When Rani’s fiancé forces their marriage into cancellation hours before the event citing unconvincing reasons, she is crest-fallen but decides to go on the Honey moon they had planned, alone! She meets people in Paris & Amsterdam who give her whirls of experiences which she uses to resiliently handle her guy when he comes back repenting for his earlier mistake.
Language:
Hindi
Running Time:
146 min
Rating:
U/A
Release date:
7 March 2014
Directed by:
Vikas Bahl
Produced by:
Anurag Kashyap
Vikramaditya Motwane
Written by:
Chaitally Parmar
Parveez Shaikh
Vikas Bahl
Starring:
Kangana Ranaut
Rajkummar Rao
Lisa Haydon
Yogendra Tiku
Alka Badola Kaushal
Music by:
Amit Trivedi
Shot by:
Siddharth Diwan
Bobby Singh
Editing by:
Abhijit Kokate
Anurag Kashyap
Distributed by:
Viacom 18 Motion Pictures

What’s Hot

  • Women-centric films, though not taboo, don’t still come in leaps & bounds. To have given a feel-good film that has such a solid & impactful woman-presence, Vikas Bahl – Queen’s story writer & director deserves praise.
  • The film’s lifeline is the character Rani played by Kangana Ranaut. She gives a spell-binding performance marked by simple yet tremendous body language & acting. Her role as an additional dialogue writer (to Anvita Dutt, whose simple dialogues carry enough intensity & humour) shows the involvement she must have had in the project.
  • The characterisations of the European companions (Vijay from France & Oleksander, Taka, Tim & Marcello from Holland) are good & help create an emotional connect.
  • Music by Amit Trivedi has some foot-tapping numbers & the locales of Europe have been captured very well by Siddharth Diwan & Bobby Singh.
  • The climax is fitting & has been handled deftly, showing the presence of Anurag Kashyap in the Editing department.

What’s Not

  • The film has its share of cliches known to be associated with all feel-good films but that is not a big deterrent.
  • The joke involving Vijaylakshmi & Rani’s family bring a twitch to our faces with its repetition.

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Verdict

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Woman emancipation tales are not uncommon but this Rani from Delhi impresses with the refreshing treatment the makers have provided her with.