Rowdy Rathore
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Rowdy Rathore is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action film[3] directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala under the UTV Motion Pictures and Bhansali Productions banners. A remake of the 2006 Telugu film Vikramarkudu, based on an original story written by V. Vijayendra Prasad, it stars Akshay Kumar in double roles of a brave police officer and thief.[4] The film also features Sonakshi Sinha, Gurdeep Kohli, Yashpal Sharma and Paresh Ganatra in supporting roles, while Nassar portrays the main antagonist.[5] In the film, Vikram Rathore, a brave police officer, dies at the hands of corrupt politicians. But his team replaces him with Shiva, a thief who happens to be his look-alike, in an attempt to catch the culprits.
Rowdy Rathore | |
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Directed by | Prabhu Deva |
Written by | Shiraz Ahmed |
Story by | V. Vijayendra Prasad |
Based on | Vikramarkudu by S. S. Rajamouli |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | Santosh Thundiyil |
Edited by | Aarti Bajaj |
Music by | Songs: Sajid–Wajid Background Score: Sandeep Chowta |
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Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 140 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹60 crore |
Box office | ₹203.39 crore[2] |
Filmed primarily in Mumbai and Hampi on a budget of ₹60 crore,[6] Rowdy Rathore was released worldwide on 1 June 2012. Its music was composed by Sajid–Wajid.[7] It opened to mixed reviews from critics and became a blockbuster at the domestic and worldwide box office. Good word-of-mouth had helped it to take its distributor share to ₹740 million (US$9.3 million) in India at the end of its run.[8] It has emerged one of the biggest grosser ever in Mumbai circuit and grossed ₹515.5 million (US$6.5 million) in seven weeks.[9] The film grossed over ₹203.39 crore (US$25 million) becoming one of the highest-grossing Indian films.[10][11]