Rascals (film)
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Rascals is an Bollywood
action comedy film, directed by David Dhawan
and produced by Sanjay Dutt
, Sanjay Ahluwalia and Vinay Choksey. The film stars Sanjay Dutt
, Ajay Devgn, Kangana Ranaut, Lisa Haydon
and Arjun Rampal
in lead roles, and is distributed under the Sanjay Dutt Productions Pvt. Ltd. and M/s Rupali Aum Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. banners. It was presented by Bharat Shah
.The film released on 6 October 2011 and was a critical and commercial failure.
) and Bhagat Bhosle (Ajay Devgan
) are two con artists, who have recently robbed Anthony Gonsalves (Arjun Rampal
). Bhagat first meets Anthony and steals his suitcase, covering it up with a fake suitcase of his own, and tries to leave with it, but the real suitcase accidentally comes out of the fake one, causing Anthony to chase Bhagat, who escapes. When Anthony goes to his car, he finds out that someone stole it. Chetan takes the car to a dealer, who changes the color of the car to fool Anthony in case he comes.
The two cons meet each other on a flight to Bangkok. Bhagat brags to Chetan that he is going to meet a girl named Dolly(Lisa Haydon
), who he has paid for 4 nights and 3 days. Bhagat even tells Chetan the code word for meeting Dolly. When they reach the airport in Bangkok, both rob each other, but only Chetan is successful, as he gets Bhagat's cash and expensive watch, while Bhagat gets Chetan's fake wallet with fake money and fake credit cards. The two become enemies since then. But both meet again when their eyes fall on Khushi (Kangna Ranaut
). Chetan lies that he is a donor, who helps the needy, while Bhagat acts to be a blind man, who was once a Navy officer. Both of them play foul tricks to get Khushi, which leads to disastrous results! Later, Bhagat gets hurt in an accident with his motorbike, and claims that the shock repaired his eyesight. After a party, Bhagat, Khushi, and Chetan go to a church while they are drunk, where they meet father Pascal(Satish Kaushik
).
Khushi says she wants to marry both Bhagat and Chetan, but Father Pascal says that only one will marry Khushi, and the two must fight each other in the ring. The two fight, while accidentally hitting Father Pascal in the process. Chetan and Bhagat eventually get unconscious, and wake up to find Pascal beaten up(by the cons themselves), and Khushi is missing. Soon, Anthony greets the two cons, and tells them that he has kidnapped Khushi. If they want her, they need to give him the money that they stole from him in 24 hours. The two first go to a local bank in Bangkok, and tries to tell the bankers to give them money. The bankers get confused by what they mean, and tells them about their loan policy. Soon, a group of real robbers come to the bank. One of them insults Bhagat and Chetan, and the two fight back, taking out all the robbers in the process. As the cons try to leave with the cash, a banker stops them and asks for it back. Later, they steal money dressed as Santa, and goes to Anthony's plane. Anthony gives them Khushi. When the cons ask Khushi who does she love more, she goes straight to Anthony. The two cons were actually conned by Anthony, Khushi(Anthony's girlfriend), Father Pascal(Khushi's real father),and BBC(A friend of Anthony).
Later when Anthony reaches back home in India, he realizes that Bhagat and Chetan had stole from his own home to give him the ransom money, thus conning him of his own cash.
but was delayed and was set to release on 12 August 2011. Later, the film was announced to release on Diwali
, 26 October, thus clashing with Shahrukh Khan
s production, Ra.One
. The film was later given to 6 October 2011, thus having a Dussehra release.
from CNN-IBN said that it is a third-rate comedy that borders on the offensive, and criticized the fact that it makes light of everything from starving orphans in Somalia to the physically handicapped. rediff.com's Sukanya Verma called Rascals "a series of misadventures that are dumb, dated and dreary", and gave it 1.5 stars out of 5. NDTV rated it the same, said that its gags are tasteless and devoid of originality. Manisha Lakhe from DNA was quite scathing - she said that "smashing your toes by a hammer would be more entertaining", rating the movie 1 out of 5. Gaurav Malani from The Times of India
gave it a negative review calling the film a a silly and stupid comedy!. Komal Nahta gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5 adding: "Rascals is a poor comedy which will fail to make its mark." Mayank Shekhar of Hindustan Times
gave the film 1 star out of 5. ending his review by: "Credits start rolling. Nonsense ends. Poof. Thank you."
