Fighting or Promoting Stereotypes
The movie tries to fight many stereotypes like conveying the message that bra shopping is as natural as women washing their husband’s undergarments all their lives while still setting some stereotypical grounds to say that Karan Johar has become modern. 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani' includes fat shaming, women's stigma of not speaking up and their undying urge of brushing their dreams under the carpet until someones introduce them to the concept of freedom. When Alia’s family is portrayed as highly-educated just like an ideal Bengali family ought to be like, Ranveer’s is typical, controlling and think about only one thing – food or laddo in this case, considering their family business.Things to Enjoy
The fun part about the film is that it it is loaded with old classic songs in new voices. These oldies with a new touch are melodious. Talking about the melodies in the film, along with ‘Tum Kya Mile’, there is ‘Ve Kamleya’ in the voice of Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal, Shadab Faridi, Altamash Faridi under the music direction of Pritam and lyrics were given by Amitabh Bhattacharya. ‘What Jhumka?’ and ‘Dhindora Baje Re’ are good for their signature steps.Why to Watch?
The film is flawed but still entertaining in its return to typical Bollywood flicks that was lost in recent cinema. The love story of the two is sweet and watching them flirting together was a treat. The romance and realisation of love are the classic moments in the film.Color and Cinematography
Alia is seen wearing soft colors, mostly pink, with deep back blouses and a Bindi to keep it ‘Bengali.’ Ranveer sports vibrant low-neck shirts until the moment he accepted Rani’s family. A transformation soon happens and Rocky also starts wearing solid and simple colors like yellow and red, completely dropping printed outfits. The aesthetic of the film is solid yet soothing to eyes. Like in ‘Dhindora Baje Re,’ red is the theme which appears to be sending love vibes rather than depicting danger.Multiverse of KJo Films
The movie does not let you forget that you are in KJo’s world. It has too many references from DDLJ, Devdas, Mohabbatein and the cult K3G. Some of them are even inspired from meme culture on internet.Focus
Apart from the hero-heroine’s love story and their struggle to convince their families, the movie focuses on father-son love, family values and oh! can’t forget the woman empowerment.Failed to deliver
Everything and everyone gives their best but the film still misses the Karan Johar factor. Those expecting this to be one of the KJo’s cult will be left disappointed. As Karan Johar tries to make it modern while also keeping it traditional in Dharma world, the director loses the connection with audience.Didn't match up the expectations
The film does not feel authentic but a basic love story with a high budget production. One of the important things that missed out from the show was silence. The background music continued to keep the 'josh' high even at the scene where it was not needed.
Due to which, the audience did not get the time to register what the actor felt. Before anyone could register any emotions, the story moved on. There is too much on the screen at one time that made it chaotic.
They did not land like they meant to be. In fact, the lyrics were fine and all, but even the song lacks that masala of Dharma production. There was everythung but time.