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Rowdy Rathore

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
26K
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Akshay Kumar in Rowdy Rathore (2012)
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One-Person Army ActionActionComedyCrime

A con man uncovers a deadly secret and must save his lady love, the small-town locals and the little girl who insists she's his daughter, from the mob.A con man uncovers a deadly secret and must save his lady love, the small-town locals and the little girl who insists she's his daughter, from the mob.A con man uncovers a deadly secret and must save his lady love, the small-town locals and the little girl who insists she's his daughter, from the mob.

  • Director
    • Prabhu Deva
  • Writers
    • Vijayendra Prasad
    • Shiraz Ahmed
  • Stars
    • Akshay Kumar
    • Sonakshi Sinha
    • Nassar
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    26K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Prabhu Deva
    • Writers
      • Vijayendra Prasad
      • Shiraz Ahmed
    • Stars
      • Akshay Kumar
      • Sonakshi Sinha
      • Nassar
    • 66User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 17 nominations total

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    Akshay Kumar
    Akshay Kumar
    • Shiva…
    Sonakshi Sinha
    Sonakshi Sinha
    • Paro
    Nassar
    Nassar
    • Baapji
    • (as M. Nasser)
    Yashpal Sharma
    Yashpal Sharma
    • Inspector Vishal Sharma
    Paresh Ganatra
    Paresh Ganatra
    • 2G
    • (as Paresh)
    Gurdeep Kohli
    Gurdeep Kohli
    • Inspector Razia Khan
    Mushtaq Khan
    Mushtaq Khan
    • Baapji's brother-in-law
    Amit Tiwari
    Amit Tiwari
    • Munna
    • (as Amit Kumar Tiwari)
    Supreeth Reddy
    • Titla
    • (as M. Supreeth Reddy)
    Ashok Samarth
    Ashok Samarth
    • Babu
    Anant Jog
    Anant Jog
    • Minister
    Ananya
    • Chinki
    • (as Ananya Nayak)
    Raj Arjun
    Raj Arjun
    • Jagdish
    Darshan Jariwala
    Darshan Jariwala
    • DGP Suraj Prakash
    Kareena Kapoor
    Kareena Kapoor
    • (segment "Chinta ta")
    Naushaad Abbas
    Naushaad Abbas
    • Man who fights with Shiva in the mall
    Saniya Anklesaria
    • Inspector Vishal Sharma's Daughter
    Swatantra Bharat
    Swatantra Bharat
    • Bald man taking money outside railway station
    • Director
      • Prabhu Deva
    • Writers
      • Vijayendra Prasad
      • Shiraz Ahmed
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    User reviews66

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    6anagpal

    Follows in Dabangg's footsteps and gets somewhere there

    A sizzling first half, aided in no mean part by Sonakshi's sensuousness, Akshay's comic timing and some really good laugh out loud moments changes into a fairly ordinary story of revenge, poor villagers and cruel dons & goons in the second half.

    Akshay is a small time crook aided by his sidekick, Paresh. A deo ad moment when he is caught by a lady cop, smartly stealing two mobiles from the same guy in the same day and a shot of jewellery walking by itself are the standout funny moments of the first half. Things change when he meets Sonakshi, who's visiting from Bihar. Romance happens smoothly, with humour and without a hitch. And then a little girl curiously starts calling him 'Papa' and life changes completely.

    The action in the second half shifts from Mumbai to a village called Devgarh in Bihar. Flashbacks, fights and crass item numbers happen in a plot seen a thousand times before. Nassar plays the long time ruling villain and Yashpal Sharma plays the long suffering honest cop.

    I wish the tempo of the first half was maintained in the second. Couple of unnecessary songs add to the general pain, lots of which is inflicted upon the villains and their henchmen and a little reserved for the audience. The daughter is only brought in to attempt to wring a few tears out of the cast and us. The movie is over the top in any case and not amenable to logic but even then there are some ozone layer size loopholes in the story. Also, apart from the 'Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita' tune there is very little musically to offer in the film

    Akshay proves once again that if he is given a half decent plot and dialogue he is very good at comedy. Sonakshi is super, though her dialogue delivery needs to improve and I'm sure it will over time. However, there is something about her, her screen presence and charm papering over any acting loopholes. The sequence where Akshay presses an imaginary record player in his head to make her repeat her actions was fun and nicely done.

