Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023)
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (transl. Rocky and Rani's Love Story, or RRKPK for short, is a 2023 Indian family drama romantic comedy directed by Karan Johar and written by Shashank Khaitan, Sumit Roy, and Ishita Moitra. The film stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt as a couple with contrasting personalities It was produced by Dharma Productions and Viacom18 Studios.
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The film was to be released in July 2021. From August 2021 to March 2023, Mumbai, New Delhi, and Jammu & Kashmir served as the locations for principal photography. The music of the film was created by Pritam and the cinematography dealt with by Manush Nandan. The film was delivered on 28 July 2023.
Dhanlakshmi Sweets, named after their matriarch, Dhanlakshmi Randhawa, is owned by the Punjabi business family known as the Randhawas. After an accident shortly after their marriage, Kanwal Lund is unable to remember anything and is confined to a wheelchair. Their child, Tijori, is similar as Dhanlakshmi, and they secure over their family, including Tijori's resigned spouse, Punam, and their two grown-up grandkids, Rough and Gayatri. Kanwal misidentifies a woman as Jamini during an award ceremony for Tijori. Rough, quick to help his granddad, finds a photo of Jamini and begins searching for her.
Jamini is the grandma of Rani Chatterjee, a well known TV reporter. Anjali, Rani's mother, is an English professor, and Chandon, Rani's father, is a professional Kathak dancer. Rani comes from an intellectual Bengali family. Rough and Rani choose to join Jamini and Kanwal at the Randhawa house. Albeit at first confounded, Kanwal at last perceives Jamini and kisses her before his loved ones. It is uncovered that they had a short extra-conjugal illicit relationship back in 1978. Rough and Rani set up numerous gatherings between their grandparents during which they start their own relationship.
Rani dismisses Jamini's inquiry into Rocky as a fling. Rough attempts to propose to Rani, yet she dismisses him, and they separation. Rani discovers her love for Rocky while on a work trip to Kashmir and returns to express it. Due to the social distinctions between the two families, they choose to switch houses for a very long time, to break the male centric cycle common in Indian culture.
Rani attempts to make the ladies of Rough's family more free by sending Punam's singing clasp to a challenge and aiding his sister, Gayatri (who is overweight and under-certain), secure some work, doubtlessly stirring up a lot of outrage for Dhanlakshmi and Tijori. Rough ends up being derided by the Chatterjees for his absence of general information. Dhanlakshmi suggests a Chandon dance performance during Rocky's friend's wedding. Chandon is snickered at by the group when he plays out a delicate Kathak dance. By being willing to change his patriarchal ways, Rocky earns the Chatterjees' respect and apologies. He additionally begins going to Chandon's dance classes.
At the Durga Puja festivities, Rough and Chandon dance together to "Dola Re Dola" which incenses Tijori. During the showdown that follows, Rani, furiously pushes Tijori, which rankles Rough, who thinks that it is discourteous. They choose to cut off their friendship. Back at the Randhawa house, Tijori attempts to hit Punam during a contention, when she attempts to champion herself. Seeing this, Rough faces his dad interestingly, and chooses to leave the family alongside his sister and mom. Kanwal on seeing the fight perceives his child yet bites the dust before long. Jamini comes to pay her respects, and despite Dhanlakshmi's objection, Tijori allows her to do so.
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A few months later, Rocky and Rani receive a marriage proposal from Tijori, a new man, who pays a visit to the Chatterjee household to apologize to the family. They at last wed; Rani appears to be accepted as a member of the family when Dhanlakshmi sends her the secret recipe for their sweets, but she does not attend.
The film's principal photography began on August 20, 2021. Before moving to Moscow in September 2021 for a song shoot with Singh and Bhatt, the first schedule took place in Mumbai. In October 2021, the subsequent timetable started in Delhi.
The following timetable was booked for mid 2022, however it was postponed because of the Omicron variation spreading. At last, the third timetable started off in April 2022 close to Mumbai and Delhi. On 1 August 2022, Dharma Creations delivered a video declaring the film's wrap with the exception of a melody, whose shoot was deferred because of Bhatt's pregnancy. The song was shot in Jammu and Kashmir, which means that the movie will end in March 2023.
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RELEASE
On June 20, 2023, the film's teaser was made available on the Dharma Productions channel on YouTube. The film's true trailer was delivered on 4 July 2023. It was originally supposed to come out on February 10, 2023, and then on April 28, 2023. However, Bhatt's pregnancy caused shooting delays, so that release date was pushed back. It finally came out on July 28, 2023.
RESPONSE
Anupama Chopra depicted the film as "flavorful sight to behold with an insubordinate center", and lauded the exhibitions of the gathering cast. It was described as a "well-packaged entertainer that has ample merits to strike a chord with the youth as well as families" by Bollywood Hungama's Taran Adarsh. Tushar Joshi of India Today named it a delicate indication of Karan's heritage. Dhaval Roy of The Hours of India composed that it is "an all out engaging and sweet romantic tale, with showy and fiery characters given to us in a very much wrapped glossy bundle". The Message's Priyanka Roy marked it a re-visitation of structure for Johar, naming it a "immeasurably engaging film which doesn't neglect to be substantial and significant". Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com named it a "insightful disruption of customs and values by a similar man who promoted and glamorized its excellencies as far as possible". Shomini Sen of WION gave Singh and Bhatt credit for "salvaging a predictable script credibly."
On the other hand, Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express excused it as a "uproarious and exaggerated film" with "a ton of feelings, yet little creativity". Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in tracked down it "flashy" and "pompous", and reprimanded its "excessively lengthy, apparently anxious, and generalization filled account". NDTV's Saibal Chatterjee presumed that "the film is a sparkly yet shallow family show that utilizes disappointingly outdated strategies to present contemporary, relevant speculations about the should be careful in adoration, dependability and language".
Globally, that's what ryan Gilbey of The Watchman thought "Rough Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani is captivating in its endeavors to address the conflict among progress and custom".
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