Shireesh Sharma as Paro's father
* [[Shruti Bapna]] as Paro's friend in the song "Chammak Challo"
* [[Shruti Bapna]] as Paro's friend in the song "Chammak Challo"
* Ashok Samarth as Babu
* [[Ashok Samarth]] as Babu
* Pooja Rawal as Mrs. Rathore (photo archive)
}}


===Special appearances===
=== Special appearances ===
* [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] as himself in song "Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita"<ref name="subramanian1">{{cite news|title=Vijay to dance in Bollywood|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/chennai/vijay-dance-bollywood-660|access-date=2 May 2012|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=1 May 2012|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|place=Chennai}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Vijay does Rowdy Rathore song free|url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/vijay-does-rowdy-rathore-song-free/story-ucsgkbE5XMDke9yk5PuPQP.html|website = Hindustan Times|access-date = 2015-11-20}}</ref>
{{cast listing|
* [[Kareena Kapoor Khan]] as herself in the song "Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita"
* [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] as himself in the song "Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita"<ref name="subramanian1">{{cite news|title=Vijay to dance in Bollywood|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/chennai/vijay-dance-bollywood-660|access-date=2 May 2012|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=1 May 2012|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|place=Chennai|archive-date=2 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502004649/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/chennai/vijay-dance-bollywood-660|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Vijay does Rowdy Rathore song free|url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/vijay-does-rowdy-rathore-song-free/story-ucsgkbE5XMDke9yk5PuPQP.html|website =Hindustan Times|date = 6 May 2012|access-date = 2015-11-20|archive-date = 21 April 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210421065526/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/vijay-does-rowdy-rathore-song-free/story-ucsgkbE5XMDke9yk5PuPQP.html|url-status = live}}</ref>
* [[Prabhu Deva]] as himself in the song "Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita"
* [[Prabhu Deva]] as himself in the song "Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita"
* [[Mumaith Khan]] as a village dancer; [[item number]] "Aa Re Pritam Pyare"
* [[Kareena Kapoor]] as herself in the song "Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita"
* [[Maryam Zakaria]] as a village dancer; item number "Aa Re Pritam Pyare"
* [[Mumaith Khan]] as [[item number]] in the song "Aa Re Pritam Pyare"
* [[Shakti Mohan]] as a village dancer; item number "Aa Re Pritam Pyare"
* [[Maryam Zakaria]] as item number in the song "Aa Re Pritam Pyare"
* [[Shakti Mohan]] as item number in the song "Aa Re Pritam Pyare"
}}


== Production ==
== Production ==


=== Casting ===
=== Casting ===
Akshay Kumar learnt a special [[Karate|combat karate]] technique for his character role in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=115167&subcatg=&keyword=Bollywood&nid=115167|title=Akshay To Learn Combat Karate For Rowdy Rathore|publisher=NDTV|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216123545/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=115167&subcatg=&keyword=Bollywood&nid=115167|archive-date=16 February 2013|access-date=27 June 2011}}</ref> Kumar reported that he had accepted the role in ''Rowdy Rathore'' since his son loves to watch him in action roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/my-son-loves-me-in-action-roles-akshay-kumar/980287.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331020644/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/my-son-loves-me-in-action-roles-akshay-kumar/980287.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 March 2012|title=My son loves me in action roles|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|access-date=14 May 2012}}</ref> Sanjay Leela Bhansali teamed up with designer Shabinaa Khan to co-produce ''Rowdy Rathore'', which is his first film with Akshay Kumar. It is also Bhansali's first film as a solo producer and in action genre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sanjay-leela-teams-up-with-akshay-kumar/150746-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501132205/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sanjay-leela-teams-up-with-akshay-kumar/150746-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 May 2011|title=Sanjay Leela teams up with Akshay Kumar&nbsp;— Movies News&nbsp;— Bollywood&nbsp;— ibnlive|publisher=Ibnlive.in.com|access-date=18 April 2012}}</ref> [[Maryam Zakaria]] was selected to perform an [[item number]].
Akshay Kumar learnt a special [[Karate|combat karate]] technique for his character role in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=115167&subcatg=&keyword=Bollywood&nid=115167|title=Akshay To Learn Combat Karate For Rowdy Rathore|publisher=NDTV|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216123545/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=115167&subcatg=&keyword=Bollywood&nid=115167|archive-date=16 February 2013|access-date=27 June 2011}}</ref> Kumar reported that he had accepted the role in ''Rowdy Rathore'' since his son loves to watch him in action roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/my-son-loves-me-in-action-roles-akshay-kumar/980287.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331020644/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/my-son-loves-me-in-action-roles-akshay-kumar/980287.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 March 2012|title=My son loves me in action roles|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|access-date=14 May 2012}}</ref> Sanjay Leela Bhansali teamed up with designer Shabinaa Khan to co-produce ''Rowdy Rathore'', which is his first film with Akshay Kumar. It is also Bhansali's second film as a producer and his first in the action genre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sanjay-leela-teams-up-with-akshay-kumar/150746-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501132205/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sanjay-leela-teams-up-with-akshay-kumar/150746-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 May 2011|title=Sanjay Leela teams up with Akshay Kumar |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com|access-date=18 April 2012}}</ref> [[Maryam Zakaria]] was selected to perform an [[item number]].


Prabhu Deva, [[Kareena Kapoor]], and [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] made a friendly appearance in the video for "Chinta Ta" song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/prabhu-deva-in-rowdy-rathore-s-title-track/story-mm1zLKCL60tzpeY6Zp5ZZO.html|title=Prabhu Deva in Rowdy Rathore's title track|date=17 April 2012|publisher=Hindustan Times|access-date=8 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="subramanian12">{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/chennai/vijay-dance-bollywood-660|title=Vijay to dance in Bollywood|last=Subramanian|first=Anupama|date=1 May 2012|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=2 May 2012|place=Chennai}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-16/news-interviews/31345566_1_cameo-kareena-kapoor-bebo|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709202535/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-16/news-interviews/31345566_1_cameo-kareena-kapoor-bebo|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 July 2012|title=In Rowdy Rathore, Kareena does a cameo|author=Upala KBR, TNN 16 Apr 2012, 12.00AM IST|date=16 April 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=14 May 2012}}</ref>
[[Thalapathy Vijay]], [[Kareena Kapoor]] and [[Prabhu Deva]] made a friendly appearance in the video for "Chinta Ta" song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/prabhu-deva-in-rowdy-rathore-s-title-track/story-mm1zLKCL60tzpeY6Zp5ZZO.html|title=Prabhu Deva in Rowdy Rathore's title track|date=17 April 2012|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=8 June 2016|archive-date=16 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816132538/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/prabhu-deva-in-rowdy-rathore-s-title-track/story-mm1zLKCL60tzpeY6Zp5ZZO.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="subramanian12">{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/chennai/vijay-dance-bollywood-660|title=Vijay to dance in Bollywood|last=Subramanian|first=Anupama|date=1 May 2012|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=2 May 2012|place=Chennai|archive-date=2 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502004649/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/chennai/vijay-dance-bollywood-660|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Kareena-does-a-cameo-in-Rowdy-Rathore/articleshow/12674978.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709202535/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-16/news-interviews/31345566_1_cameo-kareena-kapoor-bebo|url-status=live|archive-date=9 July 2012|title=In Rowdy Rathore, Kareena does a cameo|date=16 April 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=14 May 2012}}</ref>


