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Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
Directed byKaran Johar
Produced by
  • Hiroo Yash Johar
  • Karan Johar
  • Apoorva Mehta
Written by
Starring
Music byPritam
CinematographyManush Nandan
Edited byNitin Baid
Production
company
Distributed by
  • Viacom18 Studios
Release date
  • 28 July 2023 (2023-07-28)
Running time
168 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹160 crore[2]
Box office₹52.89 crore[3]

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (transl. Rocky and Rani's Love Story), also known by the initialism RRKPK, is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy family drama film directed by Karan Johar and written by Ishita Moitra, Shashank Khaitan and Sumit Roy. Produced by Dharma Productions and Viacom18 Studios, the film stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt as a couple with contrasting personalities who decide to live with each other's families for three months before getting married. Jaya Bachchan, Dharmendra, Shabana Azmi, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Churni Ganguly, Aamir Bashir, and Kshitee Jog co-star.[4][5]

The film was announced in July 2021.[6] Principal photography took place from August 2021 to March 2023 in Mumbai, New Delhi, and Jammu & Kashmir. The music of the film was composed by Pritam and the cinematography handled by Manush Nandan. The film was released on 28 July 2023.

Plot

The Randhawas are a Punjabi business family who own the prosperous Dhanlakshmi Sweets, named after their matriarch Dhanlakshmi Randhawa. Her husband, Kanwal Lund, is amnesiac and wheelchair bound after an accident soon after his marriage. Their son, Tijori, is much like Dhanlakshmi, and they commandeer over their household, including Tijori's meek wife, Punam, and their two adult grandchildren, Rocky and Gayatri. During an award ceremony for Tijori, Kanwal mistakes a lady for a woman named Jamini. Rocky, keen to help his grandfather, finds a photograph of Jamini and starts looking for her.

Jamini is the grandmother of Rani Chatterjee, a famous television news anchor. Rani comes from an intellectual Bengali family whose mother, Anjali, is an English professor, and father, Chandon, is a professional Kathak dancer. Rocky and Rani decide to unite Jamini and Kanwal at the Randhawa house. Although initially confused, Kanwal eventually recognises Jamini and kisses her in front of his family. It is revealed that they had a brief extra-marital affair back in 1978. Rocky and Rani set up multiple meetings between their grandparents during which they start their own relationship.

When Jamini asks Rani about Rocky, Rani dismisses it as a fling. Rocky tries to propose to Rani, but she rejects him, and they break-up. During a work trip to Kashmir, Rani realises her love for Rocky and returns to express the same. Because of the cultural differences between the two households, they decide to switch houses for three months, to break the patriarchal cycle prevalent in Indian society.

Rani tries to make the women of Rocky's family more independent by sending Punam's singing clip to a contest and helping his sister, Gayatri (who is overweight and under-confident), secure a job, much to the anger of Dhanlakshmi and Tijori. Rocky finds himself being ridiculed by the Chatterjees for his lack of general knowledge. During a marriage ceremony of Rocky's friend, Dhanlakshmi suggests a dance performance of Chandon. Chandon is laughed at by the crowd when he performs an effeminate Kathak dance. Rocky apologises and endears himself to the Chatterjees by willing to change his patriarchal ways. He also starts attending Chandon's dance classes.

At the Durga Puja celebrations, Rocky and Chandon dance together to "Dola Re Dola" which angers Tijori. During the confrontation that follows, Rani, in a fit of anger pushes Tijori, which angers Rocky, who finds it disrespectful. They decide to end their relationship. Back at the Randhawa house, Tijori tries to hit Punam during an argument, when she tries to assert herself. Seeing this, Rocky stands up against his father for the first time, and decides to leave the household along with his sister and mother. Kanwal on witnessing the altercation recognises his son but dies soon after. Jamini comes to pay her respects, and Tijori lets her do so despite Dhanlakshmi's protestation.

A few months later, Tijori, a changed man, visits the Chatterjee household to apologise to the family and proposes a marriage between Rocky and Rani. They eventually marry; Dhanlakshmi sends the secret recipe of their sweets to Rani, seemingly accepting her as a family member, but does not attend.

