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Movie review — Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani (RARKPK)

Soumya Ravi
2 min readSep 29, 2023

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Movie: Rocky aur Rani ki Prem Kahani

Language: Hindi with subtitles

Channel: in the theater

It is wonderful to see your childhood storm into 2023, with lights, colors, dance, music, and spectacular drama. And no one does this better than Bollywood and Hindi cinema.

Bollywood masala has always been a beautiful combination of hummable music in feet-tapping tunes, and profound dialogues to celebrate relationships. In some, it also builds characters, sets trends for clothes designs, and touches new frontiers in comedic timing. Till recently, this unfortunately meant showing cruel in-laws and insufferable men with doormat women and upholding values that are no longer in sync with how men and women have evolved in India. Well RRKPK resolved that issue. It took the best that Bollywood masala had to offer and quite literally danced into 2023.

This is a modern twist to a 1970s movie and a super funny and enjoyable one at that. The things I loved about the movie, not in any particular order

1. The comedic elements, one-liners, all clean and truly funny

2. OMG the 70s and 80s songs — so apt, so nostalgic, and used so very well

3. Alia Bhatt and Shabana Azmi’s sarees — except for one scene, Alia wore only sarees throughout the movie. And what gorgeous ones — chiffons and georgettes, Bengal…

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Soumya Ravi
Soumya Ravi

Written by Soumya Ravi

Digital Marketing (Lead Gen), and Marketing Ops are my work & my passion. Steward of @Clifford_Library. Binge watching, and reading are how I relax.

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