Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023) on Netflix
Rocky, a gym-obsessed brat, falls for Rani, who comes from an educated Bengali family. From opposite worlds, they swap families to see if their marriage can survive.
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- Netflix3.7/5
- IMDb6.5/1051,417 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes82%
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Plot summary
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?
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023)
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- The role of Jamini was first offered to Sharmila Tagore, a frequent collaborator of Dharmendra, but she left the project before production began because of a cancer diagnosis.
- Before release, India's Central Board of Film Certification required modifications, including cuts to profanity and the removal of a reference to the politician Mamata Banerjee.
- The role of Chandon Chatterjee was first offered to Saswata Chatterjee, who turned it down; it went to Tota Roy Chowdhury, and Chatterjee later said turning it down was his biggest regret.
- Karan Johar based Rocky on the gym-going Instagram influencers from West Delhi he came across during the pandemic, and Ranveer Singh trained with the Delhi-based influencer Yuvraj Dua to learn his dialect and body language.
- Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani was Karan Johar's first directorial venture not to feature frequent collaborator Shah Rukh Khan in any capacity, though Khan had been involved in all of his previous ones as director.
- The film's first cut ran three hours and twelve minutes; after multiple test screenings with over 500 participants, Johar and editor Nitin Baid spent six months cutting it down to two hours and forty-eight minutes.
- Tota Roy Chowdhury trained in Kathak for six months so that he could authentically portray a professional dancer in the Chatterjee household.
- Karan Johar paid tribute to the actress Sadhana with the song "What Jhumka?", which adapts the 1966 track "Jhumka Gira Re" from Mera Saaya.