=== Filming ===
=== Filming ===
The filming started on 10 August 2011. During the shooting for a climax scene, Akshay hurt his shoulder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2012/akshay-kumar-rowdy-rathore-shoulder-injury-130112.html|title=Akshay Kumar returns to Rowdy Rathore set despite shoulder injury|date=13 January 2012|publisher=[[Oneindia.in]]|access-date=1 June 2012}}</ref> The police denied permission for the shooting of ''Rowdy Rathore'' at the World Heritage Site Hampi, following protests from local activists and artists. The film unit consisting of director Prabhu Deva, actors Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha and 50 other dancers left the site on Tuesday, authorities issued directions to the crew to stop shooting with immediate effect following violations of ASI conservation rules and for tranquillity. Local people and artists opposed the shooting of a song sequence, featuring Akshay and Sonakshi, along with many dancers, scheduled to be shot at several heritage sites in Karnataka, including the Vijaya Vittala temple, Lotus Mahal, Maha Navami Dibba and other historic places in the 15th century capital of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]]. The movie had the 50&nbsp;crore insurance for Akshay Kumar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://flashnewstoday.com/index.php/1675/rowdy-rathore-film-shooting-stopped-in-hampi/|title=Rowdy Rathore Film Shooting Stopped in Hampi|publisher=Flash news today|access-date=25 April 2012}}</ref>
The police denied permission for the shooting of ''Rowdy Rathore'' at the World Heritage Site Hampi, following protests from local activists and artists. The film unit consisting of director Prabhu Deva, actors Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Shraddha Kapoor and 50 other dancers left the site on Tuesday, authorities issued directions to the crew to stop shooting with immediate effect following violations of ASI conservation rules and for tranquillity. Local people and artists opposed the shooting of a song sequence, featuring Akshay and Sonakshi, along with many dancers, scheduled to be shot at several heritage sites in Karnataka, including the Vijaya Vittala temple, Lotus Mahal, Maha Navami Dibba and other historic places in the 15th century capital of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]]. The movie had the 50&nbsp;crore insurance for Akshay Kumar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://flashnewstoday.com/index.php/1675/rowdy-rathore-film-shooting-stopped-in-hampi/|title=Rowdy Rathore Film Shooting Stopped in Hampi|publisher=Flash news today|access-date=25 April 2012}}</ref>


==Marketing==
==Marketing==
[[File:First_look_launch_of_Rowdy_Rathore,_Bollywood_film_(5).jpg|thumb|Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha and Prabhudeva at the first-look launch of ''Rowdy Rathore'']]
[[File:First_look_launch_of_Rowdy_Rathore,_Bollywood_film_(5).jpg|thumb|Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, and Prabhudeva at the first-look launch of ''Rowdy Rathore'']]
The trailer of ''Rowdy Rahore'' was launched in an open stadium in Worli on 2 April 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/features/2012/akshay-kumar-rowdy-rathore-trailer-launch-unique-030412.html|title=Akshay Kumar's Rowdy Rathore trailer launched in unique style|author=Nabanita|date=3 April 2012|publisher=[[Oneindia.in]]|access-date=1 June 2012}}</ref> and received over 2,295,756 views in under one month on YouTube.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCAcU3p9GNo|title=Rowdy Rathore&nbsp;— Official Trailer|date=2 April 2012|publisher=YouTube|access-date=18 April 2012}}</ref>


UTV tied up with radio channel Red FM for organising a contest titled "Rowdy Hunt" to look for social do-gooders and others who work towards social betterment – winners of the contest will accompany star Akshay Kumar to promote the film during his tours. The hunt has taken place in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mumbai and New Delhi, where callers were invited to share their grievances and tackle the culprit on a public platform in true "Rowdy" style. The RJ/host will then select five rowdies in each city based on a "Rowdy Meter" who will then comprise Akshay Kumar's Rowdy Gang in a particular city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/81992.html|title=Akshay Kumar on a Rowdy Hunt&nbsp;— Bollywood Movie News|date=10 May 2012|publisher=IndiaGlitz|access-date=14 May 2012}}</ref>
UTV tied up with radio channel Red FM for organizing a contest titled "Rowdy Hunt" to look for social do-gooders and others who work towards social betterment – winners of the contest will accompany star Akshay Kumar to promote the film during his tours. The hunt has taken place in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mumbai and New Delhi, where callers were invited to share their grievances and tackle the culprit on a public platform in true "Rowdy" style. The RJ/host will then select five rowdies in each city based on a "Rowdy Meter" who will then comprise Akshay Kumar's Rowdy Gang in a particular city.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}


The cast and crew went to Dubai as part of the promotional tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/rowdy-stars-to-take-filmgoers-to-the-limit|title=Rowdy stars to take filmgoers to the limit|author=Ujala Ali Khan|date=25 May 2012|publisher=Thenational.ae|access-date=1 June 2012}}</ref> Sonakshi Sinha promoted the film on Big FM. On 26 May 2012, she promoted the film on ''Dance India Dance Lil' Masters'' on [[Zee Tv]], and the Zee Network are giving out free cinema tickets to people who are correct in the Safari Cinema.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://photogallery.apunkachoice.com/pics/parties--events/sonakshi-sinha-promotes-rowdy-rathore-at-927-big-/200002048/|title=Photos&nbsp;— Sonakshi Sinha promotes 'Rowdy Rathore' at 92.7 BIG FM|date=15 May 2012|publisher=Apunkachoice.com|access-date=1 June 2012}}</ref> Wardrobe company Dollar Industries has tied up with the producers to promote their products with the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2012/05/dollar-associates-with-rowdy-rathore/|title=Dollar associates with 'Rowdy Rathore'|date=23 May 2012|publisher=Bestmediainfo.com|access-date=1 June 2012}}</ref>
The cast and crew went to Dubai as part of the promotional tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/rowdy-stars-to-take-filmgoers-to-the-limit-1.443923/|title=Rowdy stars to take filmgoers to the limit|author=Ujala Ali Khan|date=25 May 2012|work=The National|location=Abu Dhabi|access-date=1 June 2012|archive-date=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307151934/http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/rowdy-stars-to-take-filmgoers-to-the-limit|url-status=live}}</ref> Sonakshi Sinha promoted the film on Big FM. On 26 May 2012, she promoted the film on ''Dance India Dance Lil' Masters'' on [[Zee Tv]], and the Zee Network are giving out free cinema tickets to people who are correct in the Safari Cinema.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://photogallery.apunkachoice.com/pics/parties--events/sonakshi-sinha-promotes-rowdy-rathore-at-927-big-/200002048/|title=Photos&nbsp;— Sonakshi Sinha promotes 'Rowdy Rathore' at 92.7 BIG FM|date=15 May 2012|publisher=Apunkachoice.com|access-date=1 June 2012|archive-date=19 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019215057/http://photogallery.apunkachoice.com/pics/parties--events/sonakshi-sinha-promotes-rowdy-rathore-at-927-big-/200002048/|url-status=live}}</ref> Wardrobe company Dollar Industries has tied up with the producers to promote their products with the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2012/05/dollar-associates-with-rowdy-rathore/|title=Dollar associates with 'Rowdy Rathore'|date=23 May 2012|publisher=Bestmediainfo.com|access-date=1 June 2012|archive-date=26 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526054157/http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2012/05/dollar-associates-with-rowdy-rathore/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
[[Indiagames|UTV Indiagames]] also released a [[mobile video game]] based on the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rowdy Rathore |url=https://phoneky.com/games/?id=j4j154352 |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=phoneky.com}}</ref>


