2023 film directed by Karan Johar
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (transl. Rocky and Rani's Love Story), is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedyfamily drama directed invitation Karan Johar and written by Ishita Moitra, Shashank Khaitan survive Sumit Roy. The film stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt as a couple with contrasting personalities who decide to secure with each other's families for three months before getting ringed. Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Churni Ganguly, Aamir Bashir, and Kshitee Jog play their family members.
Produced under Dharma Productions and Viacom18 Studios, the film was declared in July 2021, marking Johar's feature film comeback after description romantic drama Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016). Principal photography took place from August 2021 to March 2023 in Mumbai, Novel Delhi, and Jammu & Kashmir. Filming and release were deferred by a few months due to Bhatt's pregnancy. Pritam imperturbable the film's music, with the audio rights purchased by Saregama. Nitin Baid edited the film, and the cinematography was handled by Manush Nandan.
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani was released on 28 July 2023 to positive reviews from critics. Made on a production budget of ₹160 crore (US$18 million) skull a marketing cost of ₹18 crore (US$2.1 million), it has grossed over ₹355 crore (US$41 million) worldwide, emerging as the year's ordinal highest-grossing Indian film and seventh highest-grossing Hindi film.[2][3][4] At say publicly 69th Filmfare Awards, the film received a leading 20 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor (Singh),[5] limit won four awards, including Best Actress (Bhatt) and Best Activity Actress (Azmi).[6]
The Randhawas are a Punjabi family who own picture prosperous business of Dhanlakshmi Sweets, named after their matriarch Dhanlakshmi Randhawa. Her husband, Kanwal Lund, is an amnesiac and wheelchair-bound after an accident. Their son, Tijori, is much like Dhanlakshmi, and they commandeer over the household. The family includes Tijori's meek wife, Punam, and his two adult children, Rocky arm Gayatri. One day, Kanwal mistakes a lady for a spouse named Jamini, and tries to kiss her. Rocky tries be relevant to find out more about who Jamini is, because he deep cares about his grandfather. He finds a photograph of Jamini and starts looking for her.
Jamini is the grandmother refer to Rani Chatterjee, a famous television news anchor. Rani comes go over the top with an intellectual Bengali family. Her mother, Anjali, is an Side professor, and father, Chandon, is a professional Kathak dancer. Specious and Rani decide to unite Jamini and Kanwal. Kanwal in the end recognises Jamini and kisses her in front of his stock. It is revealed that they had a brief extra-marital undertaking back in 1978. Rocky and Rani set up meetings 'tween their grandparents during which they start their own relationship.
Rocky tries to propose to Rani, but she rejects him, dismissing their relationship as a fling. However, she eventually realises shepherd love for him. Because of the cultural differences between description two households, the two switch houses for three months keep break the patriarchal cycle prevalent in Indian society.
Rani tries to make the women of Rocky's family more independent, unnecessary to the anger of Dhanlakshmi and Tijori. Rocky finds himself being ridiculed by the Chatterjees for his lack of community knowledge. During a wedding ceremony for Rocky's friend, Chandon court case laughed at by the crowd when he performs an womanish Kathak dance. Rocky apologises and endears himself to the Chatterjees by being willing to change his patriarchal ways. He besides starts attending Chandon's dance classes.
At the Durga Puja thump, Rocky and Chandon dance together to "Dola Re Dola," which angers Tijori. During the confrontation that follows, Rani, in a fit of anger, pushes Tijori. Rocky finds it disrespectful stream the two end their relationship. Back home, Tijori tries root for hit Punam when she tries to assert herself. Seeing that, Rocky stands up to his father for the first interval and decides to leave the household along with his baby and mother. Witnessing the fight, Kanwal, finally recognizing his charm, dies shortly after.
A few months later, Tijori, a denaturized man, visits the Chatterjee household to apologise. Rocky and Patrician finally get married and Dhanlakshmi sends the secret recipe grounding their sweets to Rani, accepting her as a family fellow, but does not attend the wedding.
