Rustom (film)
| Rustom | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Tinu Suresh Desai |
| Written by | Vipul K Rawal |
| Produced by | Neeraj Pandey Aruna Bhatia Nittin Keni Akash Chawla Bhaumik Gondaliya Ishwar Kapoor Shital Bhatia |
| Starring | Akshay Kumar Ileana D'Cruz Esha Gupta Arjan Bajwa Pavan Malhotra Kumud Mishra Usha Nadkarni |
| Cinematography | Santosh Thundiyil |
| Music by | Ankit Tiwari Jeet Ganguly Raghav Sachar Arko Pravo Mukherjee |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Zee Studios |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹50 crore[1] |
| Box office | est.₹525.80 crore[2] |
Rustom is a 2016 Indian crime thriller film written by Vipul K Rawal, directed by Tinu Suresh Desai and produced by Neeraj Pandey. It features Akshay Kumar, Ileana D'Cruz, Arjan Bajwa and Esha Gupta in the lead roles.[3]
The film is based on the real life incident of Naval Officer K.M. Nanavati and businessman Prem Ahuja.[4][5]
Principal photography of the film was commenced in February 2016 and it was released on 12 August 2016.[6][7]
Plot
It is the 1950s, and Indian Navy Officer Rustom Pavri (Akshay Kumar) is happily married to Cynthia Pavri (Ileana D'Cruz). Their marriage hits the rocks when Rustom discovers his wife's affair with his friend Vikram Makhija (Arjan Bajwa). After returning early from a trip to the seas, Rustom discovers Vikram's love letters in Cynthia's cupboard. While trying to find her, Rustom sees them together. He returns home and waits for Cynthia to return and then confronts her with the love letters, but walks away before Cynthia can explain. Rustom then gets himself a pistol from the Naval Ship's Armory and makes a Trunk call to Delhi. Afterward, he searches for Vikram, first in his office and then at his home. After Rustom enters Vikram's bedroom, the servant hears three gun shots and rushes to the room, to discover Vikram's body in a pool of blood and Rustom walking away with the pistol in his hand. Rustom immediately surrenders to police and Inspector Vincent Lobo (Pawan Malhotra) starts investigation.
Vikram's sister Priti Makhija (Esha Gupta) hires the best lawyer in the city Lakshman Khangani (Sachin Khedekar) to get Rustom toughest punishment possible. A local newspaper TRUTH publishes the news adding some spice to it, which creates a stir in the city. On the one side the Navy supports it's officer and asks police to hand over his custody while on the other side the Parsi community offers help by hiring a good defense lawyer. Rustom refuses everybody's help and decides to fight the case on his own. While the Editor in Chief of Truth, Eraj Billimoria (Kumud Mishra), creates a sympathetic image for Rustom in public, Rustom's senior Navy officer Prashant Kamat (Parmeet Sethi) sends two goons to his house to search for a set of documents, but they fail to find anything. Scared, Cynthia rushes to jail to inform Rustom, who hasn't talked to her. Rustom finally meets and listens to Cynthia's story, about how she was lonely and upset when Rustom went away to London for many months. Vikram took advantage of her loneliness and Cynthia fell for him, but on the day of Vikram's murder Cynthia had already broken-up with him for the sake of their marriage.
On Rustom's instructions, Cynthia blackmails Prashant Kamat for 5 crore rupees in exchange for the documents he needed. In the court hearing, Rustom unexpectedly pleads not guilty in front of the judge, which leads to a jury trial. The crux of the case is whether Commander Rustom shot Vikram in "self-defense" or whether it was premeditated murder. At the culmination of the trial, Rustom is found not guilty and is freed. Rustom reconciles with Cynthia.
Cast
- Akshay Kumar as Commander Rustom Pevri
- Illeana D'Cruz as Cynthia Pevri
- Arjan Bajwa as Vikram Makhija
- Esha Gupta as Preeti Makhija
- Pawan Malhotra as Senior Inspector Vincent Lobo
- Usha Nadkarni as Jamnabai
- Sachin Khedekar as Public Prosecutor Lakshman Khangani
- Kumud Mishra as Eraj Billimoria
- Anang Desai as Judge
- Parmeet Sethi as Rear Admiral Prashant Kamath
- Indraneel Bhattacharya as Capt. C. P. Cherian
- Kanwaljit Singh as Defense Secretary K. G. Bakshi
- Brijendra Kala as head constable
Critical reception
Raja Sen of Rediff called the film 'an accidental parody of itself' and 'a painfully tacky production where all the sets look like over-saturated cardboard', giving the film 1/5 stars.[8]
Box office
- India
The film was released alongside Mohenjo Daro on 2317 screens across India on August 12, 2016.[9] Rustom collected approximately ₹14.11 crore on its opening day.[9] The film collected ₹50 crore in its opening weekend and ₹90.9 crore in its first week in India.[10]
- Overseas
The film also performed well overseas, grossing approximately $3 million in its opening weekend.[11]
Music
Music for Rustom was composed by Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Raghav Sachar, Ankit Tiwari, and Jeet Gannguli, with lyrics written by Manoj Muntashir.
The first song from the film's soundtrack album, "Tere Sang Yaara", sung by Atif Aslam and composed by Arko Pravo Mukherjee was released on 6 July 2016.[12] The second track of the film, titled "Rustom Vahi" was released on 13 July 2016. All lyrics are penned by Manoj Muntashir. The full music album was released on 14 July 2016.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tere Sang Yaara" | Manoj Muntashir | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Atif Aslam | 4:50 |
| 2. | "Rustom Vahi" | Muntashir | Raghav Sachar | Sukriti Kakar | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Tay Hai" | Muntashir | Ankit Tiwari | Ankit Tiwari | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Dekha Hazaro Dafaa" | Muntashir | Jeet Ganguly | Arijit Singh, Palak Muchhal | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Dhal Jaun Main" | Muntashir | Ganguly | Jubin Nautiyal, Akanksha Sharma | 4:53 |
| 6. | "Jab Tum Hote Ho" | Muntashir | Tiwari | Shreya Ghoshal | 4:18 |
| 7. | "Rustom Vahi Theme" | Sachar | 1:23 | ||
| 8. | "Rustom Vahi – Marathi" | Muntashir | Sachar | Jasraj Joshi | 3:07 |
| 9. | "Rustom Vahi – Male" | Muntashir | Sachar | Joshi | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Tere Bin Yaara (Reprise)" | Muntashir | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | 3:46 |
References
- ^ "Rustom box office day 4 collection: Akshay Kumar film among highest opening weekend grossers of 2016". indianexpress.com. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Special Features: Box Office: Worldwide collections of Akshay Kumar's Rustom – Box Office". bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Akshay Kumar begins 'Rustom' with a strong ensemble cast"
- ^ "Rustom poster: Akshay Kumar playing 'honourable murderer' Nanavati?". 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Rustom: The real story that inspired the Akshay starrer film". 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Akshay Kumar and Neeraj Pandey's Rustom goes on floor"
- ^ "First look of Akshay Kumar's 'Rustom' revealed". The Economic Times. IANS. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|website=(help) - ^ Rediff (12 August 2016). "Review: Rustom is an accidental parody of itself". Rediff. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Rustom box office day 4 collection: Akshay Kumar film among highest opening weekend grossers of 2016". The Indian Express. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Rustom box office day 7 collection: Akshay Kumar film to cross Rs 100 crore this weekend". indianexpress.com. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ Koimoi. "Rustom: Opening Weekend Overseas Box Office Collections". Koimoi. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Tere Sang Yaara (Rustom) by Atif Aslam on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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