==Music==
==Music==
{{Infobox album
{{Main|Rowdy Rathore (soundtrack)}}
| name        = Rowdy Rathore
The soundtrack is composed by [[Sajid–Wajid]] and was released on 2 May 2012. The line ''Chinta Ta Ta Ta'' and part of its music has been borrowed from the original song of its Telugu version, which was confirmed by Wajid.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/We-ve-borrowed-Rowdy-Rathore-music-from-original-Wajid/Article1-851168.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602050207/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/We-ve-borrowed-Rowdy-Rathore-music-from-original-Wajid/Article1-851168.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 June 2012|title=We've borrowed Rowdy Rathore music from original: Wajid|date=5 May 2012|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=14 May 2012}}</ref> Kumar Sanu has sung a song for this film, making his comeback after four years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-star.co.ke/lifestyle/just-bollywood/75068-kumar-sanu-is-back-|title=Kumar Sanu is back!|date=9 May 2012|publisher=The-star.co.ke|access-date=14 May 2012}}</ref> The song "Aa Re Pritam Pyaare" used the hook tune from the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] song "Vaadi Vaadi Naattu Katta" from ''[[Alli Thandha Vaanam]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-sajid-wajid-doing-a-pritam-1696722 | title=Sajid-Wajid doing a Pritam? | access-date=3 February 2023 | archive-date=3 February 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203033536/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-sajid-wajid-doing-a-pritam-1696722 | url-status=live }}</ref>
| type        = Soundtrack
| artist      = [[Sajid–Wajid]]
| cover        =
| alt          =
| released    = {{Start date|df=yes|27 April 2012}}
| recorded    = 2012
| venue        =
| studio      =
| genre        = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length      = 29:34
| label        = [[UTV Motion Pictures|UTV Music]], <br/>[[Sony Music India]], <br/> [[Sa Re Ga Ma]]
| producer    = Sajid–Wajid
| prev_title  = [[Housefull 2]]
| prev_year    = 2012
| next_title  = [[Teri Meri Kahaani (film)|Teri Meri Kahaani]]
| next_year    = 2012
}}
The soundtrack is by [[Sajid–Wajid]] and was released on 27 April 2012. The line ''Chinta Ta Ta Ta'' and part of its music has been borrowed from the original song of its Telugu version, which was confirmed by Wajid.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/We-ve-borrowed-Rowdy-Rathore-music-from-original-Wajid/Article1-851168.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602050207/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/We-ve-borrowed-Rowdy-Rathore-music-from-original-Wajid/Article1-851168.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 June 2012|title=We've borrowed Rowdy Rathore music from original: Wajid|date=5 May 2012|publisher=Hindustan Times|access-date=14 May 2012}}</ref> Kumar Sanu has sung a song for this film, making his comeback after four years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-star.co.ke/lifestyle/just-bollywood/75068-kumar-sanu-is-back-|title=Kumar Sanu is back!|date=9 May 2012|publisher=The-star.co.ke|access-date=14 May 2012}}</ref>
 
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 29:34
 
| title1 = Dhadang Dhang Dhang
| extra1 = [[Sajid (music director)|Sajid]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| lyrics1 = [[Faaiz Anwar]]
| length1 = 4:35
 
| title2 = Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita
| extra2 = [[Mika Singh]], Wajid
| lyrics2 = [[Sameer Anjaan]]
| length2 = 4:21
 
| title3 = Aa Re Pritam Pyaare
| extra3 = [[Mamta Sharma]], [[Sarosh Sami]]
| lyrics3 = Sameer Anjaan
| length3 = 4:19
 
| title4 = Chamak Challo Chel Chabeli
| extra4 = [[Kumar Sanu]], Shreya Ghoshal
| lyrics4 = Faaiz Anwar
| length4 = 5:04
 
| title5 = Tera Ishq Bada Teekha
| extra5 = [[Javed Ali]], Shreya Ghoshal
| lyrics5 = Sameer Anjaan
| length5 = 4:25
 
| title6 = Chandaniya (Lori Lori)
| extra6 = Shreya Ghoshal
| lyrics6 = Sameer Anjaan
| length6 = 3:52
 
| title7 = Rowdy Mix
| extra7 = [[Akshay Kumar]], Sarosh Sami
| lyrics7 = Shiraz Ahmed & Sajid
| length7 = 4:13
}}


==Release==
==Release==
The film received a U/A certificate from [[Central Board of Film Certification]] and the film's satellite rights was sold for {{INRConvert|350|m}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2012/rowdy-rathore-earn-rs-35-crores-before-release-010312.html|title=Akshay Kumar's Rowdy Rathore earns Rs 35 crore before release|publisher=[[Oneindia.in]]|date=1 March 2012|access-date=30 May 2012}}</ref> The film released worldwide on 1 June 2012. ''Rowdy Rathore'' was released in 2,300 screens in India and around 400 screens overseas.<ref name=screen>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/friday-release-action-packed-rowdy-rathore/263357-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601235826/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/friday-release-action-packed-rowdy-rathore/263357-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 June 2012|title=Friday Release: Action packed 'Rowdy Rathore' |publisher=IBNLive|date=31 May 2012 |access-date=30 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dailypioneer.com/home/online-channel/367-potpourri/69272-akshay-kumar-gets-rowdy-with-rowdy-rathore.html|title=Akshay Kumar gets rowdy with 'Rowdy Rathore'|publisher=Daily Pioneer|date=30 May 2012|access-date=30 May 2012}}</ref>
The film released worldwide on 1 June 2012. ''Rowdy Rathore'' was released in 2,300 screens in India and around 400 screens overseas.<ref name=screen>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/friday-release-action-packed-rowdy-rathore/263357-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601235826/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/friday-release-action-packed-rowdy-rathore/263357-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 June 2012|title=Friday Release: Action packed 'Rowdy Rathore' |publisher=CNN-IBN|date=31 May 2012 |access-date=30 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dailypioneer.com/home/online-channel/367-potpourri/69272-akshay-kumar-gets-rowdy-with-rowdy-rathore.html|title=Akshay Kumar gets rowdy with 'Rowdy Rathore'|work=Daily Pioneer|date=30 May 2012|access-date=30 May 2012|archive-date=2 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602002202/http://www.dailypioneer.com/home/online-channel/367-potpourri/69272-akshay-kumar-gets-rowdy-with-rowdy-rathore.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
===Critical reception===
[[File:Sonakshi Sinha, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Akshay Kumar, Prabhu Dheva at Success bash of 'Rowdy Rathore' (1).jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Sonakshi Sinha, Bansali, Akshay Kumar and Prabhu Dheva during the success bash]]
''Rowdy Rathore'' received mixed reviews from critics. [[Taran Adarsh]] of [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave the film 4 stars, saying, "If you savor typical masaledaar fares, this one should be on your have-to-watch listing for certain. Dhamaal entertainer!"<ref>{{cite web|last=Adarsh|first=Taran|title=Rowdy Rathore |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/545805 |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=1 June 2012|author-link=Taran Adarsh|date=1 June 2012}}{{Rating|4|5}}</ref>  ''[[DNA India]]'' gave 3 stars out of 5 and said, "''Rowdy'' is Akshay's return to action. And how! The actor takes charge of the film from the first scene and holds it tight all through. To put it simply, the film is to Akshay what ''[[Wanted (2009 film)|Wanted]]'' was for [[Salman Khan|Salman!]]"<ref>{{cite news|last=Unnikrishnan|first=Chaya|title=Rowdy Rathore is 70 mm herogiri at its best |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_the-after-hrs-review-rowdy-rathore-is-70-mm-herogiri-at-its-best_1697033|access-date=2 June 2012|newspaper=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]]|date=2 June 2012}}{{Rating|3|5}}</ref> Srijana Mitra Das for ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film 3 stars of 5, and said, "Fans will love Akshay's mooch-twirling masala-act but be ready for hardcore action too&nbsp;— some pretty gruesome."<ref>{{cite news|last=Das|first=Srijana Mitra|title=Rowdy Rathore |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Rowdy-Rathore/movie-review/13685223.cms|access-date=1 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=1 June 2012}}{{Rating|3|5}}</ref>
 