Rascals had a good opening of around $750,000 in Overseas. The film grossed £118,000 in United Kingdom, $165,000 in North America, $225,000 in UAE and $40,000 in Australia.
while lyrics penned by Irshad Kamil
and Anvita Dutt Guptan
. The rights were sold to T-Series.
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
action comedy film, directed by David Dhawan
David Dhawan
David Dhawan is an Indian film director. He has studied at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.-Career:Dhawan started off as an editor and then took the plunge into directing...
and produced by Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt is an Indian Hindi film actor and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981.-Personal life:...
, Sanjay Ahluwalia and Vinay Choksey. The film stars Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt is an Indian Hindi film actor and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981.-Personal life:...
, Ajay Devgn, Kangana Ranaut, Lisa Haydon
Lisa Haydon
-Early life:Lisa Haydon was born as Elisabeth Marie Haydon on 17 June 1986 to a Malayali father and an Australian mother. She was born in Chennai, India and has been living in Australia and United States before moving back to India in 2007 to pursue modeling.-Modeling:Lisa wanted to be a yoga...
and Arjun Rampal
Arjun Rampal
Arjun Rampal , born 26 November 1972, is an award-winning Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films, as well as a fashion model.- Film career :...
in lead roles, and is distributed under the Sanjay Dutt Productions Pvt. Ltd. and M/s Rupali Aum Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. banners. It was presented by Bharat Shah
Bharat Shah
Bharat Shah is a diamond merchant and notable Hindi film financer. He is most noted for producing the superhit film Devdas starring Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Aishwarya Rai. In 2001, he was convicted for his links with mafia don Chhota Shakeel and was sentenced to one year in prison but was...
.The film released on 6 October 2011 and was a critical and commercial failure.
Plot
Chetan Chauhan (Sanjay DuttSanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt is an Indian Hindi film actor and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981.-Personal life:...
) and Bhagat Bhosle (Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan , born Vishal Veeru Devgan on 2 April 1969, is an Indian film actor, director, and producer.He made his film debut with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film and for which he won a Filmfare Best Debut Award...
) are two con artists, who have recently robbed Anthony Gonsalves (Arjun Rampal
Arjun Rampal
Arjun Rampal , born 26 November 1972, is an award-winning Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films, as well as a fashion model.- Film career :...
). Bhagat first meets Anthony and steals his suitcase, covering it up with a fake suitcase of his own, and tries to leave with it, but the real suitcase accidentally comes out of the fake one, causing Anthony to chase Bhagat, who escapes. When Anthony goes to his car, he finds out that someone stole it. Chetan takes the car to a dealer, who changes the color of the car to fool Anthony in case he comes.
The two cons meet each other on a flight to Bangkok. Bhagat brags to Chetan that he is going to meet a girl named Dolly(Lisa Haydon
Lisa Haydon
-Early life:Lisa Haydon was born as Elisabeth Marie Haydon on 17 June 1986 to a Malayali father and an Australian mother. She was born in Chennai, India and has been living in Australia and United States before moving back to India in 2007 to pursue modeling.-Modeling:Lisa wanted to be a yoga...
), who he has paid for 4 nights and 3 days. Bhagat even tells Chetan the code word for meeting Dolly. When they reach the airport in Bangkok, both rob each other, but only Chetan is successful, as he gets Bhagat's cash and expensive watch, while Bhagat gets Chetan's fake wallet with fake money and fake credit cards. The two become enemies since then. But both meet again when their eyes fall on Khushi (Kangna Ranaut
Kangna Ranaut
Kangna Ranaut is an Indian actress who appears mostly in Hindi films. She made her acting debut in 2006 with a leading role in Gangster. She won both a Filmfare and a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a troubled model in Fashion .-Early life:Ranaut was born to...