Cast

The cast is listed below:[7]

Production

Principal photography of the film commenced on 20 August 2021.[10] The first schedule took place in Mumbai, before moving to Moscow in September 2021 for a song shoot with Singh and Bhatt.[11][12] In October 2021, the second schedule commenced in Delhi.[13]

The next schedule was scheduled for early 2022, but it was delayed due to the Omicron variant spreading.[14] Finally, the third schedule kicked off in April 2022 near Mumbai and Delhi.[15][16] On 1 August 2022, Dharma Productions released a video announcing the film's wrap except a song, whose shoot was delayed due to Bhatt's pregnancy. The song was filmed in Jammu & Kashmir, thus wrapping up the entire film in March 2023.[17]

Soundtrack

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
Soundtrack album by
Pritam
ReleasedTemplate:TableTBA
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LengthTemplate:TableTBA
LanguageHindi
LabelSaregama

The music of the film is composed by Pritam and lyrics are written by Amitabh Bhattacharya. The first single, titled "Tum Kya Mile" was released on 28 June 2023.[18] The second single, "What Jhumka?", adapted from Madan Mohan's 1966 song "Jhumka Gira Re", was released on 12 July.[19] The third single, titled "Ve Kamleya" was released on 18 July 2023.[20] The fourth single titled "Dhindhora Baje Re" was released on 24 July 2023.[21] The fifth single titled "Tum Kya Mile (Shreya's Version)" was released on 27 July 2023.

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Tum Kya Mile"Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal4:37
2."What Jhumka?" (co-composer Madan Mohan)Arijit Singh, Jonita Gandhi, Ranveer Singh3:33
3."Ve Kamleya"Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal, Shadab Faridi, Altamash Faridi4:07
4."Dhindhora Baje Re"Darshan Raval, Bhoomi Trivedi4:14
5."Tum Kya Mile" (Shreya's Version)Shreya Ghoshal3:57

Release

The teaser of the film was released on 20 June 2023 on Dharma Productions Youtube channel.[22] The film's official trailer was released on 4 July 2023.[23] It was initially scheduled to release on 10 February 2023 and then on 28 April 2023, but was postponed due to shooting delays arising from Bhatt's pregnancy.[24][25] It eventually released on 28 July 2023.[26]

Reception

Critical response

Anupama Chopra described the film as "delicious eye-candy with a rebellious core", and praised the performances of the ensemble cast.[27] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama found it a "well-packaged entertainer that has ample merits to strike a chord with the youth as well as families".[28] Tushar Joshi of India Today termed it a gentle reminder of Karan’s legacy.[29] Dhaval Roy of The Times of India wrote that it is "a full-on entertaining and sweet love story, with flashy and feisty characters given to us in a well-wrapped shiny package".[30] The Telegraph's Priyanka Roy labelled it a return to form for Johar, terming it a "vastly entertaining film which doesn't forget to be meaty and meaningful".[31] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com termed it a "shrewd subversion of traditions and values by the same man who popularised and glamorised its virtues to the hilt".[32] WION's Shomini Sen credited Singh and Bhatt for "salvag[ing] a predictable script credibly".[33]

Conversely, Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express dismissed it as a "loud and melodramatic film" with "a lot of emotions, but little originality".[34] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in found it "ostentatious" and "pretentious", and criticised its "overly long, tonally jittery, and stereotype-filled narrative".[35] NDTV's Saibal Chatterjee concluded that "the film is a shiny but shallow family drama that uses disappointingly obsolete methods to serve up contemporary, pertinent theories about the need to be mindful in love, loyalty and language".[36]

Internationally, Ryan Gilbey of The Guardian opined that "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani is fascinating in its attempts to address the clash between progressiveness and tradition".[37]

Box office

Box Office India reported that the film had a "fair first day" at the box office, earning around ₹11 crore (US$1.5 million) nett.[38] It showed "very good growth on Saturday", netting ₹15.5 crore (US$2.2 million).[39]

