On Sunday, filmmaker and actor Anurag Kashyap took to Instagram to pen a long note on Karan Johar's latest directorial, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, which stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in lead roles.
Sharing a poster of the film, he wrote, "Best Karan Johar film by far. He never leaves his world but does not hold back any punches. Also, it’s the second KJo film that I bought tickets for that too twice, and sending everyone that trusts me to see. Some super writing, a top-of-form Ranveer Singh, ever so brilliant Alia Bhatt and their sparkling chemistry. After a long time, I loved the dialogue writing in mainstream Hindi films where people talk like they talk."
Further, complimenting performances in specific, he wrote, "Kudos to Ishita Moitra and Gogo Roy. My favourite part of the film is the incredible unrequited love story of Dharmendra and Shabana Azmi and the patriarchal villainy of the matriarch Jaya Bachchan. Also not to forget Tota Roy Chaudhury and Churni Ganguly, Aamir Baashir and the mother-sister duo of Ranveer (apologies for not knowing who they’re.)
Anurag had a lot more to say in specific about the screenplay and direction skills of Karan Johar. He complimented Karan's decision to use old classic songs and the way "Karan addresses all kinds of snobbery, all kinds of shame and phobias that come from our conditioning." Calling the film the mainstream Hindi film that he has missed all these years, he said, "Thoroughly entertained and laughed and cried and believe it or not, saw it twice." He ended his note with, "The real Karan Johar that I know has fully put himself out there."
The story and screenplay of the film are penned by Ishita Moitra, Shashank Khaitan, and Sumit Roy. The film also features Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi and Dharmendra, among others. The film opened to a largely positive reception.