). Chetan lies that he is a donor, who helps the needy, while Bhagat acts to be a blind man, who was once a Navy officer. Both of them play foul tricks to get Khushi, which leads to disastrous results! Later, Bhagat gets hurt in an accident with his motorbike, and claims that the shock repaired his eyesight. After a party, Bhagat, Khushi, and Chetan go to a church while they are drunk, where they meet father Pascal(Satish Kaushik
Satish Kaushik
Satish Kaushik is an Indian film director and actor in Hindi films and theatre.As a film actor his most remembered for his role as 'Calendar' in Mr. India, and as 'Chanu Ahmed' in Sarah Gavron's English film Brick Lane...
).
Khushi says she wants to marry both Bhagat and Chetan, but Father Pascal says that only one will marry Khushi, and the two must fight each other in the ring. The two fight, while accidentally hitting Father Pascal in the process. Chetan and Bhagat eventually get unconscious, and wake up to find Pascal beaten up(by the cons themselves), and Khushi is missing. Soon, Anthony greets the two cons, and tells them that he has kidnapped Khushi. If they want her, they need to give him the money that they stole from him in 24 hours. The two first go to a local bank in Bangkok, and tries to tell the bankers to give them money. The bankers get confused by what they mean, and tells them about their loan policy. Soon, a group of real robbers come to the bank. One of them insults Bhagat and Chetan, and the two fight back, taking out all the robbers in the process. As the cons try to leave with the cash, a banker stops them and asks for it back. Later, they steal money dressed as Santa, and goes to Anthony's plane. Anthony gives them Khushi. When the cons ask Khushi who does she love more, she goes straight to Anthony. The two cons were actually conned by Anthony, Khushi(Anthony's girlfriend), Father Pascal(Khushi's real father),and BBC(A friend of Anthony).
Later when Anthony reaches back home in India, he realizes that Bhagat and Chetan had stole from his own home to give him the ransom money, thus conning him of his own cash.
Cast
- Sanjay DuttSanjay DuttSanjay Dutt is an Indian Hindi film actor and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981.-Personal life:...
as Chetan Chauhan (Chetu) - Ajay Devgn as Bhagat Bhosle (Bhagu)
- Kangna RanautKangna RanautKangna Ranaut is an Indian actress who appears mostly in Hindi films. She made her acting debut in 2006 with a leading role in Gangster. She won both a Filmfare and a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a troubled model in Fashion .-Early life:Ranaut was born to...
as Khushi - Arjun RampalArjun RampalArjun Rampal , born 26 November 1972, is an award-winning Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films, as well as a fashion model.- Film career :...
as Anthony Gonsalves - Lisa HaydonLisa Haydon-Early life:Lisa Haydon was born as Elisabeth Marie Haydon on 17 June 1986 to a Malayali father and an Australian mother. She was born in Chennai, India and has been living in Australia and United States before moving back to India in 2007 to pursue modeling.-Modeling:Lisa wanted to be a yoga...
as Dolly - Chunky PandeyChunky PandeySuyash 'Chunky' Pandey is an Indian film actor who has appeared in various Bollywood films. He has appeared in over 55 movies in a career that has spanned over two decades and has been nominated once for his supportive role in Tezaab...
as Bhagat Bholabhai Chaganmal a.k.a BBC - Hiten PaintalHiten PaintalHiten Paintal is an Indian film and Television actor. He is the son of veteran actor Paintal and made his debut in the musical, ‘Tere Liye.’ He quit Television in early 2008 and since then has been working on a few films...
as Nano (Chetan's sidekick) - Satish KaushikSatish KaushikSatish Kaushik is an Indian film director and actor in Hindi films and theatre.As a film actor his most remembered for his role as 'Calendar' in Mr. India, and as 'Chanu Ahmed' in Sarah Gavron's English film Brick Lane...
as Father Pascal - Mushtaq KhanMushtaq KhanMushtaq Khan is an Indian Bollywood versatile actor and comedian, who has worked in several films. His work is very appreciated in many films.-Filmography:*"Rascals" - Usman*Shagird - Jailor*Hello Darling - Patel...
