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Rann

  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
2.7K
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Amitabh Bachchan and Sudeep in Rann (2010)
Unfolds the story behind the news industry and its political conspiracies.
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The revered chief of a news agency tries to maintain journalistic integrity as his bureau and a rival agency vie for viewers following a terrorist attack.The revered chief of a news agency tries to maintain journalistic integrity as his bureau and a rival agency vie for viewers following a terrorist attack.The revered chief of a news agency tries to maintain journalistic integrity as his bureau and a rival agency vie for viewers following a terrorist attack.

  • Director
    • Ram Gopal Varma
  • Writers
    • Rohit G. Banawlikar
    • Sarim Momin
    • Prashant Pandey
  • Stars
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Riteish Deshmukh
    • Gul Panag
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ram Gopal Varma
    • Writers
      • Rohit G. Banawlikar
      • Sarim Momin
      • Prashant Pandey
    • Stars
      • Amitabh Bachchan
      • Riteish Deshmukh
      • Gul Panag
    • 36User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Amitabh Bachchan and Sudeep in Rann (2010)
    Amitabh Bachchan, Paresh Rawal, and Riteish Deshmukh in Rann (2010)
    Nitu Chandra in Rann (2010)
    Sudeep in Rann (2010)
    Amitabh Bachchan and Sudeep in Rann (2010)

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    Amitabh Bachchan
    Amitabh Bachchan
    • Vijay Harshvardhan Malik
    Riteish Deshmukh
    Riteish Deshmukh
    • Purab Shastri
    • (as Ritesh Deshmukh)
    Gul Panag
    Gul Panag
    • Nandita Sharma
    Paresh Rawal
    Paresh Rawal
    • Mohan Pandey
    Sudeep
    Sudeep
    • Jay Malik
    Nitu Chandra
    Nitu Chandra
    • Yasmin
    • (as Neetu Chandra)
    Mohnish Behl
    Mohnish Behl
    • Amrish Kakkar
    Rajat Kapoor
    Rajat Kapoor
    • Naveen Shankalya
    Rajpal Naurang Yadav
    Rajpal Naurang Yadav
    • Anand Prakash Trivedi
    • (as Rajpal Yadav)
    Suchitra Krishnamoorthi
    Suchitra Krishnamoorthi
    • Nalini Kashyap
    Neena Kulkarni
    Neena Kulkarni
    • Lata Malik
    Simone Singh
    Simone Singh
    • Priya Malik - Shankalya
    K.K. Raina
    K.K. Raina
    • Digvijay Hooda
    Iqlaq Khan
    • Mohan Pandey's Man
    • (as Ikhlaq Khan)
    Pushpa D'Souza
    • Mohan Pandey's Mother
    Rahul Pendkalkar
    • Tinu
    • (as Rahul Penkar)
    Anuj Tikku
    • Khanna
    Debashish Mitra
    • Dubey
    • Director
      • Ram Gopal Varma
    • Writers
      • Rohit G. Banawlikar
      • Sarim Momin
      • Prashant Pandey
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    • Trivia
      Ram Gopal Verma was taken back with Amitabh Bachchan's climax dialog, and shot the whole speech in one take.
    • Soundtracks
      Sikkon Ki Bhookh
      Performed by Aditi Paul, Vardan, Shadab Faridi

      Lyrics by Vayu

      Composed by Dharam Bhatt, Sandeep Patil

      Music on Junglee

    User reviews36

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    9/10
    Riveting, thrilling and explosive in true RGV manner
    "Government, businessmen and politicians are responsible for the stability of the country, thereby encouraging development but to the common man, how are they accountable for their duties? For this very reason, Media was born". Rann deals with the misuse of media's power that reaches out to millions with the truth. This high voltage, no nonsense thrilling drama that captivates your mind and engages you into its unpredictable screenplay has Ram Gopal Verma written all over it and it is indeed among his finest films. Rann is technically brilliant in every aspect. The subject is serious and seldom will you find a light moment and when the story demands it, Ramu enters the realm with all his might. Not a single song for diversion, not a single heroine dancing around, not a moment to edit, not a single mundane dialogue and not a stone unturned. This is cinema in its finest story telling form.

    Vijay Harshvardhan Malik (Amitabh Bachchan) is the Godfather of India's news media. Righteous and truth seeking in his approach, Malik always favors the truth over TRP ratings and sensationalism. His son, Jai (Sudeep) wants the company to prosper by catering to the viewers' choices while supporting his father's integrity. Naveen (Rajat Kapoor), brother-in- law to Jai, introduces Jai to Mohan Pandey (Paresh Rawal), the cunning politician who will cross all limits to gain his political mileage and together, they convince Jai to create news to gain a tremendous jump in the channel's viewership. Purab Shastri (Ritesh Deshmukh), the new comer in the channel is a devotee of Vijay Malik and as the sinister plot unfolds before him, politics and media unleash true mayhem. In all this, Amrish Kakkar (Mohnish Behl) stands to gain advantage out of his competitive positioning and his shrewdness.

    Rann moves at a reckless pace with a riveting narrative and explosive dialogue from its ensemble starcast. In terms of its distinct musical score, Sikkon Ki Bhookh, Gali Gali Mein Shor & Jana Gana Rann are very pertinent tracks to the movie's theme and will take repeated listening to catch the essence of the lyrics. Credit for a phenomenal screenplay goes to RGV and for optimizing the potential of such a strong cast of actors. Amitabh Bachchan is outstanding as the restrained and truthful media baron. His finest moment is towards the end when he comes in front of the nation, unravelling his channel's misuse. Paresh Rawal as Mohan Pandey is evil yet his confidence in his techniques is appalling. The smoothness with which he misleads the public in his speeches deserves some chuckles. Rajat Kapoor impressively plays the over ambitious businessman, Ritesh Deshmukh portrays the right amount of composure for his character while walking straight on RGV's guided path while Mohnish Behl deserves an applause for such an awesome come back. He is a capable actor and one wonders why his on screen shrewdness went unnoticed for so long. Gul Panag and Suchitra Krishnamoorthi are worthy in their roles while Rajpal Yadav renders some comic relief without digressing from the movie's theme.

    But RGV is the true hero of the Rann. With slick presentation, brevity, brilliant screenplay aiding the seamless narration and a no-nonsense, to-the-point approach in every scene, he conveys the movie's message in a thriller like socio-drama. Sikkon Ki Bhookh, Gali Gali Mein Shor & Jana Gana Rann are very pertinent tracks to the movie's theme and will take repeated listening to catch the essence of the lyrics. Rann is uplifting, enlightening, meaningful, intense and worthy of a large combo deal at the cinemas.

    8.99 on a scale of 1-10.
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    • Feb 16, 2010

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    • Release date
      • January 29, 2010 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Stream Rann officially on Hotstar Singapore
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • Urdu
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Battle
    • Production companies
      • Cinergy Pictures
      • Friday Entertainment Venture
      • Vistaar Religare Film Fund
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,146
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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