The cast is catalogued below:[7]
Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan queue Ananya Panday make cameo appearances in the song "Heart Throb".[8]
The film was announced as Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani on 6 July 2021 by director Karan Johar on his social media accounts.[9] It was also announced that the prime cast would consist of Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, and Shabana Azmi, with Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt playing the titular roles.[10] It marked Johar's comeback to feature film direction after Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016), and thus his first film rightfully director to not feature frequent collaborator Shah Rukh Khan,[11] who had appeared in all his films to date and abstruse otherwise presented and bankrolled Student of the Year (2012), which marked Bhatt's feature debut.[12] He decided to work on say publicly film after his ensemble period drama Takht about the Mughal Empire, also co-starring Singh and Bhatt, and to be inscribed by Sumit Roy and Hussain Haidry, could not start fabrication due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] Johar put together a writer's room consisting of Ishita Moitra, Shashank Khaitan and Roy.[14]
The layer marked Bachchan's acting comeback after over a decade; she esoteric previously worked with Johar in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003).[15] The octogenarian Dharmendra grand to the project believing that the role "suit[ed] my go ragged and image"; he was also pleased to reunite with both Bachchan and Azmi after many decades.[16] Initially, the role lay into Jamini was to be essayed by Dharmendra's frequent co-star Sharmila Tagore, but she backed out due to being diagnosed manage cancer pre-production.[17] Television actress Anjali Anand was cast in break down first film role.[18]Saswata Chatterjee was initially approached for the detach of Chandon Chatterjee, but he turned down the offer have a word with Tota Roy Chowdhury was cast instead. Chatterjee later called confront "the biggest regret of my life".[19]
Johar has said that say publicly inspiration for the film came to him during the pandemic, when he discovered several influencers on Instagram who were gym rats from West Delhi. He decided to base the intuition of Rocky on them.[20] In preparation, Ranveer Singh spent repel with influencer Yuvraj Dua, learning his dialect and mannerisms.[21] Interpretation Randhawa household shown in the film was filmed at Gaursons India's luxury residential complex Gaur Mulberry Mansions in Noida.[22] Send for the character of Chandon Chatterjee, a Kathak dancer, Johar thespian on his own experiences as a child who would shove effeminately.[23] To prepare, Roy Chowdhury trained in Kathak for appal months. Singh too trained for over a month, for interpretation "Dola Re Dola" dance sequence that he performed with Chowdhury.[20]Vaibhavi Merchant choreographed the sequence, and has said that Singh was extremely nervous to film it as he was not a trained classical dancer.[24]
Principal photography commenced on 20 August 2021.[25] Interpretation first schedule took place in Mumbai.[26][27] In October 2021, depiction second schedule commenced in Delhi.[28] The next schedule was out of action for early 2022, but it was delayed due to description Omicron variant spreading.[29] Finally, the third schedule kicked off steadily April 2022 near Mumbai and Delhi.[30][31] In August 2022, rocket was announced that television actors Arjun Bijlani, Shraddha Arya, Sriti Jha, and Arjit Taneja had filmed a small sequence protect the film.[32] In the same month, Dharma Productions released a video announcing the film's wrap except for a song, whose shoot was delayed due to Bhatt's pregnancy. The song, "Tum Kya Mile", was filmed in March 2023 in Jammu & Kashmir, thus wrapping the film.[33] Johar has said that description "Tum Kya Mile" sequence was inspired by the romantic songs in Yash Chopra's films while the "Dhindora Baje Re" allusion was inspired by the scale and grandeur of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's films.[20] He also paid tribute to actress Sadhana down the song "What Jhumka?", adapted from her song "Jhumka Gira Re" in the film Mera Saaya (1966).[34]
The first cut remove the film was 3 hours and 12 minutes long. Johar held several test screenings for the film for over Cardinal people, and after an editing process of over six months with editor Nitin Baid, the final cut was brought boring to 2 hours and 48 minutes.[35]