as Usmaan - Bharti Achrekar as Rosy Gonsalves
- Anil Dhawan as Bangkok Police Inspector
Production
Film was originally set to release on 15 July 2011 alongside Zindagi Na Milegi DobaraZindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is a 2011 Bollywood coming-of-age film, directed by Zoya Akhtar and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment. The film features an ensemble cast including Hrithik Roshan as Arjun, Abhay Deol as Kabir and Farhan Akhtar as Imraan...
but was delayed and was set to release on 12 August 2011. Later, the film was announced to release on Diwali
Diwali
Diwali or DeepavaliThe name of the festival in various regional languages include:, , , , , , , , , , , , , popularly known as the "festival of lights," is a festival celebrated between mid-October and mid-December for different reasons...
, 26 October, thus clashing with Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....
s production, Ra.One
Ra.One
Ra.One is a 2011 Indian science fiction superhero film written and directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film features Shahrukh Khan in dual roles, and also stars Kareena Kapoor, Armaan Verma and Arjun Rampal in the lead...
. The film was later given to 6 October 2011, thus having a Dussehra release.
Critical Reception
Rascals has been panned by critics all around. Top film critic Rajeev MasandRajeev Masand
Rajeev Masand is an Indian film critic and entertainment reporter for CNN-IBN. Masand started his career as an entertainment correspondent at the young age of 16...
from CNN-IBN said that it is a third-rate comedy that borders on the offensive, and criticized the fact that it makes light of everything from starving orphans in Somalia to the physically handicapped. rediff.com's Sukanya Verma called Rascals "a series of misadventures that are dumb, dated and dreary", and gave it 1.5 stars out of 5. NDTV rated it the same, said that its gags are tasteless and devoid of originality. Manisha Lakhe from DNA was quite scathing - she said that "smashing your toes by a hammer would be more entertaining", rating the movie 1 out of 5. Gaurav Malani from The Times of India
The Times of India
The Times of India is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. TOI has the largest circulation among all English-language newspaper in the world, across all formats . It is owned and managed by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd...
gave it a negative review calling the film a a silly and stupid comedy!. Komal Nahta gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5 adding: "Rascals is a poor comedy which will fail to make its mark." Mayank Shekhar of Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded in 1924 with roots in the Indian independence movement of the period ....
gave the film 1 star out of 5. ending his review by: "Credits start rolling. Nonsense ends. Poof. Thank you."
Box Office
upon release, Rascals took a good opening at the box office, having 60%-70% collections across the country for early shows at multiplexes. However the film opened to full houses in single screens. It collected Rs 7 crores net on it opening day. Rascals had a fall on Monday as it grossed around 5.25 crore nett, taking its The eight day first week to a Rs 59 crore nett gross. It has been declared a hit after the first week of its release by Box Office India. It dropped by 85-90% at the start of its second week as it managed to collect 3 crore on its second Friday, thus taking a 2.75 crore nett in its second weekend. The film has collected 3.75 crore nett it its second week and had a two week total of 32.50 crore nett.Rascals had a good opening of around $750,000 in Overseas. The film grossed £118,000 in United Kingdom, $165,000 in North America, $225,000 in UAE and $40,000 in Australia.
Soundtrack
The film's music has been composed by Vishal-ShekharVishal-Shekhar
Vishal-Shekhar are a music directing duo for Hindi films and are among the leading music directors in the industry today...
while lyrics penned by Irshad Kamil
Irshad Kamil
Irshad Kamil is an Indian Hindi/Urdu poet and lyricist. He has written songs for many Bollywood hits like Jab We Met, Chameli, Love Aaj Kal and Rockstar .-Early life:...
and Anvita Dutt Guptan
Anvita Dutt Guptan
Anvita Dutt Guptan is a dialogue writer, screenplay writer, story writer and lyricist for Indian films.Following is the details of her work.-References:**...
. The rights were sold to T-Series.