    The fights are gory, lots of ketchup. The dialogues / story has a touch of 'Dabangg' about it and is enjoyable to an extent. Its not bad as a loud, mindless time pass, don't go in expecting anything else and you may not be disappointed. More at www.apurvbollywood.blogspot.in
    6phadvijayanand

    Everything is LOUD & EXTRA ...

    If anything is to say about this movie .... Everything is Loud & Extra ! Extra Action, Extra Songs, Extra Sound, Extra Dialogues, everything is just loud & extra.

    May be that takes this movie to take great ups & great downs, there is no such thing in between.

    This is typical Bollywood movie with good songs, great action, some emotions BUT with south Indian touch.

    The movies takes following ups & downs of your likes, Don't like: First 30-40 mins story doesn't take even a start. Unnecessary songs, Akshay going behind Sonakshi is not that entertaining (& unnecessary) that makes you feel sad (for tickets)

    Like: Once the story gets starting then there is no stopping, at least for some time. Yes, till intermission you actually get involved in movie. There is not sonakshi & any other dramas, just a story.

    Don't Like: After intermission, movie still goes to the first part of unnecessary things happening, movie going bit slow & no where near the story things happen.

    Like: Yes, the end part or climax, this is again coming back to story & see lots of action & fun.

    It's really nice to see Akshay in this role, following Salman. Truly Akshay's best movie in recent times. Akshay has taken the part very seriously & reminds KHILADI !

    Sonakshi ... really don't know why she is in movie, but Bollywood film & without actress .. can't imagine, may be that's why she has done her job of looking cute & nice. But sometimes, she looks Rowdier than Akshay (specially in dance steps)

    Other South Indian Actors have done a BAD job in showing their BIHARI tones ....Those are laughing moments !

    Anyway, if you want to watch a bollywood movie, this may be good movie in recent years....

    Overall 6/10 !
    6bobbysing

    Watch it for its second half like a Manmohan Desai masala film made in South.

    A regular film-goer can recall several films from the recent past with a great first half and a not so happening second. And in most of the cases such films fail to make any major impact on the viewers as well as on the box office. But if a film goes the other way round then it has the most favourable chances to win over the audience.

    Luckily Prabhudeva's second directorial venture in Bollywood, produced by UTV and Sanjay Leela Bhansali comes in the latter category of movies with a fairly good second half as compared to its first. Following the sole motive of entertaining the viewers (keeping aside the logics), the director is mostly successful in its aim due to many engaging sequences post intermission full of action. And that is what actually saves ROWDY RATHORE from going on to a negative path.

    An almost exact remake of Telugu Hit VIKRAMARKUDU (2006), which was also remade in many other languages, RR strictly follows the path of its original without any new or major alterations made by Prabhudeva. He remains focused on the entertainment factor throughout but in the process makes an uneven film before and after the interval which drops at several places when it comes to emotional drama in the script.

    To explain the experience of watching it in its two halves, just imagine sipping an above average soup before going for the main meal at your dinner table. So, the first half of RR is like an OK starter with three fine toppings of a fresh & ravishing Sonakshi Sinha, few comic sequences of Akshay and 3 enjoyable well choreographed songs which don't let you write off the film right away. It starts off with a calm first hour stressing more upon the romance and less on the basic plot. But then Prabhudeva comes up with an energetic 15 minutes just before the interval which pull everyone back into the film forcing them to expect something much better in its next hour.

    Post intermission RR suddenly becomes an enjoyable ride with some well directed action sequences reminding you of the good old cinema of 70s which followed entertainment without any logic. In fact this better part of the film can easily be compared to a Manmohan Desai kind of attempt made in the South with fast paced sequences coming one after the other without giving you any time to think. For instance, the conman replaces the Inspector (Akshay in double role) without any hassles or questioning, the heroine follows him to the same small remote area as her parental town, the child simply accepts the second Akshay as her father without raising any doubts, there is no information given about her mother and the villains are easily beaten badly by a single man with his amazing power. But despite of all these glitches, the narration keeps you entertained with its funny one liners and well edited action scenes, not giving you anything to complain particularly in its second half. So if you love watching escapist kind of cinema, just for entertainment as earlier seen in Rohit Shetty's SINGHAM, then you would love Akshay returning to his action mood. Yet ROWDY RATHORE is not another WANTED delivered by Prabhudeva with a weaker first half.