Mrigank Dhaniwala for Koimoi.com gave it 3 stars out of 5, and gave the verdict that the film entertains in parts. "Watch it for Akshay Kumar's performance and the comedy."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/rowdy-rathore-review/|title=Rowdy Rathore Review|publisher=Koimoi.com|date=1 June 2012|access-date=2 June 2012|last=Dhaniwala|first=Mrigank}}{{Rating|3|5}}</ref> Shomini Sen from [[Zee News]] also gave 3 stars out of 5 and said, "The premise of the film may be good, but the treatment is that of a typical south Indian pot boiler."<ref>{{cite web|last=Sen|first=Shomini|title=Review: 'Rowdy Rathore' is too rowdy!|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/review-rowdy-rathore-is-too-rowdy_112519.htm |publisher=[[Zee News]]|access-date=1 June 2012|date=1 June 2012}}{{Rating|3|5}}</ref> Based on 21 reviews, review aggregate site desimartini.com gave the verdict, "Although the movie doesn't do complete justice to the original Telugu blockbuster, it does have some funny dialogues and action sequences that will make you want to whistle! ''Rowdy Rathore'' is a one time watch." The site's average audience rating is 3/5.<ref name=desimartini>{{cite web|title=Rowdy Rathore reviews |url=http://www.desimartini.com/movies/rowdy-rathore/md1540.htm|access-date=27 August 2012}}</ref>
 
Saibal Chatterjee of [[NDTV]] gave the film 2 stars out of 5, saying, "''Rowdy Rathore'' plays out pretty much like a comic-book fantasy rendered in the form of a live-action film. Go for it if you must, but don't expect the earth from it."<ref>{{cite news|last=Chatterjee|first=Saibal|title=Review: Rowdy Rathore|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Review.aspx?id=714|access-date=1 June 2012|newspaper=[[NDTV]]|date=1 June 2012}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref> Blessy Chettiar of ''[[DNA India]]'' gave the film 2 stars out of 5, concluding, "Akshay's me-too is fun while it lasts. Watch it for him, lest he feels bad for jumping on the South remake bandwagon too late to get any attention."<ref>{{cite news|last=Chettiar|first=Blessy|title=Review: Rowdy Rathore is fun while it lasts|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_review-rowdy-rathore-is-fun-while-it-lasts_1696779|access-date=1 June 2012|newspaper=[[DNA India]]|date=1 June 2012|location=Mumbai, India}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref> Raja Sen of [[Rediff.com]] too gave the film 2 stars out of 5, and commented, "It can hardly be called a film, but ah well. Watch it if only to remind yourself of old Khiladi flicks...."<ref>{{cite web|last=Sen|first=Raja|title=Review: Rowdy Rathore has old Khiladi, no new tricks|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-rowdy-rathore/20120601.htm|work=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=1 June 2012|location=Mumbai, India|date=1 June 2012}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref> [[Oneindia.in]] criticised the film's illogical plot, however concluded saying, "Overall, ''Rowdy Rathore'' is a total paisa wasool film, hence it's a must watch."<ref>{{cite web|title=Rowdy Rathore: Movie Review|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/reviews/2012/rowdy-rathore-movie-review-096128.html|publisher=[[Oneindia.in]]|access-date=1 June 2012|date=1 June 2012}}</ref>


Trisha Gupta of Firstpost reviewed "Rowdy Rathore is a mess of maal, masala and moustache while it has neither the wit nor the charm needed to craft a real send-up".<ref>{{cite web|last=Gupta|first=Trisha|title=Trisha Gupta review|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/movie-review-rowdy-rathore-a-mess-of-maal-masala-and-moustache-330033.html|publisher=Firstpost|access-date=2 June 2012}}</ref> [[Mayank Shekhar]], on his website theW14.com, says "While you can't tell one Akshay Kumar from the other in this film, you obviously can't tell this film from any other action hit from recent or distant past either. That's what a dead formula film is supposed to be. Going by box-office figures, the producers, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and UTV, are certain this is what the audiences currently desire. They probably do. Is this what they deserve? I'm not sure.<ref>{{cite web |title=MAYANK SHEKHAR REVIEWS ROWDY RATHORE |url=http://thew14.com/2012/05/24/rowdy-rathore-movie-review/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819043218/http://thew14.com/2012/05/24/rowdy-rathore-movie-review/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 August 2012 |work=thew14.com |access-date=24 May 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Anupama Chopra]] of [[Hindustan Times]] gave the film 1 out of 5 stars and said, "The film is one more in the line of movies — many of which are remakes from the south — that value masala above all else. But [[Dabangg]] and even [[Wanted (2009 film)|Wanted]], the latter of which was also directed by Prabhu Deva, were far more cohesive and compelling. Rowdy Rathore is pure noise. Only the brave should venture in."<ref>{{cite web |title=Anupama Chopra's review: Rowdy Rathore
===Home media===
|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/anupama-chopra-s-review-rowdy-rathore/story-yKKUGs8WkluykQjrJPqyEO.html|first=Anupama |last=Chopra |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2 June 2012}}{{Rating|1|5}}</ref>
The film is available on [[JioHotstar]], from November 4, 2025, at 11 PM.


==Box office==
==Reception==
[[File:Sonakshi Sinha, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Akshay Kumar, Prabhu Dheva at Success bash of 'Rowdy Rathore' (1).jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Sonakshi Sinha, Bansali, Akshay Kumar and Prabhu Deva during the success bash]]
''Rowdy Rathore'' received mixed reviews from critics. [[Taran Adarsh]] of [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave the film 4 stars, saying, "If you savor typical masaledaar fares, this one should be on your have-to-watch listing for certain. Dhamaal entertainer!"<ref>{{cite web|last=Adarsh|first=Taran|title=Rowdy Rathore |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/545805 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516145808/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/545805 |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 May 2012 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=1 June 2012|author-link=Taran Adarsh|date=1 June 2012}}{{Rating|4|5}}</ref>  ''[[DNA India]]'' gave 3 stars out of 5 and said, "''Rowdy'' is Akshay's return to action. And how! The actor takes charge of the film from the first scene and holds it tight all through. To put it simply, the film is to Akshay what ''[[Wanted (2009 film)|Wanted]]'' was for [[Salman Khan|Salman!]]"<ref>{{cite news|last=Unnikrishnan|first=Chaya|title=Rowdy Rathore is 70 mm herogiri at its best|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_the-after-hrs-review-rowdy-rathore-is-70-mm-herogiri-at-its-best_1697033|access-date=2 June 2012|newspaper=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]]|date=2 June 2012|archive-date=3 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603174842/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_the-after-hrs-review-rowdy-rathore-is-70-mm-herogiri-at-its-best_1697033|url-status=live}}{{Rating|3|5}}</ref> Srijana Mitra Das for ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film 3 stars of 5, and said, "Fans will love Akshay's mooch-twirling masala-act but be ready for hardcore action too&nbsp;— some pretty gruesome."<ref>{{cite news|last=Das|first=Srijana Mitra|title=Rowdy Rathore|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Rowdy-Rathore/movie-review/13685223.cms|access-date=1 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=1 June 2012|archive-date=2 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602055537/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Rowdy-Rathore/movie-review/13685223.cms|url-status=live}}{{Rating|3|5}}</ref>


