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Ra.One
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Ra.One is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language superhero film directed by Anubhav Sinha and produced by Gauri Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role and Arjun Rampal as the titular antagonist, with Kareena Kapoor, Armaan Verma, Shahana Goswami, Tom Wu, Dalip Tahil and Satish Shah in supporting roles. The film's title is inspired by Hindu Saga character Ravana. In the film, a video game antagonist escapes into the real world to track down the player who almost defeated him. The son of the game's deceased creator brings the game's protagonist into the real wo
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Ra.One is a 2011 Hindi superhero science fiction thriller comedy film directed by Anubhav Sinha. The movie stars Shah Rukh Khan, Arjun Rampal, Kareena Kapoor, and Dalip Tahil. Kanika Dhillon served as the screenwriter, while Gauri Khan produced the film. The production involved Red Chillies Entertainment, Warner Bros. Entertainment, and Eros International, with Vishal–Shekhar composing the music.
Filmed in London and set in India, the narrative focuses on telepresence. The film was released in 2011 and has a runtime of 156 minutes. It is presented in 3D and distributed via video on demand by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Netflix, and Eros International. The title is also written as रा.वन.
Critical reception included review scores of 5.5/10, 60/100, and 62%. The film had a budget of 24,000,000 and generated revenue of 35,911,689. It is characterized by themes of video games, superheroes, and villains.
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Film · TMDB
5.7When the titular antagonist of an action game takes on physical form, it's up to the game's less powerful protagonist to save the world.
Cast
- Shah Rukh Khan as Shekhar Subramaniam / G.One
- Arjun Rampal as Ra.One
- Kareena Kapoor Khan as Sonia S. Subramanium
- Armaan Verma as Prateek
- Tom Wu as Akaashi
- Shahana Goswami as Jenny Nayar
Themes
- video game
- superhero
- villain
- science fiction
- action
- adventure
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Key facts
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- Ra.One
- Film.image
- Ra.Oneposter.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Anubhav Sinha
- Film.producer
- Gauri Khan
- Film.story
- Anubhav Sinha
- Film.music
- Vishal–Shekhar
- Film.studio
- Red Chillies Entertainment
- Film.distributor
- Eros International
- Film.runtime
- 156 minutes
- Film.country
- India
- Film.language
- Hindi
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- cyberpunk
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Hindi
- Main subject
- telepresence
- Director
- Anubhav Sinha
- Screenwriter
- Kanika Dhillon
- Cast member
- Sanjay Dutt
- Composer
- Vishal–Shekhar
- Producer
- Gauri Khan
- Production company
- Eros International
- Narrative location
- India
- Filming location
- London
- Duration
- 156
- FilmAffinity ID
- 920511
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- raone.erosentertainment.com
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- Commons category
- Ra.One
- publication date
- 2011-10-26
- title
- रा.वन
- distributed by
- Eros International
- review score
- 62%
- has characteristic
- 3D film
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Encyclopedic overview
31 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Casting
- Filming
- Post-production
- Costumes
- Music
- Marketing
- Promotion
- Video game
- Release
- Statistics
- Screenings
- Censorship
- Home media
- Controversies
- Plagiarism allegations
- Hacking
- South Indian representation
- Reception
- Box office
- Pre-sale record
- Critical response
- Accolades
- Potential sequel
- See also
- References
- Notes
- External links
Ra.One is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language superhero film directed by Anubhav Sinha and produced by Gauri Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role and Arjun Rampal as the titular antagonist, with Kareena Kapoor, Armaan Verma, Shahana Goswami, Tom Wu, Dalip Tahil and Satish Shah in supporting roles. The film's title is inspired by Hindu Saga character Ravana. In the film, a video game antagonist escapes into the real world to track down the player who almost defeated him. The son of the game's deceased creator brings the game's protagonist into the real world to safeguard himself and his mother from the antagonist.
Principal photography began in March 2010 and took place in India and the United Kingdom and was overseen by an international crew. The post-production involved 3-D conversion and the application of visual effects, the latter being recognised as a technological breakthrough among Indian films. With a budget of , inclusive of publicity costs, Ra.One was the most expensive Indian film at the time of release, surpassing the budget of Enthiran (2010). The producers spent , including a marketing budget, which involved a nine-month publicity campaign, brand tie-ups, merchandise, video games and viral marketing. The film faced controversies involving plagiarism, content leaks and copyright challenges.
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