ROCKY AUR RANI KI PREM KAHAANI | FILM REVIEW | PERFECT WOMAN FASHION & LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE – 3 & HALF STAR
Opposites attract each other definitely in a big way, and a loud and colourful Punjabi boy, Rocky (Ranveer Singh), and a well-educated Bengali television news anchor, Rani, (Alia Bhatt) fall in love. As their families oppose the relationship, they devise a very ingenious but at the same time also very illogical plan—to live in each other’s homes for three months before they decide to take the decision to take their relationship to the next level.
I should definitely say that the film is extremely colourful, entertaining, light, and glam and has all the typical tropes of a Karan Johar film, but then there is also a very pertinent as well as poignant message and meaning beneath it all. The film sets out to gently address deep-rooted issues such as patriarchy, gender bias, misogyny, body shaming, and the cancel culture in our society.
Rocky Randhawa is a flamboyant scion of a successful family mithai magnate called Dhanlaxmi (Jaya Bachchan) . Rocky wants to trigger his amnesiac grandfather Kanwal’s (Dharmendra) memories by reconnecting him with a woman from his past, Jamini Chatterjee (Shabana Azmi), who is also Rani’s (Alia Bhatt) thakuma (grandmother). With this mission in his mind, he meets the cultured Rani, and despite their personalities being dramatically different, love blossoms over several songs, dances and hilarious one-liners.
As far as the performances go, each and every actor stands his or her own ground Dharmendra is delightful and stands out in a short but impactful role. Shabana Azmi gets her act perfectly and is also consistent with her twang when shifting between Bengali and Hindi. From being a docile wife in K3G to a shrewd and dominating matriarch in this outing, Jaya Bachchan displays her prowess as a seasoned thespian and I wish she takes to acting at least once in a blue moon.
Aamir Bashir, as Tijori, Rocky’s misogynistic father overpowered by his mother, also delivers a powerful performance. While Ranveer Singh is perfectly cast as a loud but loving and sensitive Punjabi guy who is myopic about gender equality because of familial and social conditioning, Alia Bhatt shines as a self-assured and self-independent TV anchor and impresses in emotional scenes, though one wishes that a better command of the Bengali accent would have helped.
Tota Roy Chowdhury shows that he is quite a seasoned performer by pulling off his role as Rani’s doting father with aplomb. Namit Das as Rani’s colleague Soumen is delightful and does his role with an entertaining flourish with effortless ease. Kshiti Jog scores in a scene where she confronts her dominating husband
All said and done, I should concede that though it lacks originality, there is ample drama and tears which is balanced well with light-hearted moments a la KJo style, with Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor and Ananya Pandey also putting in their special appearances in the introductory song.
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