''Rowdy Rathore'' had been the most appreciated film since ''[[Dabangg]]'' released in 2010. It had seen the best word of mouth since ''Dabangg'' which is reflected in trending of its first three-week run.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4582&nCat=|title=Rowdy Rathore Has Best Word of Mouth Since Dabangg|date=22 June 2012}}</ref> Good word-of-mouth had helped it to take its distributor share to {{INRConvert|740|m}} in India at the end of its run.<ref name="boxofficeindia">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5150&nCat=|title=All INDIA Distributor Shares 2012: Diwali Releases Combined Equal Ek Tha Tiger|publisher=boxofficeindia|date=29 November 2012}}</ref> ''Rowdy Rathore'' has emerged one of the biggest grosser ever in Mumbai circuit and grossed {{INRConvert|515.5|m}} in seven weeks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4719&nCat= |title=All Time Mumbai Top Ten ROWDY RATHORE 2nd |publisher=boxofficeindia|date=25 July 2012}}</ref>
Shomini Sen from [[Zee News]] also gave 3 stars out of 5 and said, "The premise of the film may be good, but the treatment is that of a typical south Indian pot boiler."<ref>{{cite web|last=Sen|first=Shomini|title=Review: 'Rowdy Rathore' is too rowdy!|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/review-rowdy-rathore-is-too-rowdy_112519.htm|publisher=[[Zee News]]|access-date=1 June 2012|date=1 June 2012|archive-date=3 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603233314/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/review-rowdy-rathore-is-too-rowdy_112519.htm|url-status=live}}{{Rating|3|5}}</ref> Based on 21 reviews, review aggregate site desimartini.com gave the verdict, "Although the movie doesn't do complete justice to the original Telugu blockbuster, it does have some funny dialogues and action sequences that will make you want to whistle! ''Rowdy Rathore'' is a one time watch." The site's average audience rating is 3/5.<ref name=desimartini>{{cite web|title=Rowdy Rathore reviews|url=http://www.desimartini.com/movies/rowdy-rathore/md1540.htm|access-date=27 August 2012|archive-date=14 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714071449/http://www.desimartini.com/movies/rowdy-rathore/md1540.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>


===Domestic===
Saibal Chatterjee of [[NDTV]] gave the film 2 stars out of 5, saying, "''Rowdy Rathore'' plays out pretty much like a comic-book fantasy rendered in the form of a live-action film. Go for it if you must, but don't expect the earth from it."<ref>{{cite news|last=Chatterjee|first=Saibal|title=Review: Rowdy Rathore|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Review.aspx?id=714|access-date=1 June 2012|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=1 June 2012|archive-date=3 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603233341/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Review.aspx?id=714|url-status=live}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref> Blessy Chettiar of ''[[DNA India]]'' gave the film 2 stars out of 5, concluding, "Akshay's me-too is fun while it lasts. Watch it for him, lest he feels bad for jumping on the South remake bandwagon too late to get any attention."<ref>{{cite news|last=Chettiar|first=Blessy|title=Review: Rowdy Rathore is fun while it lasts|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_review-rowdy-rathore-is-fun-while-it-lasts_1696779|access-date=1 June 2012|newspaper=[[DNA India]]|date=1 June 2012|location=Mumbai, India|archive-date=2 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602040205/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_review-rowdy-rathore-is-fun-while-it-lasts_1696779|url-status=live}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref> Raja Sen of [[Rediff.com]] too gave the film 2 stars out of 5, and commented, "It can hardly be called a film, but ah well. Watch it if only to remind yourself of old Khiladi flicks...."<ref>{{cite web|last=Sen|first=Raja|title=Review: Rowdy Rathore has old Khiladi, no new tricks|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-rowdy-rathore/20120601.htm|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=1 June 2012|location=Mumbai, India|date=1 June 2012|archive-date=2 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602074749/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-rowdy-rathore/20120601.htm|url-status=live}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref>
The film took a bumper opening at single screens at an occupancy of around 95%–100%. It collected around {{INRConvert|150.6|m}} nett domestic in the opening day. ''Rowdy Rathore'' had a good opening weekend with collection of {{INRConvert|475.0|m}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4512&nCat=|title=Top Opening Weekends All Time ROWDY RATHORE 1st|date=4 June 2012}}</ref> The film further collected {{INRConvert|91.0|m}} on Monday and {{INRConvert|80|m}} on Tuesday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4522&nCat=|title=Rowdy Rathore Tuesday Business |date=5 June 2012}}</ref> ''Rowdy Rathore'' had collected around {{INRConvert|770|m}} nett plus in its first week and this makes it the second highest collections ever for a regular Friday-Thursday week behind ''[[Dabangg]]'', which collected {{INRConvert|810|m}} nett.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4526&nCat=|title=Rowdy Rathore Has Second Highest Regular First Week|date=8 June 2012}}</ref> The collections of ''Rowdy Rathore'' were around {{INRConvert|50|m}} nett on its 8th day, which was better than the new release ''[[Shanghai (2012 film)|Shanghai]]'' on its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4529&nCat=|title=Rowdy Rathore Easily Scores Over New Release Shanghai|date=8 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4532&nCat=|title=Rowdy Rathore Is Strong on Day Eight|date=9 June 2012}}</ref> The film collected a huge {{INRConvert|335.0|m}} nett in its second week taking the two-week business to {{INRConvert|1095.0|m}} nett.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4552&nCat=|title=Rowdy Rathore Has Huge Second Week |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |date=15 June 2012 |access-date=15 June 2012}}</ref> It was steady on its third week as it collected around {{INRConvert|21.0|m}} nett on its third Friday despite being new release, ''[[Ferrari Ki Sawaari]]''. It had collected {{INRConvert|150|m}} nett in third week, {{INRConvert|46.1|m}} in fourth week and {{INRConvert|18.4|m}} nett in fifth week thus taken its five weeks total to {{INRConvert|1304.5|m}}.<ref name="boxofficeindia"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4587&nCat=|title=Gangs of Wasseypur And Teri Meri Kahaani Open Poorly|date=23 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4626&nCat=|title=Rowdy Rathore Week Four Territorial Breakdown|date=2 July 2012}}</ref> The film eventually made {{INRConvert|1.33|b}} in India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Ten 2012 Lifetime Grossers|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5038&nCat=|publisher=boxofficeindia|access-date=31 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102181249/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5038&nCat=|archive-date=2 November 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


===International===
Trisha Gupta of [[Firstpost]] reviewed "Rowdy Rathore is a mess of maal, masala and moustache while it has neither the wit nor the charm needed to craft a real send-up".<ref>{{cite web|last=Gupta|first=Trisha|title=Trisha Gupta review|date=2 June 2012|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/movie-review-rowdy-rathore-a-mess-of-maal-masala-and-moustache-330033.html|publisher=Firstpost|access-date=2 June 2012|archive-date=4 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604195356/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/movie-review-rowdy-rathore-a-mess-of-maal-masala-and-moustache-330033.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mayank Shekhar]], on his website theW14.com, says "While you can't tell one Akshay Kumar from the other in this film, you obviously can't tell this film from any other action hit from recent or distant past either. That's what a dead formula film is supposed to be. Going by box-office figures, the producers, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and UTV, are certain this is what the audiences currently desire. They probably do. Is this what they deserve? I'm not sure.<ref>{{cite web |title=MAYANK SHEKHAR REVIEWS ROWDY RATHORE |url=http://thew14.com/2012/05/24/rowdy-rathore-movie-review/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819043218/http://thew14.com/2012/05/24/rowdy-rathore-movie-review/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=19 August 2012 |work=thew14.com |access-date=24 May 2012 }}</ref> [[Anupama Chopra]] of [[Hindustan Times]] gave the film 1 out of 5 stars and said, "The film is one more in the line of movies – many of which are remakes from the south – that value masala above all else. But [[Dabangg]] and even [[Wanted (2009 film)|Wanted]], the latter of which was also directed by Prabhu Deva, were far more cohesive and compelling. Rowdy Rathore is pure noise. Only the brave should venture in."<ref>{{cite web |title=Anupama Chopra's review: Rowdy Rathore |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/anupama-chopra-s-review-rowdy-rathore/story-yKKUGs8WkluykQjrJPqyEO.html |first=Anupama |last=Chopra |work=Hindustan Times|date=2 June 2012 |access-date=1 August 2020 |archive-date=10 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010132459/https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/anupama-chopra-s-review-rowdy-rathore/story-yKKUGs8WkluykQjrJPqyEO.html |url-status=live }}{{Rating|1|5}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of ''[[CNN-IBN]]'' gave 1 stars out of 5, commenting "At 2 hours and 20 minutes, Rowdy Rathore is excruciatingly long. The one-liners have little impact and make no sense, and the action has a been-there-seen-that feel to it. A few jokes work because Akshay Kumar does goofy well, but this film doesn't have half the energy of Prabhudeva's last directorial outing in Hindi, the Salman Khan starrer Wanted."<ref>{{cite news |title=Masand: 'Rowdy Rathore' is a mindless film |url=https://www.news18.com/videos/india/masands-verdict-masand-reviews-now-showing-26-480109.html |date=1 June 2012 |publisher=CNN-IBN |access-date=16 August 2021 |author=Rajeev Masand |archive-date=16 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816071356/https://www.news18.com/videos/india/masands-verdict-masand-reviews-now-showing-26-480109.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
''Rowdy Rathore'' had collected around {{INRConvert|182.0|m}} overseas in ten days. Collections had been considered average" in most circuits while UAE was the best.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/overdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4544&nCat= |title=Shanghai Dull Rowdy Rathore At $2.75 Million|date=13 June 2012}}</ref> ''Rowdy Rathore'' has finished around {{INRConvert|192.0|m}} and is an average fare overseas.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ferrari Ki Saawaari Low Rowdy Rathore Average |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4574&nCat= |publisher=Boxofficeindia|access-date=20 June 2012}}</ref>


