RARKPK Reviews - with spoilers - Page 16

Originally posted by: ElMystique

So here are my two cents on this film!

This Kjo world in RRKPK doesn't resemble his usual universe. It is not in London or isn't anyway sophisticated but the Randhawa's i.e. Rocky's family own a cheap replica of the white house and are filthy rich flaunting their diamonds solely earned by the matriarch Jaya B's sweets business. A Shayar dadaji confined to wheelchair, his Male chauvinist Pig I mean son with daddy issues, mom straight out of star plus both literally and figuratively, an overweight behen and the flashy son with poor English.

Their introduction was meant to be a personification of Kajol's dialogue "Paison ke Ameer Dil ke Gareeb Kabhi na Jaye eeshwar ke karreb".

In contrary, Rani's family is supposed to be the exact opposite with a modern Dadi, non-quintessential dad, a literature addict mom and a "woke" daughter.

Ranveer does what he does best and is super convincing in his character. He is totally winning here and quite literally carried the film majorly on his shoulders. His emotional scenes were too good. His kathak performance was top notch and he tugged a few strings of heart twice or thrice in a few scenes. The best of his dialogs were during his proposal, him apologizing to Mr.Chaterjee, when he takes a stand for his dad after Durga Pooja, then him taking stand for his mom. He was too good.

Alia as Rani is such a wannabe Barkha Dutt in the beginning. Looks like they tried to give a Miss Chandini in Main hoon na kind of look to a journalist. She really tried her best to look Sexy. She somehow couldn't pull the feminism part convincingly. In those scenes about a man's opinion on rape or her explaining the concept of consensual act, it was all looking as if she was merely putting out facts. Overall, she was neither convincing as a professional nor as a person who changed the perspective of a family.

Breaking stereotypes, being woke and cons of cancel culture was all they were trying to show along with some anti climatic typical bollywood style songs.

Was there a film ever made without Kjo justifying extra marital affairs? So here we have Dharmendra and Shabana justifying their "love" due to insensitivity by their partners. Domestic abuse in case of Shabana and wife being over ambitious in case of Dharmendra and not accepting his poetic heart. Jaya B was criminally underutilized with rather ghastly expressions.

My friend was constantly saying it should have been Big B and Rekha here instead of Dharamji and Shabana. One can only dream of BigB and Rekha onscreen ever 😭. Having said that why should Jaya be sad and alone onscreen aswell?🥺

Tum kya mile was looking aesthetic on big screen. However, there's absolutely no chemistry between the leads. Ranveer was repulsing from her hair falling on him. Again one can only imagine SRK and Kajol 😔. Dhindoora baje re was looking like school dance. The other songs were not that great but Kudmayi was like Papa Jo's giving his beti the dreamy destination wedding that he feels she deserves which did not have Bengali elements.

Overall, the story was meh. This film makes Ae dil hai mushkil look like a Masterpeice. The old songs in the film were soothing and beautiful. There was no millennial vibe anywhere in the film. Ranveer somehow managed to make a few scenes likeable though he has nothing new to offer. Alia was such a wannabe throughout. The senior actors were also underutilized.

If people are rating this film as a quintessential Bollywood vibe film. I am 1000% sure they haven't watched Kal ho na ho, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum, Yashraj films etc. This could be a one time watch for people who are literally desperate for watching any hindi film basically.

Are you my twin? I had the same thoughts after watching it lol. Definitely agree that Jaya was under-utilized, and on top her horrible expressions. She should take a few lessons from her hubby who elevated K3G with his performance. What a waste of an antagonist. I felt Kjo rehashed his own movies and gave Rocky the same vibe as Pooh who used acronyms and flaunted herself.

Originally posted by: FingerFetish

If that wasn’t enough for me to be seconds away from tackling my mum to the ground so she doesn’t see the kiss, I also had to endure Ranveer and Alia eating each others face. I felt like I was reliving the trauma of watching SRK and Katrina kiss again. It just wouldn’t stop. STOP KISSING - I roared internally, sobbing in anguish as my mum tsked tsked in disappointment.

