Revolver Rani
| Revolver Rani | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sai Kabir Shrivastav |
| Written by | Sai Kabir Shrivastav |
| Produced by | Raju Chadha Rahul Mittra Nitin Tej Ahuja |
| Starring | Kangana Ranaut Piyush Mishra Vir Das Zakir Hussain Zeishan Quadri |
| Cinematography | Suhas Gujarathi |
| Edited by | Aarti Bajaj |
| Music by | Sanjeev Srivastava |
Production companies | Wave Cinemas Ponty Chadha Rahul Mittra Films Moving Pictures |
| Distributed by | Wave Cinemas Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 133 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹10 crore[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹9 crore[1] |
Revolver Rani (transl. The revolver queen) is a 2014 Indian
comedy drama film written and directed by Sai Kabir. Presented by Wave Cinemas, the film stars Kangana Ranaut and Vir Das, with Piyush Mishra, Zakir Hussain
and Pankaj Saraswat in supporting roles. It is a satirical love story set against the backdrop of politics. Revolver Rani was released on 25 April 2014.
Plot
Alka Singh (
Bollywood. The elections in Gwalior have just finished and Alka's reign has come to an end. Her opposition, the Tomar party, have come into power and want to use their new position to take out Alka, but first, they want to hurt her. The Tomars abduct Rohan from Mumbai
and take him back to Gwalior with the aim to kill him. They are about to pull the trigger when Revolver Rani turns up, all guns blazing and saves his life.
Production
Sai Kabir, who has directed Revolver Rani, said in an Interview, "It was a great experience… we shot the film in Chambal. It's a black comedy and it's a political film". Producer Tigmanshu Dhulia says that Revolver Rani is a complete B grade entertainment movie and everybody will like it. It was reported that Kangana Ranaut and other crew members were stopped by rebels near Chambal valley to capture photos with Kangana. Kangana denied their request and succeeded to get herself and the crew out from the spot.[2]
Cast
- Kangana Ranaut as Alka Singh / Rani behen(Aka Revolver Rani)
- Vir Das as Rohan Mehra
- Mohit Sharma as Satish Verma
- Nikunj Malik as Zahira(introducing)
- Piyush Mishra as Balli
- Zakir Hussain as Udaybhan Tomar
- Pankaj Saraswat as Govind Tomar
- Zeishan Quadri as Pilot
- Kumud Mishra as Tomar
- Preeti Sood as Gutki
- Salim Javed as Puneet
- Jami Jafry as Mithilesh Singh
- Zafar Khan as Bheem Singh
- Rahul Gandhi as Jay
- Abhijeet Shetty as Viru
- Pathy Aiyar as CEO of OZO
- Sanjay Singh as Home Minister
- Mishkka Singh as Payal Parihar
Themes
Revolver Rani is an experimental film that can best be described as an indigenous tongue-in-cheek Western featuring a rugged cowgirl as opposed to a cowboy straight out of some Western pulp novel.[3][4]
Soundtrack
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The soundtrack composed by Sanjeev Srivastava received positive reviews. The soundtrack consists of 9 tracks with
Rediff
gave 3/5 stars for the soundtrack.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Revolver Rani" | Anwesha Datta Gupta | |
| 10. | "Chanda Ki Katori Hai (Lorie)" | Garima Aneja | |
| 11. | "Pehle Lohe Ki Chingaari" | Sameera, Gorisa, Keka, Manjeera | |
| 12. | "We Mix You Michael Jackson" | Saleem Javed | |
| 13. | "Zardozi Lamhe" | Moin Sabri | |
| 14. | "Chanda Ki Katori Hai (Lorie)" | Piyush Mishra | |
| 15. | "Revolver Rani (Reprise)" | Usha Uthup |
Critical reception
It has received an aggregate score of 5.6 (out of 10) on the review aggregating site TheReviewMonk, based on 30 critic reviews.[6] As per Shubha Shetty-Saha of
Queen to the mighty Alka Singh in Revolver Rani, the actress sure knows how to make and then, equally easily, break the mould."[11] Shubhra Gupta from The Indian Express panned the film, saying that the character of Rani in the film was neither believable or relatable, making it "a tiresome Bollywoodesque trudge... It is clear that Kangana Ranaut is trying hard for the 'sur' (mass), but this is not her territory: she gets to that well-judged manic edge only a couple of times, and then slides back. Her hold on the character is slippery, as is her accent, and the shade of her tan."[12]
Box office
This film had a brilliant run in the Indian Box Office with an occupancy of 95%.[13]
References
- ^ a b c "Revolver Rani - Movie - Box Office India".
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Revolver Rani is B grade entertainment: Tigmanshu Dhulia". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ "Kangana Ranaut: I play a neurotic in Revolver Rani". movies.ndtv.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Revolver Rani (2014): Sai Kabir's political satire featuring a tour de force performance from Kangana Ranaut". apotpourriofvestiges.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Revolver Rani (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "TheReviewMonk - Revolver Rani Review". TheReviewMonk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Movie Review: 'Revolver Rani'". Mid Day. 25 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Revolver Rani Review: Kangana Ranaut plays Paan Singh Tomar". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ Subhash K Jha. "Revolver Rani Movie Review : 3.5 out 5 Stars". IANS. Worldsnap News. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ "Movie review by Anupama Chopra: Revolver Rani's sly humour is fun". www.hindustantimes.com/. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Film review: Kangana Ranaut breaks the 'Queen' mould with 'Revolver Rani'". dna. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Revolver Rani review: This is not Kangana Ranaut's territory". The Indian Express. 25 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Boxoffice". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
External links
- Revolver Rani at Bollywood Hungama
- Revolver Rani at IMDb
- Revolver Rani on Facebook