==Home media==
===Box office===
''Rowdy Rathore'' had been the most appreciated film since ''[[Dabangg]]'' released in 2010. It had seen the best word of mouth since ''Dabangg'' which is reflected in trending of its first three-week run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4582&nCat=|title=Rowdy Rathore Has Best Word of Mouth Since Dabangg|date=22 June 2012|access-date=22 June 2012|archive-date=24 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624201812/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4582&nCat=|url-status=live}}</ref> Good word-of-mouth had helped it to take its distributor share to {{INRConvert|740|m}} in India at the end of its run.<ref name="boxofficeindia"/> ''Rowdy Rathore'' has emerged one of the biggest grosser ever in Mumbai circuit and grossed {{INRConvert|515.5|m}} in seven weeks.<ref name="auto"/> The film grossed over {{INRConvert| 203.39|c}} and became one of the [[List of Hindi films of 2012|highest grossing Hindi films of that year]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office-collections/worldwide/|title=Worldwide Highest Grossing Bollywood Movies on 2012 – Bollywood Hungama|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=18 June 2022|archive-date=23 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623035055/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office-collections/worldwide/|url-status=live}}</ref>


The satellite rights of the Hindi version were syndicated to [[Sony Entertainment Television]].<ref name="media247">{{cite web|url=http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/rowdy-rathore-to-premiere-on-sony-max|title='Rowdy Rathore' to premiere on Sony TV Asia &#124; BizAsia Media &#124; The UK&#039;s only Asian media news site|publisher=media247.co.uk|access-date=1 November 2015}}</ref> Later on, the film was also dubbed in regional languages- Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. The rights of the Tamil Version were secured by [[Star Vijay]].<ref name="vambuthumbu">{{cite web|url=http://vambuthumbu.com/republic-day-special-rowdy-rathore-promo/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220103727/http://vambuthumbu.com/republic-day-special-rowdy-rathore-promo/ |archive-date=2015-02-20 |url-status=dead|title=Republic Day Special &#124; Rowdy Rathore &#124; Promo &#124; Tamil News|access-date=1 November 2015}}</ref> The rights of the Telugu version were purchased by [[Star Maa]].<ref name="in">{{cite web|url=http://www.in.com/tv/movies/maa-movies-307/rowdy-rathore-57930.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220094533/http://www.in.com/tv/movies/maa-movies-307/rowdy-rathore-57930.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2015|title=Rowdy Rathore Movie on Maa Movies: Rowdy Rathore Movie Schedule, Songs and Trailer Videos|publisher=in.com|access-date=1 November 2015}}</ref> The rights of the Malayalam version were acquired by [[Asianet Communications|Asianet]].<ref name="in2">{{cite web|url=http://www.in.com/tv/movies/asianet-153/rowdy-rathore-70490.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220100037/http://www.in.com/tv/movies/asianet-153/rowdy-rathore-70490.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2015|title=Rowdy Rathore Movie on Asianet: Rowdy Rathore Movie Schedule, Songs and Trailer Videos|publisher=in.com|access-date=1 November 2015}}</ref> All the three dubbed versions were given a U/A rating.
====India====
The film took a bumper opening at single screens at an occupancy of around 95%–100%. It collected around {{INRConvert|150.6|m}} nett domestic in the opening day. ''Rowdy Rathore'' had a good opening weekend with collection of {{INRConvert|475.0|m}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4512&nCat=|title=Top Opening Weekends All Time ROWDY RATHORE 1st|date=4 June 2012|access-date=7 June 2012|archive-date=7 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607032408/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4512&nCat=|url-status=live}}</ref> The film further collected {{INRConvert|91.0|m}} on Monday and {{INRConvert|80|m}} on Tuesday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4522&nCat=|title=Rowdy Rathore Tuesday Business|date=5 June 2012|access-date=7 June 2012|archive-date=9 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609043958/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4522&nCat=|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Rowdy Rathore'' had collected around {{INRConvert|770|m}} nett plus in its first week and this makes it the second highest collections ever for a regular Friday-Thursday week behind ''[[Dabangg]]'', which collected {{INRConvert|810|m}} nett.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4526&nCat=|title=Rowdy Rathore Has Second Highest Regular First Week|date=8 June 2012|access-date=8 June 2012|archive-date=10 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610174900/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4526&nCat=|url-status=live}}</ref> The collections of ''Rowdy Rathore'' were around {{INRConvert|50|m}} nett on its 8th day, which was better than the new release ''[[Shanghai (2012 film)|Shanghai]]'' on its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4529&nCat=|title=Rowdy Rathore Easily Scores Over New Release Shanghai|date=8 June 2012|access-date=9 June 2012|archive-date=10 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610174920/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4529&nCat=|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4532&nCat=|title=Rowdy Rathore Is Strong on Day Eight|date=9 June 2012|access-date=9 June 2012|archive-date=11 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611172726/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4532&nCat=|url-status=live}}</ref> The film collected a huge {{INRConvert|335.0|m}} nett in its second week taking the two-week business to {{INRConvert|1095.0|m}} nett.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4552&nCat= |title=Rowdy Rathore Has Huge Second Week |publisher=Box Office India |date=15 June 2012 |access-date=15 June 2012 |archive-date=18 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618020807/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4552&nCat= |url-status=live }}</ref> It was steady on its third week as it collected around {{INRConvert|21.0|m}} nett on its third Friday despite being new release, ''[[Ferrari Ki Sawaari]]''. It had collected {{INRConvert|150|m}} nett in third week, {{INRConvert|46.1|m}} in fourth week and {{INRConvert|18.4|m}} nett in fifth week thus taken its five weeks total to {{INRConvert|1304.5|m}}.<ref name="boxofficeindia"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4587&nCat=|title=Gangs of Wasseypur And Teri Meri Kahaani Open Poorly|date=23 June 2012|access-date=23 June 2012|archive-date=26 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626012130/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4587&nCat=|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4626&nCat=|title=Rowdy Rathore Week Four Territorial Breakdown|date=2 July 2012|access-date=2 July 2012|archive-date=6 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706212022/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4626&nCat=|url-status=live}}</ref> The film eventually made {{INRConvert|1.33|b}} in India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Ten 2012 Lifetime Grossers|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5038&nCat=|publisher=Box Office India|access-date=31 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102181249/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5038&nCat=|archive-date=2 November 2012}}</ref>


