Roy (film)
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Vikramjit Singh |
| Produced by | Bhushan Kumar Divya Khosla Kumar Freeway Pictures |
| Written by | Vikramjit Singh |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Songs: Ankit Tiwari Amaal Mallik Meet Bros Anjjan Background Score: Sanjoy Chowdhury |
| Cinematography | Himman Dhamija |
| Edited by | Dipika Kalra, Rajat Arora |
Production
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| Distributed by | AA Films |
Release dates
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Running time
| 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹40 crore(US$6.3 million)[1] |
| Box office | ₹58 crore(US$9.2 million)[2] |
Roy is a 2015 Indian romantic thriller film, directed by debutant Vikramjit Singh and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Divya Khosla Kumarand Ajay Kapoor under Freeway Pictures.[3] The movie features Arjun Rampal, Jacqueline Fernandez and Ranbir Kapoor in the lead roles withShernaz Patel, Rajit Kapur and Shibani Dandekar in supporting roles.Anupam Kher appears in a cameo. The film is based on a mysterious thief and his theft, robbery and love-interest. The movie had its premiere in Dubai on 12 February 2015 and was released worldwide on 13 February 2015.[4]
Plot[edit]
Kabir Garewal (Arjun Rampal), a Casanova film maker and screenwriter is making multiple films (GUNS Trilogy) based on a thief's life and robberies. All his films have been highly successful. In order to shoot the third part of the trilogy, he goes to Malaysia, where he meets a London-based film maker Ayesha (Jacqueline Fernandez). Kabir and Ayesha get friendly and soon fall in love. When Ayesha finds out about Kabir's Casanova attitude, she breaks up with him and returns to London. Dejected, Kabir goes into depression and returns to Mumbai, leaving his film incomplete. After several attempts, Kabir is unable to find the perfect climax for his film. On his assistant Meera's (Shernaz Patel) suggestion, Kabir attends a film festival as part of the jury, where Ayesha's film is being screened. Ayesha thinks Kabir is following her and asks him to stay away from her life. After his father's (Anupam Kher) death followed by him being sued by his film's financiers, Kabir decides to move on and complete his film.
In a parallel story, an infamous Roy (Ranbir Kapoor) is a mysterious international art thief whom no country seems to be able to get their hands on, including Detective Wadia (Rajit Kapur). On his new assignment, Roy goes to an unknown foreign land to steal an expensive painting only to find that its owner is the beautiful Tia (also played by Jacqueline Fernandez). Tia lives alone in a huge mansion where the painting is kept. Hence, Roy tries to befriend Tia during an art auction and soon impresses her with his charm. Sparks fly between them and both start spending time together, giving Roy entry into the mansion. Looking for the right opportunity, one night Roy runs away with the painting, leaving Tia heartbroken. Roy later regrets, as he realizes he has fallen in love with Tia. He decides to return the painting to her. After a small clash with the painting's new owner, Roy manages to get it back. On receiving the painting, Tia realises that Roy is now a changed man and forgives him.
Meanwhile, Kabir's film Guns 3 is released and is hugely successful. It is then revealed that "Roy" was just an imaginary character in Kabir's film and Roy and Tia's story was actually the script of Guns 3. In the end Kabir proposes to Ayesha and they reunite, just like Roy and Tia reunite in Kabir's film. However, Ranbir Kapoor as a person is not fictitious in the movie and so is the second Jacqueline Fernandes. The movie ends with Roy and Tia walking together next to a bridge just like the painting Roy had stolen. Eventually, the movie culminates with confusion aroused as the character Tia(Jacqueline) being an actress in the movie disappears and no one shows concern.
Cast[edit]
- Arjun Rampal as Kabir Garewal
- Jacqueline Fernandez as Ayesha Aamir / Tia
- Ranbir Kapoor as Roy
- Shernaz Patel as Meera
- Anupam Kher as Mr. Garewal (cameo)
- Rajit Kapur as Detective Wadia
- Shibani Dandekar as Zoya
- Barun Chanda as Roy's boss
- Cyrus Brocha as a Talk-show host
Production[edit]
The film was produced on a budget of ₹40 crore (US$6.3 million), which included ₹30 crore (US$4.8 million) for production and ₹10 crore (US$1.6 million) for P&A. The film recovered ₹25 crore (US$4.0 million) from satellite rights, ₹6 crore(US$950,000) from music rights and ₹6 crore (US$950,000) from overseas rights.[5]
Promotions and marketing[edit]
The trailer of the film was released on 17 December 2014 and passed over 1 million views on YouTube within 24 hours. The film was promoted at famous reality shows like Bigg Boss and Comedy Nights with Kapil.
Critical reception[edit]
NDTV rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and called the film boring enough to make almost everyone sleep. Rediff rated the film 0.5 out of 5 stars and called the film "A Slow Torture". Firstpost left the film with no rating also referring to the film as "a slog to sit through with too many unnecessary songs and diversions and not enough meat to either thrill or entertain." Indian Express movie critic gave only .5 stars and questioned "What is Ranbir Kapoor doing in a movie like this?"[6] Rajeev Masand on ibnlive gave only one star calling it "The film limps lethargically and collapse in a predictable twist ending"[7]Rahul Desai and Aasir Tavawalla launched the Aakraman campaign against Roy in order to get their tickets refunded, which they got shortly before Aasir Tavawalla murdered Satya Roy(the man responsible for the buying the tickets) with an axe.[8][9][10]
Soundtrack[edit]
| Roy | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 9 January 2015 |
| Genre | Feature Film Soundtrack |
| Length | 34:48 |
| Label | T-Series |
The songs of Roy are composed by Ankit Tiwari, Meet Bros Anjjan and Amaal Mallik, while the lyrics are written by Kumaar, Sandeep Nath and Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay.
Sanjoy Chowdhury composed the film score.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Sooraj Dooba Hain" | Kumaar | Amaal Mallik | Arijit Singh,Aditi Singh Sharma | 4:23 | |
| 2. | "Tu Hai Ki Nahi" | Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay | Ankit Tiwari | Ankit Tiwari | 5:47 | |
| 3. | "Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan" | Kumaar | Meet Bros Anjjan | Meet Bros Anjjan,Kanika Kapoor | 4:19 | |
| 4. | "Yaara Re" | Sandeep Nath | Ankit Tiwari | KK | 4:58 | |
| 5. | "Boond Boond" | Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay | Ankit Tiwari | Ankit Tiwari | 5:21 | |
| 6. | "Tu Hai Ki Nahi (Unplugged)" | Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay | Ankit Tiwari | Tulsi Kumar | 5:21 | |
| 7. | "Sooraj Dooba Hai (Version 2)" | Kumaar | Amaal Mallik | Aditi Singh Sharma, Arijit Singh | 4:24 | |
Total length:
| 34:48 | |||||
Reception[edit]
The songs of Roy received positive response from critics. Rediff awarded the album with 4 out of 5 stars and called it "a winner all the way".[11] Koimoi published, "After a really long time, here is an album that has songs which are truly worth listening peacefully on your phones. This album will surely make its way to your playlist and most songs are worth playing on loop."[12]
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