    Therefore as a director, I cannot comment upon Prabhudeva's ability since he has only made "Strict Remakes" in Bollywood till now. The dancing maestro very well knows how to keep the viewers engaged and entertained in his movies. But how he would handle the same entertainment quotient in his own original project remains doubtful. Nevertheless in RR he takes ample support from both the fine cinematography and an energetic background score to generate a universally likable impact till the end. Also the action showcased in the film further helps him in generating a positive final result in a big way.

    Musically Sajid-Wajid have done a nice job but again they cannot take the whole credit here as the main track of the film "Chinta Ta Chita Chita" remains a true adaptation of its original Telugu song from VIKRAMARKUDU (2006). However both singer Mika and the Choreographers (Saroj Khan, Prabhudev & Bosco Martis) really deserves a special mention here, since the songs become hugely watchable just because of their great dancing steps complimenting the beats.

    Akshay returning to his favourite action genre entertains the masses both as a conmen and a police officer. But undoubtedly, he makes a much better impact post interval in all those action and confrontations scenes. Still, RR may not be able to generate the same response for him as WANTED did for Salman (which was appreciated by both critics as well as masses). The pleasant package of the film is Sonakshi Sinha who looks ravishingly fresh & beautiful on the screen, more than her pictures circulating in the print media. She definitely has a strong screen presence but only requires a good author backed role to prove her acting talent. Nassar once again excels in his role of the main villain with a superb portrayal of the Bad Man. Mushtaq Khan provides few lighter moments in the second half and Yashpal Sharma impresses in his helpless character. Both Paresh Ganatra as Akshay's friend and Gurdeep Kohli as the lady inspector are fine but Gurdeep surely becomes a victim of step treatment given by the writers.

    In all ROWDY RATHORE satisfies you mid-way with only a great & entertaining second half wherein Akshay performs in his full form as the action hero. But with less romance and more action thrown in the first half it could have been another WANTED for the director without any doubts. So for now, it may get a mixed response with a particular section of viewers (who love watching Manmohan Desai kind of cinema) appreciating it a lot and another slamming it down for its logics taken for a ride.
    7specsandthecity

    Sheer Entertainment!

    Writing this review almost a week after Rowdy Rathore has released.So i suppose most of you would have caught up with the flick!But im writing it none the less. Before starting off with the review i must confess i have watched both the telugu as well as the tamil versions,Ravi Teja's Vikramarkudu and Karthi's Siruthai respectively.

    I suppose comparing the three wouldn't be of much use,as all three of them have their distinct style.But i would give Karthi a slight edge over the other two(But i maybe biased though):P Rowdy Rathore starring Akshay Kumar , Sonakshi Sinha and directed by our desi-Michael Jackson(aka) Prabhu Deva packs quite a punch i must admit!Rowdy Rathore as most of us know..is another remake from down south.And by and large most southern remakes have worked wonders(case in point gajini,wanted,singham). Now back to the review. The story goes about like this…Shiva (Akshay Kumar), a small-time thief in Mumbai, falls in love with Priya (Sonakshi Sinha), a girl from Patna, who is in Mumbai to attend a marriage. Its love at first sight between the two. Shiva tells her the truth about him being a thief and resolves to give up crime forever.Enter a young girl called Chinki who thinks that Shiva is her father.Shiva is forced by circumstances to keep the girl.Shiva slowly starts loving the innocent child.Priya finds out about the girl and decides to leave for Patna.Shiva is heart-broken.All of a sudden a bunch of goons start chasing him and the girl…and another Akshay(Vikram Rathore) steps in to save them and ends up giving his life for the same. Cut back to the past.Vikram Rathore (Akshay) is a brave and honest cop who wages war against the evil ganglord (Nasser) of the village(Now where have we heard that before??:P) Now here..comes the twist in the tale…Shiva needs to take up the place of the slain Vikram Singh and what happens next for you to guess(or rather watch..but i suppose its easier to guess). To know what works and what doesn't with the movie...
    7engrumair21

    Khiladi Rathore In Action!!