As of 29 July 2023, the film has grossed ₹32.32 crore (US$4.5 million) in India, with a further ₹18.92 crore (US$2.7 million) in overseas, for a worldwide total of ₹51.24 crore (US$7.2 million).[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani". British Board of Film Classification. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Budgeted at Rs. 178 cr, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani recovers 90% of investment from sale of satellite, digital and music rights". Bollywood Hungama . 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani full cast out. Meet Ranveer, Alia, Dharmendra, Jaya, Shabana". India Today. 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani: Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi join Karan Johar movie starring Ranveer-Alia". The Indian Express. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani Announcement Video Out! Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt In A Filmy Style Introduce The 'Senior Gems'". Koimoi. 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Karan Johar ropes in Arjun Bijlani, Shraddha Arya, Sriti Jha and Arjit Taneja for Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani". Bollywood Hungama. 5 August 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "REVEALED: Varun Dhawan joins Ananya Panday, Janhvi Kapoor, and Sara Ali Khan in the Ranveer Singh – Alia Bhatt starrer Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani". Bollywood Hungama. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani: Alia Bhatt And Ranveer Singh Kick Start The Shoot Of Karan Johar's Film". NDTV. 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt Begin Shooting for Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani". News18. 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Karan Johar commences first shoot schedule of 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani'". ANI. 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "First Look: Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt begin Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani shoot". India TV. 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Day 91 Of Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani Filming. See Karan Johar's BTS Clip Inside". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  15. ↑ "Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt to wrap up Delhi schedule of Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani in four days; Reports". Pinkvilla. 27 April 2022. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  16. ↑ Mukherjee, Anindita (25 April 2022). "Newlywed Alia Bhatt leaves with Ranveer Singh for Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani shoot". India Today. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  17. ↑ "Alia Bhatt resumes work after pregnancy, shoots for Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani in Kashmir". APN Live. 4 March 2023. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "Tum Kya Mile out: Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh romance in picturesque Kashmir; fans heap praises for Arijit Singh". India TV. 28 June 2023.
  19. ↑ "What Jhumka Song: Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt Join Arijit Singh To Give a Nod To Jhoomka Gira Re". News18. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  20. ↑ "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani song Ve Kamleya: Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh's new love track is tinged with melancholy". Hindustan Times.
  21. ↑ "Dhindhora Baje Re: Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh dance fearlessly in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani's Durga Puja song". Hindustan Times. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  22. ↑ "'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani' teaser: Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt promise sizzling chemistry in this larger-than-life Karan Johar world - WATCH". The Times of India. 20 June 2023.
  23. ↑ "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani Trailer: Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt bring the madness of Punjabi vs Bengali families in this dramatic entertainer". Bollywood Hungama. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  24. ↑ "Exclusive: Karan Johar's Dharma Production announces Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani starring Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh to release on February 10, 2023". Bollywood Hungama. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  25. ↑ "Exclusive: Karan Johar's Alia Bhatt – Ranveer Singh starrer Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani to NOT release on February 10, 2023; release rescheduled due to Alia's pregnancy". Bollywood Hungama. 16 July 2022. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  26. ↑ "Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani postponed to July 28; averts clash with Ponniyin Selvan: Part 2". Bollywood Hungama. 2 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  27. ↑ Chopra, Anupama (28 July 2023). "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani Review". Film Companion. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  28. ↑ "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  29. ↑ "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani Review: Ranveer, Alia shine bright like diamonds in KJo's return to form". India Today. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  30. ↑ "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani Movie Review: This glamorous entertainer comes with a meaningful message". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  31. ↑ Roy, Priyanka (29 July 2023). "A review of Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  32. ↑ Verma, Sukanya (28 July 2023). "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani Review: Soch Nayi, Swad Wahi". Rediff.com. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  33. ↑ Sen, Shomini (28 July 2023). "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani review: Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt shine in a predictable, fun family film". WION. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  34. ↑ Gupta, Shubhra (28 July 2023). "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani movie review: Karan Johar packs a few surprises in Alia Bhatt-Ranveer Singh's loud and melodramatic film". The Indian Express. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  35. ↑ Ramnath, Nandini (28 July 2023). "'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani' review: An old-fashioned romance gets an unnecessary update". Scroll.in. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  36. ↑ Chatterjee, Saibal (28 July 2023). "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani Review: Shiny But Shallow Family Drama". NDTV. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  37. ↑ Gilbey, Ryan (28 July 2023). "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani review – Karan Johar's eye-popping culture wars sendup". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  38. ↑ "Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani Has A Fair First Day". Box Office India. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  39. ↑ "Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani Second Day Business". Box Office India. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

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