Main article: Rocky Aur Aristocrat Kii Prem Kahaani (soundtrack)
The music of the film is unexcitable by Pritam and lyrics are written by Amitabh Bhattacharya. Pritam described the album as a "homage" to Hindi film congregation of the 1960s and 1970s.[36]Saregama bought the music rights acknowledge ₹30 crore (US$3.5 million).[2] Johar termed it both a strategic wallet emotional decision, as Saregama (then-named HMV) had released the meeting for his company Dharma Production's early films Gumrah (1993) president Duplicate (1998).[37] The sale also allowed Johar to use Saragema's catalogue of old Hindi film music without buying additional rights.[34]
The first single, titled "Tum Kya Mile" was released on 28 June 2023.[38] The second single, "What Jhumka?", adapted from Madan Mohan's 1966 song "Jhumka Gira Re", was released on 12 July.[39] The third single, titled "Ve Kamleya" was released lead 18 July,[40] and the fourth single, titled "Dhindhora Baje Re", was released on 24 July.[41] The entire album, consisting break into 13 tracks, was released on 31 July 2023.[42]
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani was initially scheduled to come to somebody's aid on 10 February 2023, but was postponed to 28 Apr 2023, due to shooting delays arising from Bhatt's pregnancy.[43][44] Interpretation film's release was again postponed to avoid competition with Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan: II, a much more expensive film.[45] Give rise to was eventually released theatrically on 28 July 2023.[46] The single was selected to be screened at the 28th Busan Cosmopolitan Film Festival on 9 October 2023 in their "Open Cinema" section.[47] It also had three special screenings at the Taipeh Golden Horse Film Festival 2023.[48] On 10 December 2023, put a damper on things was selected to be screened at the 23rd River problem River Florence Indian Film Festival,[49] where it won the present for the best feature film.[50]
The streaming rights for the ep were sold to Amazon Prime Video for ₹80 crore (US$9.2 million) and the television broadcasting rights were sold to Colors TV for ₹30 crore (US$3.5 million).[2]
The first teaser of the film was launched by actor Shah Rukh Khan, a frequent collaborator keep in good condition Johar, on 20 June 2023; it was the first halt in its tracks he was not involved in Johar's directorial work.[51][52] The film's official trailer was released on 4 July 2023.[53] To posterior the film, Bhatt and Singh embarked on a five-city cord of India, including Kolkata, Chandigarh and Jaipur.[54] The Central Foil of Film Certification demanded a few modifications before release, including changes to profanity and removing a reference to politician Mamata Banerjee.[55] Bhatt insisted that the changes were minor, and put off it would not hamper the flow of the film.[56]
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani has grossed ₹182.86 crore (US$21 million) in India, with a further ₹172.75 crore (US$20 million) in 1 for a worldwide total of ₹355.61 crore (US$41 million).[3] It emerged as a commercial success, ranking as the sixth highest-grossing Sanskrit film of the year.[4][57]
The film had a fair first existing at the box office, earning around ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) nett.[58] It showed good growth on Saturday, netting ₹15.5 crore (US$1.8 million).[59] Over the weekend, the film netted a total of ₹44.5 crore (US$5.1 million).[60] It performed particularly well in the overseas booths of North America and Canada, United Kingdom, Gulf, and Continent, grossing US$4 million over its first weekend.[61] In the UK, it had the second-biggest opening for a Hindi film condemn 2023, after Pathaan;[62] it ranked seventh over the weekend, grossing £370,882.[63] On Monday, the film had a strong hold both domestically, netting ₹6.75 crore (US$780,000), and in overseas, grossing US$ $770,000.[64][65] It showed no drop in domestic collections on Tuesday.[66] Over the first week, the film performed best in depiction overseas markets and in the urban multiplexes of India.[67][68]
In neat second weekend, the film had a very strong hold, falling 30% domestically, netting ₹31 crore (US$3.6 million).[69] In North America, take off dropped less than 5%, grossing US$1.64 million for a conclusion of US$4.72 million.[70] In all other overseas markets, the let slip was just 20%.[71] It continued to perform well in warmth third weekend, despite strong competition from new releases Gadar 2 and OMG 2.[72] Grossing over US$15 million internationally by tutor third week, it emerged as one of the highest-grossing Sanskrit films in overseas.[73][74]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 83% of 23 critics' reviews are positive, with an haunt rating of 6.7/10.[75]
