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This article is about the Hindi motion picture. For the super villain character of the film, see Ra.One
(character).
Ra.One
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Anubhav Sinha
Produced by Gauri Khan
Written by Anubhav Sinha
Screenplay byAnubhav Sinha
Kanika Dhillon
Mushtaq Sheikh
David Benullo
Story by Anubhav Sinha
Starring Shahrukh Khan
Kareena Kapoor
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Arjun Rampal
Armaan Verma
Shahana Goswami
Tom Wu
Music by Vishal-Shekhar
Cinematography Nicola Pecorini
V. Manikandan
Editing by Sanjay Sharma
Martin Walsh
Distributed by Eros International Ltd.
Red Chillies Entertainment
Release date(s) October 24, 2011
(Dubai premiere)
October 25, 2011
(London premiere)
October 26, 2011
(Toronto premiere and worldwide
release)
Running time 154 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget 135 crore (US$27.38 million)[1]
Box office 192 crore (US$38.94 million)[2]
Ra.One (Hindi: रा .
वन ; full: Random Access –
Version 1.0 ) is a 2011 Indian science fictionsuperhero
film written and directed byAnubhav Sinha. The film features Shahrukh Khan in dual roles, and also
stars Kareena Kapoor, Armaan Verma and Arjun Rampal in the lead. Shahana Goswami, Dalip Tahil and
Chinese-American actor Tom Wu appear in supporting roles, along with Rajinikanth,Sanjay
Dutt and Priyanka Chopra making guest appearances. The film follows Shekhar (Khan), a goofy game
designer living and based in London along with his wife (Kapoor) and son (Verma), who designs
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a motion-sensor based game in which the villain is far more powerful than the hero. In the process, the
villain escapes from the video game and begins to track down the only person ever to defeat him, Lucifer
(Verma). Ra.One was jointly produced byEros International and Khan's production company, Red Chillies
Entertainment.[3]
Initially expected to hit theatres on June 3, 2011, the release of the film was pushed back
to the Diwali weekend of October 26, 2011 due to extensive post-production work involving special effects
and 3D conversion.
Development of the project commenced in 2004 when Sinha wrote a three-page short story based on a
commercial he had seen. Upon finalizing the story, pre-production work began after the release of
Khan's Om Shanti Om in 2007,[4]
with principal photography commencing in March 2009.[5]
In July 2011, it
was announced that the entire film would be converted into 3D.[6]
The visual effects of the film were
carried out by Red Chillies VFX, under the supervision of Hollywood effects technician Jeffrey Kleiser.
With an estimated budget of 135 crore (US$27.38 million),[1]
Ra.One is the second-most expensive film
ever produced in Indian cinema, followingEnthiran .[7] In addition, an estimated 55 crore (US$11.15
million) was spent on marketing, which set the record for largest marketing budget in India. The film faced
multiple problems prior to its release, including censorship, soundtrack "leaks" and copyrights, the latter of
which cost the producers 1 crore (US$202,800). The film witnessed a level of publicity campaigning
previously unseen in India films, with marketing taking place over a period of nine months and involving
major brand tie-ups, merchandise, theme-based video games and extensive viral marketing. The film also
faced uncertainty regarding the preparedness of the film for release, with several rumours and media
stories that the film would not be completed on time.
Prior to its worldwide release, Ra.One had multiple premieres in Dubai, London and Torontoduring theperiod of October 24 - 26.
[8] The film released across 3,100 screens in India and 904 prints overseas in
both 2D and 3D,[9]
and was also dubbed in Tamil and Telugu,[10]
making it the largest Indian cinematic
release in the world. Upon release, while the Indian critics gave mixed reviews, the overseas film critics
received the film warmly. The film went on to break multiple box-office records, including highest Diwali
day collections, highest single-day collections, highest three-day collections and biggest overseas
collections of 2011. Within a week of its theatrical run,Box Office India declared the film a hit in
India,[11]
and a week later, a super hit overseas, however was termed "average" by trade pundits.[12]
The
film has been widely praised for its visual effects and action, though criticism has been generated
regarding its script and direction. Subsequently, the success of the effects and the 3D version of the film
prompted multiple other Bollywood filmmakers to consider technology as a part of film-making, especially
in view of the success of Ra.One and the inordinately higher returns generated from 3D ticket sales