For theatrical release, the film was given a U/A certificate, but later on, the film was recertified U by the censor board for video and release on Doordarshan.<ref name="cbfcindia4">{{cite web|url=http://cbfcindia.gov.in/html/uniquepage.aspx?lang=HINDI&va=rowdy%20rathore&Type=search|title=Central Board of Film Certification|publisher=cbfcindia.gov.in|access-date=1 November 2015}}</ref>
====Other territories====
''Rowdy Rathore'' had collected around {{INRConvert|182.0|m}} overseas in ten days. Collections had been considered average" in most circuits while UAE was the best.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/overdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4544&nCat=|title=Shanghai Dull Rowdy Rathore At $2.75 Million|date=13 June 2012|access-date=13 June 2012|archive-date=17 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617023324/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4544&nCat=|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Rowdy Rathore'' has finished around {{INRConvert|192.0|m}} and is an average fare overseas.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ferrari Ki Saawaari Low Rowdy Rathore Average |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4574&nCat= |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=20 June 2012 |archive-date=27 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627224500/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4574&nCat= |url-status=live }}</ref>


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Rowdy Rathore
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPrabhu Deva
Produced by
Written byShiraz Ahmed
Story byV. Vijayendra Prasad
Based onVikramarkudu
by S. S. Rajamouli
Starring
Music bySongs:
Sajid–Wajid
Background Score:
Sandeep Chowta
CinematographySantosh Thundiyil
Edited bySanjay Sankla
Production
company
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 1 June 2012 (2012-06-01) (India)
Running time
143 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹ 60 crore[2]
Box office₹ 203.39 crore[3]

Rowdy Rathore is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala under the UTV Motion Pictures and Bhansali Productions banners. A remake of the 2006 Telugu film Vikramarkudu, based on an original story written by V. Vijayendra Prasad, it stars Akshay Kumar in a dual role of a brave police officer and a thief.[4] The film also features Sonakshi Sinha, Gurdeep Kohli, Yashpal Sharma and Paresh Ganatra in supporting roles, while Nassar portrays the main antagonist.[5] In the film, Vikram Rathore, a brave and honest police officer is killed by a gangster named Baapji. But his team replaces him with Shiva, a thief who happens to be his look-alike, to avenge his death.

Filmed primarily in Mumbai and Hampi on a budget of ₹ 60 crore,[2] Rowdy Rathore was released worldwide on 1 June 2012. Its music was composed by Sajid–Wajid.[6] It opened to mixed reviews from critics and became a blockbuster at the domestic and worldwide box office. Good word-of-mouth had helped it to take its distributor share to ₹740 million (US$10 million) in India at the end of its run.[7] It has emerged one of the biggest grosser ever in Mumbai circuit and grossed ₹515.5 million (US$7.2 million) in seven weeks.[8] The film grossed over ₹203.39 crore (US$29 million) becoming one of the highest-grossing Indian films.[9][10]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Shiva is a small-time thief in Mumbai, who, one day, attends a wedding where he falls in love with Paro from Patna. He tells her the truth about his profession and resolves to give up crime because he loves Paro dearly. Before giving her commitment to give up crime, he decides to commit a large robbery along with his con-friend 2G, which would enable him to earn a lot of money to live an easy life. He "tricks" a woman at a railway station and flees with a trunk. This leads Shiva to Chinki, a little girl who was in the trunk instead of the wealth he thought was there. Chinki believes that he is her father. Puzzled, he is forced to keep Chinki with him as an honest police officer, Vishal Sharma, keeps his eye on him.

Shiva fears Paro will catch him with Chinki, and he will lose her forever. He finds a photo of Chinki and her father, who looks exactly like Shiva, thus realizing why Chinki thinks Shiva is her father. Eventually, it is revealed that Chinki's father is ASP Vikram Rathore, a brave, disciplined, and respected police officer whom criminals fear. While chasing a goon to find his daughter, Vikram gets hit by an auto, and his brain endures severe trauma. The doctor tells him that the brain injury is serious enough to put his life in danger.

After a few days, Shiva gets fed up with Chinki and breaks the tape recorder she uses to listen to her late mother's voice. The next morning, he learns that her mother died. Feeling guilty, he fixes the recorder and becomes fond of Chinki, taking care of her. Unfortunately, Paro sees this and believes he has a daughter that he hid from her, and she leaves for Patna, heartbroken. Soon, the goons who are after Vikram see Shiva. Thinking he is Vikram, they start chasing him. Shiva and Chinki flee for their lives and encounter the woman from the railway station, who tells Shiva to run. Enraged, Shiva is soon surrounded by the goons, but Vikram saves him and defeats the goons, despite getting severely injured. At the hospital, Shiva realizes that the railway station woman is, in fact, a real police officer, Inspector Razia Khan. The officers tell Shiva that the man who looks like him is Vikram and narrate the whole incident.

Six months ago, Vikram traveled to a village called Devgarh as the new ASP. There, a goon called Baapji and his son Munna caused trouble, torturing and extorting money from the villagers. Vikram immediately arrested Munna by force for abducting Vishal's wife, but he was released because of Baapji's political influence. Baapji arranged a party celebrating Munna's release. At the party, Munna humiliated the police officers and made them pull their pants down. Vikram, being the next target, moved back to the balcony, where Munna slipped off and died in the process. The next day, during a Ramlila event, Vikram was attacked by Baapji's brother Titla, where he was stabbed in the back and shot in the head while saving a village child. He was then assumed to be dead. While the police officers were getting ready to bury him, he started breathing, having survived. Everybody promised not to disclose this to anyone. The officers then took Vikram to Mumbai for treatment.

After Shiva hears the whole story, the doctors say that Vikram doesn't have much time left. Before dying, Vikram requests Shiva to take care of Chinki. Shiva promises and says that Chinki is now his daughter. Shiva, vowing to avenge Vikram's death, takes on Vikram's identity and goes to Devgarh with Chinki to take revenge. Paro finds out the truth and soon reconciles with him. Shiva sets Baapji's liquor factory on fire, distributes the grains and money back to the villagers, and has the police officers torture Baapji and his men in jail. Following a heavy climax, Shiva eventually kills Baapji and Titla and rescues Paro and Chinki after they are kidnapped by Baapji and Titla. The story ends with Devgarh now falling back into safe hands and Shiva, Paro, and 2G leaving on a train with Chinki, presumably back to Mumbai.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Special appearances[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Casting[edit | edit source]

Akshay Kumar learnt a special combat karate technique for his character role in the film.[13] Kumar reported that he had accepted the role in Rowdy Rathore since his son loves to watch him in action roles.[14] Sanjay Leela Bhansali teamed up with designer Shabinaa Khan to co-produce Rowdy Rathore, which is his first film with Akshay Kumar. It is also Bhansali's second film as a producer and his first in the action genre.[15] Maryam Zakaria was selected to perform an item number.

Thalapathy Vijay, Kareena Kapoor and Prabhu Deva made a friendly appearance in the video for "Chinta Ta" song.[16][17][18]

Filming[edit | edit source]

The police denied permission for the shooting of Rowdy Rathore at the World Heritage Site Hampi, following protests from local activists and artists. The film unit consisting of director Prabhu Deva, actors Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Shraddha Kapoor and 50 other dancers left the site on Tuesday, authorities issued directions to the crew to stop shooting with immediate effect following violations of ASI conservation rules and for tranquillity. Local people and artists opposed the shooting of a song sequence, featuring Akshay and Sonakshi, along with many dancers, scheduled to be shot at several heritage sites in Karnataka, including the Vijaya Vittala temple, Lotus Mahal, Maha Navami Dibba and other historic places in the 15th century capital of the Vijayanagara Empire. The movie had the 50 crore insurance for Akshay Kumar.[19]

Marketing[edit | edit source]

Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, and Prabhudeva at the first-look launch of Rowdy Rathore

UTV tied up with radio channel Red FM for organizing a contest titled "Rowdy Hunt" to look for social do-gooders and others who work towards social betterment – winners of the contest will accompany star Akshay Kumar to promote the film during his tours. The hunt has taken place in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mumbai and New Delhi, where callers were invited to share their grievances and tackle the culprit on a public platform in true "Rowdy" style. The RJ/host will then select five rowdies in each city based on a "Rowdy Meter" who will then comprise Akshay Kumar's Rowdy Gang in a particular city.[citation needed]