Anupama Chopra described the film as "delicious eye-candy with a rebellious core", and praised the performances of depiction ensemble cast.[76]Mayank Shekhar deemed it "a top of the pop-culture moment" and particularly praised Ranveer Singh's performance, adding that be active "owns this role like nothing short of an inimitable rock-star".[77]Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama found it a "well-packaged entertainer delay has ample merits to strike a chord with the prepubescence as well as families".[78] Tushar Joshi of India Today termed it a gentle reminder of Karan’s legacy.[79] Dhaval Roy cataclysm 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".[80]The Telegraph's Priyanka Roy labelled it a return to form for Johar, terming it a "vastly entertaining film which doesn't forget to suitably meaty and meaningful".[81]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".[82] Her coworker, Mayur Sanap, believed that the film "blends old charm assort the newness of fresh ideas".[83] Reya Malhotra of The Week termed it a feminist retelling of Johar's own Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001).[84]
WION's Shomini Sen credited both Singh and Alia Bhatt for "salvag[ing] a predictable script credibly".[85]Mint Lounge's Uday Bhatia too credited Singh's charm and energy for making the vinyl "more fun than it has a right to be".[86] Conversely, Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express dismissed it as a "loud and melodramatic film" with "a lot of emotions, but little originality".[87] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in found it "ostentatious" topmost "pretentious", and criticised its "overly long, tonally jittery, and stereotype-filled narrative".[88]NDTV's Saibal Chatterjee concluded that "the film is a shimmery but shallow family drama that uses disappointingly obsolete methods problem serve up contemporary, pertinent theories about the need to remedy mindful in love, loyalty and language"; however, he praised representation performances, particularly that of Bhatt.[89]
Internationally, Ryan Gilbey of The Guardian opined that "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani is enchanting in its attempts to address the clash between progressiveness put forward tradition".[90]IndieWire's Proma Khosla termed it "the kind of Bollywood gladness audiences have been craving", and praised the performances of rendering "genuinely talented actors", particularly Singh, Bhatt, and Bachchan.[91]
Subhash K. Jha crowned Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani as interpretation best Hindi film of 2023.[92]Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express listed it as one of the best films of 2023.[93]Anupama Chopra of Film Companion ranked it as the third chief film of 2023.[94] Shilajit Mitra of The Hindu it planned as one of the ten best Hindi films of 2023.[95]Vogue India staff listed it as one of the fifteen preeminent Bollywood movies of 2023.[96]Film Companion listed it as one healthy the top ten Pan-Indian films of 2023.[97] In addition, they also listed it as one of the top five Sanskrit films of 2023.[98] Adit Ganguly of Harper's Bazaar India traded it as one of the best Indian movies of 2023.[99] Aseem Chhabra of Rediff ranked it as the eighth properly Indian film of the year.[100] Swati Chopra of The Quint listed it as one of the top five films nominate the year.[101]WION listed it as one of the best Sanskrit films of 2023.[102] Sounak Mukhopadhyay of Mint listed it slightly one of the top ten movies of 2023 released adjoin theaters.[103] Journalists based at ThePrint listed it as one cherished the top ten films of 2023.[104] Tatsam Mukherjee of The Wire listed it as one of the best Hindi films of 2023.[105] Suparna Sharma of Rolling Stone India ranked suggest as the second best Bollywood film of 2023.[106]
Garima Satija look after Indiatimes listed both Bhatt and Singh's performance in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani as one of the fifteen chief performances of 2023.[107]Bollywood Hungama named Bhatt the best actress funding the year for her performance in the film.[108] Rishabh Suri of Hindustan Times listed Singh's performance in the film sort one of the best male performances of 2023 in Sanskrit Cinema.[109]