Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani(2023)
Gym-freak brat Rocky falls in love with Rani, who comes from a well-educated Bengali family. Being from polar opposite worlds, the two decide to switch their families to adjust to each other's cultures and backgrounds and to know if their marriage will survive. Rocky and Rani are trapped in a world where they are united by love but divided by families and the ultimate question is will they fit in?
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- MX Player, Prime Video, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 28 July 2023
- Director
- Karan Johar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 59m
- Rating
- 6.9/10
Storyline
A gym-obsessed, spoiled young man falls for a woman from a highly educated family. To see if their relationship can work, they decide to swap places and live with each other's families. They must figure out if their love is strong enough to overcome their very different worlds.
“Opposites attract. But will their families?”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
Cast reunions in this film: Alia Bhatt & Karan Johar (3 films together), Alia Bhatt & Pritam Chakraborty (2 films together), Karan Johar & Jaya Bachchan (2 films together), and Dharmendra & Pritam Chakraborty (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title is a nod to Karan Johar's own 2001 hit 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...', which also had a title starting with the letter 'K' for its main characters.
- Dharmendra, who plays Rocky's grandfather, had not acted in a major Hindi film role for nearly a decade before this comeback.
- A key song, 'What Jhumka?', samples the classic 1966 song 'Jhumka Gira Re' from the film 'Mera Saaya', featuring a new version by Arijit Singh and Jonita Gandhi.
- The film was shot in over 15 real locations across India, including Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata, to authentically portray the two families' worlds.
- Alia Bhatt's character, Rani, is a journalist, a profession also held by her character in Karan Johar's previous directorial 'Student of the Year 2'.
- The movie's climax scene at the Durga Puja pandal required over 500 background artists to create the large, festive crowd atmosphere.
- This was Karan Johar's first directorial film in seven years, following his 2016 movie 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'.