The cast and crew went to Dubai as part of the promotional tour.[20] Sonakshi Sinha promoted the film on Big FM. On 26 May 2012, she promoted the film on Dance India Dance Lil' Masters on Zee Tv, and the Zee Network are giving out free cinema tickets to people who are correct in the Safari Cinema.[21] Wardrobe company Dollar Industries has tied up with the producers to promote their products with the film.[22]

UTV Indiagames also released a mobile video game based on the film.[23]

Music[edit | edit source]

Main article: Rowdy Rathore (soundtrack)

The soundtrack is composed by Sajid–Wajid and was released on 2 May 2012. The line Chinta Ta Ta Ta and part of its music has been borrowed from the original song of its Telugu version, which was confirmed by Wajid.[24] Kumar Sanu has sung a song for this film, making his comeback after four years.[25] The song "Aa Re Pritam Pyaare" used the hook tune from the Tamil song "Vaadi Vaadi Naattu Katta" from Alli Thandha Vaanam.[26]

Release[edit | edit source]

The film released worldwide on 1 June 2012. Rowdy Rathore was released in 2,300 screens in India and around 400 screens overseas.[6][27]

Home media[edit | edit source]

The film is available on JioHotstar, from November 4, 2025, at 11 PM.

Reception[edit | edit source]

Sonakshi Sinha, Bansali, Akshay Kumar and Prabhu Deva during the success bash

Rowdy Rathore received mixed reviews from critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 4 stars, saying, "If you savor typical masaledaar fares, this one should be on your have-to-watch listing for certain. Dhamaal entertainer!"[28] DNA India gave 3 stars out of 5 and said, "Rowdy is Akshay's return to action. And how! The actor takes charge of the film from the first scene and holds it tight all through. To put it simply, the film is to Akshay what Wanted was for Salman!"[29] Srijana Mitra Das for The Times of India gave the film 3 stars of 5, and said, "Fans will love Akshay's mooch-twirling masala-act but be ready for hardcore action too — some pretty gruesome."[30]

Shomini Sen from Zee News also gave 3 stars out of 5 and said, "The premise of the film may be good, but the treatment is that of a typical south Indian pot boiler."[31] Based on 21 reviews, review aggregate site desimartini.com gave the verdict, "Although the movie doesn't do complete justice to the original Telugu blockbuster, it does have some funny dialogues and action sequences that will make you want to whistle! Rowdy Rathore is a one time watch." The site's average audience rating is 3/5.[32]

Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the film 2 stars out of 5, saying, "Rowdy Rathore plays out pretty much like a comic-book fantasy rendered in the form of a live-action film. Go for it if you must, but don't expect the earth from it."[33] Blessy Chettiar of DNA India gave the film 2 stars out of 5, concluding, "Akshay's me-too is fun while it lasts. Watch it for him, lest he feels bad for jumping on the South remake bandwagon too late to get any attention."[34] Raja Sen of Rediff.com too gave the film 2 stars out of 5, and commented, "It can hardly be called a film, but ah well. Watch it if only to remind yourself of old Khiladi flicks...."[35]

Trisha Gupta of Firstpost reviewed "Rowdy Rathore is a mess of maal, masala and moustache while it has neither the wit nor the charm needed to craft a real send-up".[36] Mayank Shekhar, on his website theW14.com, says "While you can't tell one Akshay Kumar from the other in this film, you obviously can't tell this film from any other action hit from recent or distant past either. That's what a dead formula film is supposed to be. Going by box-office figures, the producers, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and UTV, are certain this is what the audiences currently desire. They probably do. Is this what they deserve? I'm not sure.[37] Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times gave the film 1 out of 5 stars and said, "The film is one more in the line of movies – many of which are remakes from the south – that value masala above all else. But Dabangg and even Wanted, the latter of which was also directed by Prabhu Deva, were far more cohesive and compelling. Rowdy Rathore is pure noise. Only the brave should venture in."[38] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave 1 stars out of 5, commenting "At 2 hours and 20 minutes, Rowdy Rathore is excruciatingly long. The one-liners have little impact and make no sense, and the action has a been-there-seen-that feel to it. A few jokes work because Akshay Kumar does goofy well, but this film doesn't have half the energy of Prabhudeva's last directorial outing in Hindi, the Salman Khan starrer Wanted."[39]

Box office[edit | edit source]

Rowdy Rathore had been the most appreciated film since Dabangg released in 2010. It had seen the best word of mouth since Dabangg which is reflected in trending of its first three-week run.[40] Good word-of-mouth had helped it to take its distributor share to ₹740 million (US$10 million) in India at the end of its run.[7] Rowdy Rathore has emerged one of the biggest grosser ever in Mumbai circuit and grossed ₹515.5 million (US$7.2 million) in seven weeks.[8] The film grossed over ₹203.39 crore (US$29 million) and became one of the highest grossing Hindi films of that year.[41]

India[edit | edit source]

The film took a bumper opening at single screens at an occupancy of around 95%–100%. It collected around ₹150.6 million (US$2.1 million) nett domestic in the opening day. Rowdy Rathore had a good opening weekend with collection of ₹475.0 million (US$6.7 million).[42] The film further collected ₹91.0 million (US$1.3 million) on Monday and ₹80 million (US$1.1 million) on Tuesday.[43] Rowdy Rathore had collected around ₹770 million (US$11 million) nett plus in its first week and this makes it the second highest collections ever for a regular Friday-Thursday week behind Dabangg, which collected ₹810 million (US$11 million) nett.[44] The collections of Rowdy Rathore were around ₹50 million (US$700,000) nett on its 8th day, which was better than the new release Shanghai on its first week.[45][46] The film collected a huge ₹335.0 million (US$4.7 million) nett in its second week taking the two-week business to ₹1,095.0 million (US$15 million) nett.[47] It was steady on its third week as it collected around ₹21.0 million (US$290,000) nett on its third Friday despite being new release, Ferrari Ki Sawaari. It had collected ₹150 million (US$2.1 million) nett in third week, ₹46.1 million (US$650,000) in fourth week and ₹18.4 million (US$260,000) nett in fifth week thus taken its five weeks total to ₹1,304.5 million (US$18 million).[7][48][49] The film eventually made ₹1.33 billion (US$19 million) in India.[50]

Other territories[edit | edit source]

Rowdy Rathore had collected around ₹182.0 million (US$2.6 million) overseas in ten days. Collections had been considered average" in most circuits while UAE was the best.[51] Rowdy Rathore has finished around ₹192.0 million (US$2.7 million) and is an average fare overseas.[52]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Rowdy Rathore – British Board of Film Classification". 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rowdy Rathore's shoot creates problems in Hampi". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Rowdy Rathore Box Office Collection". Bollywood Hungama. June 2012. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Full cast and crew for Rowdy Rathore". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Shanghai steady, Rowdy Rathore rocks". The Indian Express. 15 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Friday Release: Action packed 'Rowdy Rathore'". CNN-IBN. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "All INDIA Distributor Shares 2012: Diwali Releases Combined Equal Ek Tha Tiger". Box Office India. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "All Time Mumbai Top Ten ROWDY RATHORE 2nd". Box Office India. 25 July 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Rowdy Rathore Is First Blockbuster of 2012". 11 June 2012. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  10. ↑ "Top Ten All Time Worldwide Grossers: EK THA TIGER 300 crore plus". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  11. ↑ Subramanian, Anupama (1 May 2012). "Vijay to dance in Bollywood". Deccan Chronicle. Chennai. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  12. ↑ "Vijay does Rowdy Rathore song free". Hindustan Times. 6 May 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "Akshay To Learn Combat Karate For Rowdy Rathore". NDTV. Retrieved 27 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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