Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani - Movie Reviews (2024)

This is a long movie, but it never feels like it. It’s a movie that makes me smile even when thinking about it. Do yourself a favor, find this movie and watch it.

Full Review | Feb 29, 2024

Karan Johar delivers one of the best Bollywood films of 2023 in the form of Ranveer Singh & Alia Bhatt's Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 20, 2023

The film is a shiny but shallow family drama that uses disappointingly obsolete methods to serve up contemporary, pertinent theories about the need to be mindful in love, loyalty and language.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 20, 2023

The rich pool of talent led by Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt is let down by shallow writing that gains momentum only in the second half.

Full Review | Dec 20, 2023

Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt face off as two unlikely lovers whose families clash over progressiveness and tradition – culminating in a finale that out-pinks Barbie.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 20, 2023

Directed by Karan Johar, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani stands out as one of the director's most transgressive films, challenging ideas that dominate Indian society.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 22, 2023

[It] marks a tectonic shift in mainstream Hindi cinema’s perception and representation of gender dynamics...

Full Review | Nov 17, 2023

Jaya Bachchan as the angry old matriarch is a masterstroke in casting.

Full Review | Sep 14, 2023

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani is a complete entertainer, having something for everybody. Watch it for its funny as hell storyline and some cracking performances from the entire ensemble cast.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 14, 2023

The patriarchy gets a takedown that is about as believable as an attempt to embrace imperfection in a landscape where no impeccably styled character ever repeats a costume.

Full Review | Aug 14, 2023

It has elements of a stereotypical romantic comedy/drama, but there's also some clever satire, as well as plenty of interesting commentary about society's gender role restrictions. The movie's production design and cinematography are visual treats.

Full Review | Aug 2, 2023

A movie that simultaneously embraces everything that Karan Johar stands for, and in one fell swoop, dismantles the very foundation upon which he has built his career.

Full Review | Aug 2, 2023

On the surface, it appears to be a boisterous parody in the body of a soap opera and the soul of a musical. Dig deeper and you'll discover a shrewd subversion of traditions and values by the same man who popularised and glamorised its virtues to the hilt.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 1, 2023

Karan Johar wins hearts and updates the Bollywood spectacle.

Full Review | Jul 31, 2023

The central love story is backed by the sadder story of the grandparents, all played by giants of Hindi cinema, with a respect for life’s complications and disappointments that has almost entirely vanished from American movies.

Full Review | Jul 31, 2023

Rocky aur Rani kii Prem Kahani is very much its own movie. It’s delicious eye-candy with a rebellious core. Despite the flabby portions, I exited with a smile, wishing that Rocky was real and wanting to give my family a jhappi.

Full Review | Jul 31, 2023

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani, though, never snaps. It soars, endlessly, because it energises — not defines — itself with these references.

Full Review | Jul 31, 2023

This Alia Bhatt-Ranveer Singh film has ginormous sets, blingy naach-gaana and a lot of emotions, but little originality.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 31, 2023

The way Karan Johar blends emotions and humour is what remains the backbone of the film.

Full Review | Jul 31, 2023

Two things that make an immediate and wonderful impression are Eka Lakhani’s costuming and Ish*ta Moitra’s dialogue writing.

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Jul 31, 2023