Rascals (रास्कल्स)
Rascals (रास्कल्स) is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by David Dhawan, starring Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgn, Kangana Ranaut, and Arjun Rampal, about two rival conmen who compete to woo the same woman.1 • 2 It was released on 6 October 2011, coinciding with the Dussehra festival.3
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 6 October 2011, on Dussehra3 |
| Director | David Dhawan1 |
| Lead cast | Sanjay Dutt (Chetan Chauhan), Ajay Devgn (Bhagat Bhosle), Kangana Ranaut (Khushi), Arjun Rampal (Anthony Gonsalves), Lisa Haydon (Dolly)4 |
| Producers | Sanjay Dutt, Sanjay Ahluwalia, Vinay Choksey; presented by Bharat Shah3 |
| Music | Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani (Vishal–Shekhar)5 |
| Runtime | 2 hours 8 minutes (128 minutes)6 |
| India net box office | ₹326 million (₹32.60 crore); worldwide gross ₹529.6 million (₹52.96 crore)7 |
| Critical reception | Times of India 2/5; Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer 24% (2 reviews); IMDb 3.1/108 • 9 • 6 |
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Plot
Chetan Chauhan (Sanjay Dutt) and Bhagat Bhosle (Ajay Devgn) are conmen who swindle Anthony Gonsalves (Arjun Rampal) separately, but on the same day. The duo then head to Bangkok, where they target Khushi (Kangana Ranaut) as their next victim; both fall in love with her and try to outdo each other in wooing her, each engineering sticky situations for the other. Anthony, an old victim of their cons, arrives and kidnaps Khushi to foil their plan.10 • 11
Supporting roles include Chunky Pandey as Bhagat Bholabhai Chaganmal, a character nicknamed BBC, Hiten Paintal as Nano, Satish Kaushik as Father Pascal, Lisa Haydon as Dolly, Mushtaq Khan as Usmaan, Bharti Achrekar as Rosy Gonsalves, and Anil Dhawan as Prithviraj Rana.10 • 4
Production
The film was a venture of Sanjay Dutt Productions Pvt. Ltd. and Rupali Aum Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., produced by Sanjay Dutt, Sanjay Ahluwalia, and Vinay Choksey, and presented by Bharat Shah.3 The screenplay was written by Yunus Sajawal, who also wrote the original story, with dialogue by Sanjay Chhel; Vikas Sivaraman was the cinematographer and Nitin Rokade the editor.5 • 1 The music was composed by the duo Vishal–Shekhar, with lyrics by Irshad Kamil and Anvita Dutt.5
Box office
The film opened on Dussehra with morning-show occupancy of 60 to 70 percent, improving to 75 to 80 percent in parts of East Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi/UP, Gujarat, and CI territories by the end of the day, according to trade analyst Taran Adarsh.12 Bollywood Hungama's trade figures record an opening weekend of ₹235 million (₹23.50 crore) net in India, a first week of ₹276.8 million (₹27.68 crore), and a lifetime India net total of ₹326 million (₹32.60 crore), with an India gross of ₹452.8 million (₹45.28 crore), an overseas gross of ₹76.8 million (₹7.68 crore), and a worldwide gross of ₹529.6 million (₹52.96 crore).7 On Bollywood Hungama's list of 2011's worldwide highest-grossing Bollywood films, Rascals ranked 15th.13 In the United States it grossed $261.2 thousand.9
Reception
Critical response was negative. The Times of India rated the film 2 out of 5, calling the humor too loud and often unfunny, and comparing it unfavorably to David Dhawan's earlier Deewana Mastana, while crediting Ajay Devgn's comic performance and the lively Vishal–Shekhar songs.8 Sukanya Verma's review on Rediff.com described the film as a series of misadventures that are dumb, dated, and dreary, with no structure or motive.14 On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a Tomatometer score of 24 percent from two critic reviews, with Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express giving it 1 out of 5.9 IMDb users rate it 3.1 out of 10.6
Availability
The film streams on Amazon Prime Video in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, and on Zee5 in India and other territories; it can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video and Apple TV.6 • 11 Age ratings vary by region: U/A 13+ in India, PG in Canada, and 12A in the United Kingdom.15 • 16 • 17
References
- Rascals Cast & Crew, Bollywood Hungama
- Rascals, Google Play Movies
- Rascals to release on Dassera, The Indian Express (1 July 2011)
- Rascals (2011) Full cast & crew, IMDb
- Rascals Cast and Crew, Nowrunning
- Rascals streaming: where to watch online, JustWatch
- Rascals Box Office Collection, Bollywood Hungama
- Rascals Movie Review {2/5}, The Times of India
- Rascals (2011), Rotten Tomatoes
- Rascals, The Indian Express (7 October 2011)
- Watch Rascals Full HD Movie Online on Zee5
- Rascals heartening start at Box Office on opening day, Filmibeat
- Worldwide Highest Grossing Bollywood Movies on 2011, Bollywood Hungama
- Review: Rascals is plain lame!, Rediff.com
- Rascals, Apple TV
- Rascals streaming in Canada, JustWatch
- Rascals streaming in the UK, JustWatch
Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Films and standalone screen works › Individual films by title and year › Indian films (individual works) › Hindi films of the 2010s › Hindi films of 2011
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