    ROWDY RATHORE (Movie Review)

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    Khiladi Rathore In Action!!

    EXPECTATIONS:

    Expectations were high initially as Akshay returning to action after a long time, produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Prabhudeva directing His next venture after Wanted..

    VIEWS:

    Well this has again been a wrong promo policy. When the theatrical came and then songs promo came and then other promos came the film seemed to be over the top and cheap and below standard in my views. But after watching the movie I'll say that its not the case.. AK film KHATTA MEETHA suffered due to bad promo policiy too as it showed it as comedy but it was a nice serious movie. First 30 minutes of the movie are totally below average.. as the comic scenes at that moment does not create any impact nor the love angle is well shown.. but after 30 minutes the Movie goes on a high and high from when the girl came and emotional and serious RR starts.. then it creates a pure masala entertainer movie impact till end.

    STORY & SCRIPT:

    Story is old but the script is quite good.. Love Angle should have been scripted well.

    DIRECTION:

    Prabhudeva starts bad but after 30 minutes get the grip and never loose it till the end.. Only the Love scenes could have been directed well than he did..

    MUSIC:

    Music by SAJID WAJID is totally disappointingly average. TERA ISHQ and CHAMMAK CHALLO are the better tracks. In my view CHINTA CHINTA is totally poor song and its repeatedly use seems useless. Dhadang Dhadang and Aa Re Pritam just OK. Music could have been much better than this so as same for the background music.. it should have been better.

    CASTING & ACTING:

    AKSHAY KUMAR came back to his favourite genre Action and he has acted very very well in RR .. He is the most Positive thing of RR. He played role of Vikram Rathore with high and role of Shiva great to with his bravo comic timings.. He Makes RR watchable..

    SONAKSHI SINHA has acted quite good. But her role is not well developed.

    The character played by the girl of the daughter of VIKRAM RATHORE has acted very well .. She is superb.

    YASHPAL SHARMA & GURDEEP KOHLI are good..

    NASSAR as the antagonist is quite good.. really acted very well. the actor played his brother is ordinary and so his son character.

    MUSHTAQ KHAN has good comic moments and dialogues. Other actors are OK.

    PARESH as AK friend is just OK.

    PLUSSES & MINUSES:

    PLUSSES:

    1. AKSHAY KUMAR's acting.

    2. The emotional scenes.

    3. The role of the girl.

    4. Strong intermission. And strong post and pre intermission scenes.

    MINUSSES:

    1. First 30 minutes.

    2. Music.

    3. Background Music.

    CONCLUSION:

    Bare first 30 minutes and enjoy the remaining film as a great MASALA ENTERTAINER. AKSHAY KUMAR back in form..Wana Go for a Nice Dhisoom Dhisoom Entertaining Movie go for ROWDY RATHORE..

    RATINGS: 3.75/5.

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    • Trivia
      Akshay Kumar learnt a special combat karate technique for his character role in the film.
    • Goofs
      IPS Vikram Singh (Akshay Kumar) is an Assistant superintendent officer but he is wearing DIG (Deputy In General) insignia uniform.
    • Quotes

      Shiva: Whatever I say, I do it. Whatever I don't say, I definitely do it!

    • Crazy credits
      Bloopers play during the end credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Dhadang Dhang Dhang
      Music by Sajid Ali, Wajid Ali

      Lyrics by Faaiz Anwar

      Performed by Wajid Ali, Shreya Ghoshal

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    • Release date
      • June 1, 2012 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
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    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Câu Chuyện Kẻ Lừa Đảo
    • Filming locations
      • Balaji, Mumbai, India
    • Production companies
      • Bhansali Productions
      • UTV Motion Pictures
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    • Budget
      • ₹450,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $777,373
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $381,784
      • Jun 3, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $29,342,463
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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