Rajjo

Rajjo
Rajjo
Directed by	Vishawas Patil
Written by	Jayant Pawar ; Vishwas Patil
Produced by	Four Pillars Entertainment
Starring	Kangana Ranaut; Paras Arora; Prakash Raj; Mahesh Manjrekar
Music by	Uttam Singh
Release date	15 November 2013;
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	12 crores
Box office	2 crores

Rajjo is a 2013 Indian romantic musical produced by Four Pillars Entertainment and directed by Sahitya Akademi Award-winning writer Vishwas Patil. It stars Kangana Ranaut and newcomer Paras Arora in the lead roles and its supporting cast includes Prakash Raj, Mahesh Manjrekar and Jaya Prada. The film released in theatres on 15 November 2013.^[3]^[4] The film that earned 2 crores at the domestic box office bore a loss of 10 crores on the venture.

Plot[]

A romantic musical, Rajjo is the journey of a Nautch girl in the most extraordinary circumstances. It tells the love story of Rajjo (Kangana Ranaut) and Chandu (Paras Arora) set against the backdrop of the dying Kothas of Mumbai that nurtured the traditional art of singing and dancing for centuries.^[5]

The story's central characters are Rajjo, a Muslim girl and Chandu, a young Brahmin boy. When Chandu helps his team win a cricket match, the team decides to celebrate the victory by visiting the Kothas of Nagpada. This is where Chandu meets Rajjo who mesmerizes him with her elegant Mujra dance and it is love at first sight for him.^[6]

Chandu belongs to a family of music lovers; he is a very good harmonium player, his mother is a Bhajan singer. Rajjo is trained under Kothewali Amma; she is naughty, sweet and quite attractive. Music is the common thread between them, as is the strong attraction that draws Rajjo and Chandu together and seals their love. Simultaneously the Nagpada area goes under the clutches of re-development and all the dancers and singers are under the shadow of this potential danger. Amidst these circumstances, Rajjo and Chandu have to deal with Begum (Mahesh Manjrekar) who runs the Kotha and Hande Bhau (Prakash Raj), a corporator with powerful political connections who has his eye on Rajjo.^[7]

Cast[]

Kangana Ranaut as Rajjo
Paras Arora as Chandu
as Chanda Chandu's Sister
Mahesh Manjrekar as Begum
Prakash Raj as Hande Bhau
Jaya Prada as Jankidevi
Deepika Amin as Kamladevi
Alok as Chandu's Friend
as Hijra
Shruti Bhist as Young Rajjo
Swati Chitnis as Ammi
Avtar Gill as Acharya Deshbhushan
as Vikram Hande
as Jaggu (Govind Hande's PA)
as Meghraj Shetty
as Chandu's Sister
as Chandu's Friend
as Daadi Patil
Mazhar Khan as Hirja
as Professor
as Chandu's Mother
Upendra Limaye as Inspector Salunkhe
as Chacha (Garage)
Naren as NGO guy
as Hirja
as Chotelal
as Sana
Poonam Preet as Acharya Deshbhushan's PA
as Kotha Girl
Shivani Rawat as Sakina
as Chandu's Friend
Sachi as Salunke's Daughter
as Hirja
as C.M.
as Chandu's Friend
as Chandu's Friend
Vipin Sharma as Chandu's Father
as Kotha Girl
Shashank Shende as Gannewala
Soham Shah as NGO guy
Dalip Tahil as Lala Pathan
C.P. Thakur as Bank Manager
as Builder Patel
as Hijra
Vedita as Kotha Girl

Development[]

Pre-Production and Production[]

The lead star of the film Kangana Ranaut did extensive research in order to prepare for her role in the film.^[8] She visited Kothas and met with women there to understand their body language and mindset.

The makers of the film reportedly spent Rs. 5 crore to recreate the ambiance of Mumbai's red light area, Kamathipura, for their film. It took two months for around 700 workers to construct the set under the guidance of art director Muneesh Sappel.

The music of the film was recorded in London's Abbey Road Studios by composer Uttam Singh.^[9]

Crew[]

Banner - Four Pillars Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Distribution - WAVE CINEMA Ponty Chadha Release.
Director- Vishwas Patil
Producer- M. H. Shah & U. A. Karande
Cinematographer - Binod Pradhan
Music & Background Score- Uttam Singh
Editor- Rajesh Rao
Production Designer- Muneesh Sappel
Executive Producer - Priyadarshini
Original Story- Jayant Pawar
Screenplay - Vishwas Patil
Lyrics - Sameer Anjaan, Dev Kohli
Action Director- Salam Ansari
Choreographer- Ganesh Acharya
Dialogue- Atul Tiwari & Vishwas Patil
Sound Design - Vikram Biswas
Costume Designer - Reza Shariffi
Art Director

Soundtrack[]

Music of film is composed by Uttam Singh, lyrics penned by Sameer and Dev Kohli.

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Jhulmi Re Jhulmi"	Bela Shende	4:59
2.	"Mere Dil Ki Train"	Shaan, chorus	4:46
3.	"Kaise Milun Mein Piyaa"	Javed Ali, Bela Shende	6:53
4.	"Kaleja Hai Hazir"	Bela Shende	4:29
5.	"Mere Ghoongru"	Javed Ali, Bela Shende	7:13
6.	"Ye Kothe Ye Ghoongru"	Shubha Joshi	1:21
7.	"Bille Ke Jabde Mein"	Mumbai Voices	1:16
8.	"Theme of Rajjo"		3:21

References[]

^ "Rajjo And Satya 2 Are Box Office Flops". Koimoi.com. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^ "India Box Office Verdict: Top Flops Of 2013". Koimoi.com. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^ "I hope 'Rajjo' becomes a game changer for me, says Kangana Ranaut - IBNLive". Ibnlive.in.com. 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^ "'Rajjo' not competing with 'Ram Leela', says Kangana Ranaut". Sify.com. 6 October 2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^ "Rajjo: I visited 'kothas' for research, says Kangana Ranaut - IBNLive". Ibnlive.in.com. 11 May 2013. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^ "Kangana Ranaut's Rajjo to have red light area set worth Rs 5 crore". Hindustantimes.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^ "Kangna becomes struggling mujra dancer on screen". The Times of India. 8 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^ "Kangna Ranaut Had To Do Research For 'Rajjo'". Bollywoodjournal.com. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^ "Uttam Singh records the music of 'Rajjo' at the Abbey Road Studios, London | Zee News". Zeenews.india.com. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

External links[]

Rajjo at IMDb

[1] "Rajjo And Satya 2 Are Box Office Flops". Koimoi.com. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

[koimoi1-2] "India Box Office Verdict: Top Flops Of 2013". Koimoi.com. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

[3] "I hope 'Rajjo' becomes a game changer for me, says Kangana Ranaut - IBNLive". Ibnlive.in.com. 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

[4] "'Rajjo' not competing with 'Ram Leela', says Kangana Ranaut". Sify.com. 6 October 2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

[5] "Rajjo: I visited 'kothas' for research, says Kangana Ranaut - IBNLive". Ibnlive.in.com. 11 May 2013. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

[6] "Kangana Ranaut's Rajjo to have red light area set worth Rs 5 crore". Hindustantimes.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

[7] "Kangna becomes struggling mujra dancer on screen". The Times of India. 8 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

[8] "Kangna Ranaut Had To Do Research For 'Rajjo'". Bollywoodjournal.com. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

[9] "Uttam Singh records the music of 'Rajjo' at the Abbey Road Studios, London | Zee News". Zeenews.india.com. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]