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Ra.One (Hindi: रा.वन; full: Random Access–Version 1.0) is a 2011 Hindi
science fiction superhero film written and directed by Anubhav Sinha. The
film stars Shahrukh Khan in a double-role as Shekhar Subramanium, a
nerdy father and game developer, and his superhero look-alike G.One. The
film also stars Kareena Kapoor as Shekhar’s wife, Armaan Verma as their
son, and Arjun Rampal as the titular game villain Ra.One. Shahana
Goswami, Dalip Tahil and Chinese-American actor Tom Wu star in
supporting roles, along with Rajinikanth, Sanjay Dutt and Priyanka
Chopra making guest appearances. The film is jointly produced by Eros
International and Khan’s production company, Red Chillies Entertainment,
and was originally scheduled to release on 3 June 2011. However, due to
extensive post-production work involving special effects and the 3D
conversion, its release was postponed.Development of Ra.One commenced in
2004, when Anubhav Sinha wrote a three-page short story based on the
commercial, that dealt with two kids controlling a human with a remote.
Shahrukh Khan was then approached after finalizing the story, which Khan
agreed to produce and star in. Work on pre-production began after the
release of Khan’s Om Shanti Om in 2007,[3] with principal photography
commencing in March 2009.[4] In July 2011, it was announced that the
entire film would be converted into 3D.[5] The budget of the film is
estimated at INR 175 crore (US$ 39 million),[1] and overtook Enthiran to
become India’s most expensive film to date.Ra.One had multiple
premieres in Dubai, London and Toronto,[7] a few days before the release
of the film. The film had it’s international theatrical release on the
Diwali weekend beginning October 26, 2011.[8] The film released across
5,000 screens worldwide in 2D and around 600 screens in 3D,[9][10] along
with its dubbed versions in Tamil, Telugu and German,[11] making it the
largest cinematic release in the world among Indian.According
to director Anubhav Sinha, the idea of making Ra.One originated while
he was watching a commercial on television six years ago. Sinha said,
“The commercial dealt with two kids controlling a human with a remote.
It was fascinating, and the visual stayed with me for some time.” Sinha
wrote a three-page short story based on the commercial, which he felt
was good enough to be made into a film.[4] Upon finalizing the story, he
approached Shahrukh Khan with the film in August 2005, and Khan
instantly agreed to produce and star in it.[4] Red Chillies
Entertainment’s Keitan Yadav revealed that during the release of Main
Hoon Na (2004), Khan was keen on making a VFX-loaded film that was
larger than life.[13] His production company continued working on other
projects and seeking for the right film until they finally decided on
Ra.One.[13] Prior to starting the film, Khan approached several
directors to helm the project but they all refused due to various
concerns.”Ra.One is the modern, new age technology version of our
mythological “Raavan”, who was a mixture of ten different evil
characters. I am essaying the role of G.One or better say “Jeevan”, a
superhero who saves the mankind from Ra.One’s torment. Through this
film, I want to prove that Indian superheroes can also be as cool as the
international ones.”—Shahrukh Khan on Ra.One Pre-production work for
the film began in November 2007 after the release of Khan’s Om Shanti Om
(2007). Sinha spent several months going through video clips, digital
art portals and comic books; he later explained that this process helped
him in creating a novel character.[3] Khan stated that “When we started
this film, the idea was can we make a simple film, about a husband,
wife and child and then suddenly blow everyone’s mind when they start
fighting [...] So there were two films in one: the people who like the
action…and those who like a family film.”Goofy gaming expert, Shekhar
Subramaniam (Shah Rukh Khan) wants to be a super hero for his son
Prateik (Armaan Verma). But his young son, like all young sons, thinks
super villans are more cool. So Shekhar creates the ultimate clash of
good against evil by pitting a very powerful anti-hero Ra-One against a
seemingly less potent good guy. But can the good guys ever lose?Movie
Review: Rajnikant’s Robot may have pre-dated it, but Ra-One does manage
to hold despite the larger-than-life quality of Rajni’s antics as
Chitti. Here, Shah Rukh Khan does the train walk sideways and he does it
rather well. And if that is not enough, the two desi sci fi heroes have
a split second encounter on the streets of Mumbai, with Rajni saar
showing off his flying googles act and SRK replicating it with elan.
Info
Info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1562871/
Release Date:26 October 2011 (India)
Genre: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal
Quality: Brrip
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