![]() ![]() The film says, “You go, girl” to every repressed female character. ![]() ![]() It’s as if Johar and his writers (Ishita Moitra, Shashank Khaitan, Sumit Roy) sat down with a list of social vices and plastered one each to a key player’s forehead. ![]() The second half of Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani turns into a massive check-box ticking exercise. If Rocky was so terrified of his parents that he never dared to dance in front of them, didn’t they ever object to his bizarre (and vulgar) sartorial sense? While I enjoyed the foundation of their romance, the grandfather getting up from the wheelchair to break into a sweeping song-and-dance routine is as dated as Dhanalakshmi Sweets’ advertising strategy which gets magically fixed when Rani intervenes. Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani is also about contradictions in writing. The humor oscillates between classic Karan Johar (the Stevia and Sugar Free reference made me chuckle) and plain cringe (the grandfather’s surname is Lund). If the decision was to give the film an edge of a queer or female gaze, it doesn’t work. Johar throws in copious footage of Singh’s bronzed cleavage even at places it wasn’t required. Putting the Saregama Carvaan product placement aside, the first two acts ride high on familiarity. The first half of Johar’s film is joyous – thanks to the filmmaker’s penchant for nostalgia and vintage music. Making it worse is the camaraderie between the veterans who make up for the lack of sizzle between Singh and Bhatt. For a film that looks down upon new-age love that is planned and manufactured, nothing convinces us of its central romance. The duo makes their respective grandparents meet, sing and dance to a bunch of vintage songs and, bam, they are in love. For someone who is an active advocate of women’s rights, the well-educated Rani surprisingly isn’t averse to Rocky’s demeanor which tiptoes on the tightrope of flirtation and violation. Yet, getting access to her desk isn’t a hard task – even for our rather shady-looking leading man and his similarly styled trainer-friend. From the looks of it, the woman is an emerging Barkha Dutt. For something that could have been an email, Rocky drops into Rani’s office. Rocky discovers the tale of his grandfather Kanwal’s (Dharmendra) lost love Jamini (Shabana Azmi), who happens to be Rani’s grandmother. Set in New Delhi, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani is about two diversely rich families. Unfortunately, the central love story does not work in the film that is named after its leads – Rocky (Ranveer Singh) and Rani (Alia Bhatt). While the film lacks Johar’s trademark NRI aesthetics, with oodles of mainstream formula pressed in, the film emerges as a passable entertainer. In the filmmaker’s 25 th year, he brings out a pleasant family drama titled Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. Rather, it’s become a lot like, ‘It’s all about schooling your parents’. 22 years later, nothing much has changed. Prohibitory orders were issued and internet was snapped in the affected districts due to the prevailing situation.Īccording to the Haryana government, 116 people were arrested and 90 detained in connection with the violence.“It’s all about loving your parents,” read the tagline of Karan Johar’s Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. Incidents of arson were also reported from Palwal, Manesar, Faridabad and Rewari. Mobs killed a Muslim cleric in Gurugram and restaurants were torched and shops were vandalised. Stones were pelted and cars were set on fire, with the violence spilling over into neighbouring Gurugram for the past few days. On July 31 (Monday), communal violence broke out in Nuh after a mob tried to stop the VHP's ' Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra'. And swords that we carry are used for puja, for weddings, for rituals they are not used for murders," he said. "A few people were carrying weapons but they were all licensed. Asked about the viral videos of the yatris who were seen carrying weapons, Bittu Bajrangi claimed that the swords carried by a few participants were for rituals. ![]()
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