Anyway good movie. Just be prepared to go into an open mouthed coma when the kissing happens. Back to hibernating. Thank you and come again.

Originally posted by: ElMystique

Overall, the story was meh. This film makes Ae dil hai mushkil look like a Masterpeice.

After watching it 3 times I can tell you that the 3 rd time was honestly a drudgery to go through the woke parts. Except her parts with Rocky, Rani came through as a wannabe woke person who severely lacks in self introspection. The way she walks smug faced out of every scene with some background music trying to elevate her, came through as the stuff straight from a starplus TV serial.

Amongst the Rocky scenes I couldn’t bear to watch that bra scene one more time.It’s like the actress playing Rani’s mom needed her peak moment to display her acting skills and she lived it like no tomorrow.😅

I forgot to mention so far. Alia in her first scene giving gyan to that minister was in her Gangubhai mode. Is it just me or Alia’s Hindi sounds a bit tapori-ish? I thought that it was deliberate in Gully Boy and Gangubhai but her dialog delivery in this movie is exactly like how it was in those two movies. No sophistication that you come to expect from a typical Columbia (or whatever Rani was supposed to have graduated from)university alumni..

If Rocky and Rani's grandparents are in "love" with EMA. Then are they not step siblings?

Sometimes I feel that KJo is making films based on his some really problematic fantasies.

Originally posted by: DamRyeong

If Rocky and Rani's grandparents are in "love" with EMA. Then are they not step siblings?

Sometimes I feel that KJo is making films based on his some really problematic fantasies.

How?😲

Originally posted by: loginidran

After watching it 3 times I can tell you that the 3 rd time was honestly a drudgery to go through the woke parts. Except her parts with Rocky, Rani came through as a wannabe woke person who severely lacks in self introspection. The way she walks smug faced out of every scene with some background music trying to elevate her, came through as the stuff straight from a starplus TV serial.

Amongst the Rocky scenes I couldn’t bare to watch that bra scene one more time.It’s like the actress playing Rani’s mom needed her peak moment to display her acting skills and she lived it like no tomorrow.😅

I forgot to mention so far. Alia in her first scene giving gyan to that minister was in her Gangubhai mode. Is it just me or Alia’s Hindi sounds a bit tapori-ish? I thought that it was deliberate in Gully Boy and Gangubhai but her dialog delivery in this movie is exactly like how it was in those two movies. No sophistication that you come to expect from a typical Columbia (or whatever Rani was supposed to have graduated from)university alumni..

Lol moral of the story is never watch KJo movie again!!
Pehli baar entertaning laga ho but second time Hathoda ban jaayega 🤦‍♀️😆😆

Originally posted by: Nishita123

Lol moral of the story is never watch KJo movie again!!
Pehli baar entertaning laga ho but second time Hathoda ban jaayega 🤦‍♀️😆😆

I lost count of how many times I watched K3G though. Easily one of my most favorite KJo, Shahrukh, Hrithik movie respectively.

But this one got spoilt with its overtones of wokeness. I heard people sighing at the mom’s singing every time she was left alone. She literally does it not once but 4 times.😳 and he trimmed the actual songs to keep these boring parts relegating the beautiful Kudmayi to a small box during the credits like some after thought.😆

Originally posted by: loginidran

I lost count of how many times I watched K3G though. Easily one of my most favorite KJo, Shahrukh, Hrithik movie respectively.

But this one got spoilt with its overtones of wokeness. I heard people sighing at the mom’s singing every time she was left alone. She literally does it not once but 4 times.😳 and he trimmed the actual songs to keep these boring parts relegating the beautiful Kudmayi to a small box during the credits like some after thought.😆

Please if you can share your views on this topic. Thank you. I couldn't tag you. So.

https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/bollywood/5334584/gadar-2-is-a-juggernaut-aachhi-hui-ranbir-darr-ke-bhaag-gayi

The audio of this movie will get its love eventually. It’s a slow burn music like that of ARR. I have been playing it on the loop ever since and it’s absolutely love love 💕