Rudraksh (film)
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Directed by | Mani Shankar |
Screenplay by | Mani Shankar |
Story by | Mani Shankar |
Produced by | Dr. Manmohan Shetty Sohail Maklai |
Starring | Sanjay Dutt Suniel Shetty Bipasha Basu Isha Koppikar Kabir Bedi |
Narrated by | Amitabh Bachchan |
Cinematography | T. Surendra Reddy |
Edited by | Mani Lamba |
Music by | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Shashi Preetam Vishal–Shekhar |
Distributed by | Karma Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 143 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹120-150 million[1] |
Box office | ₹99.5 million[1] |
Rudraksh is a 2004 Indian
Plot
Dr. Gayatri (
Her search for answers brings her and her team of scientists to
After a few experiments by Gayatri, Varun has an insight into the existence of a hidden dark power. He explains that the force is linked to
Gayatri finds a set of strange words which causes changes in people when spoken. She tests the effects of those sounds on a rat and notices strange mutations and changes in the functioning of the rat's body. Gayatri's research assistant, Suzy hears those sounds directly, becomes possessed, and starts working for Bhuria. Suzy tries to kill Gayatri, but Varun overpowers her and saves Gayatri, after which Suzy dies while trying to escape.
Varun and Gayatri thus set out to discover this Rudraksha, the reality of Bhuria, and find certain answers for Varun self. Their perilous journey leaves through the most rugged terrains of the Himalayas to the mysterious ruins of the legendary King Ravana's palaces in Yala, Sri Lanka.
He thus finds how Bhuria, a poor but wild and arrogant labor contractor in the excavation team of the Rudraksha, transformed into a powerful Rakshasha & possessor of supernatural powers, that the words spoken by the madman were an ancient verse, a Rakshasha mantra, and that the real aim of Bhuria is to use the Rudraksha and Rakshasha mantra for spreading evil and hatred in the world, thus effectively restoring the rule of rakshashas once more.
It thus, once more becomes a battle of good vs. evil, where either must overcome the other. End of the day, the fear-maker monsters are always unliked.
Cast
- Sanjay Dutt as Varun Deshmukh
- Suniel Shetty as Bhuria Kapoor
- Isha Koppikar as Lalli, Bhuria's girlfriend and a contract killer.
- Bipasha Basu as Dr. Gayatri Singh
- Kabir Bedi as Pandit Ved Bhushan, a saint and Varun's father.
- Farhad Shahnawaz as in Supporting Role
- Vinay Varma as Mantrik
- Agnes Darenius as Suzy, Dr. Gayatri's research assistant
- Negar Khan
- Virendra Saxenaas security guard
Reception
Critical response
Rudraksh opened to a negative reception by critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated the film 1.5/5, stating,"Rudraksh rests on Sanjay Dutt and Suniel Shetty's shoulders and both enact their parts with utmost sincerity. Dutt seems to be enjoying his work and it shows on screen. Shetty too is up to the mark. The get-ups of both Dutt and Shetty would also be appreciated. Bipasha Basu does an okay job, while Isha Koppikar leaves an impression in a negative role. Kabir Bedi is alright. Nigar Khan sizzles in the dance track. On the whole, Rudraksh proves the adage 'All that glitters is not gold' absolutely right. The film has gloss, no soul, which will take a toll on its overall business." On the critical aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 38%, and a rating of 2.7/10 by IMDb. The film stands among the lowest rated Bollywood films of all time.
Box Office
Rudraksh had a fairly decent opening day, collecting ₹1.10 crore on its first day, followed by ₹1.17 crore on its second day and ₹1.30 crore on its third day, taking its opening weekend collection to ₹3.57 crore.
The film collected a total of ₹5.12 crore in its opening week, and ended up with a domestic lifetime collection of ₹5.97 crore, and was declared a as a "Disaster" by Box Office India.
Soundtrack
Rudraksh | ||||
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Feature film soundtrack | ||||
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Producer | Nitin Manmohan Sohail Maklai | |||
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy chronology | ||||
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# | Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Composers |
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1 | "Ishq Khudai" | Krishna, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Shankar Mahadevan, Shweta Pandit | 5:21 | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
2 | "Ishq Hai Nasha Nasha" | Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan | 4:13 | Vishal–Shekhar |
3 | "Dil Ki Aahein" | K. S. Chitra |
5:03 | Shashi Preetam |
4 | "Kya Dard Hai" | Instrumental | 5:46 | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
5 | "Rudraksh" | Kunal Ganjawala | 4:01 | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
6 | "Rak-rak-rak" | Shankar Mahadevan, Gayatri Ganjawala , Kunal Ganjawala |
6:17 | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
7 | "Ishq Khudai" - Remix | Krishna, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Shankar Mahadevan, Shweta Pandit | 8:02 | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
8 | "Bole - Dole" | Bhaumik, K. S. Chitra, Sandeep, Shashi Pritam | 4:21 | Shashi Preetam |
9 | "Kya Dard Hai" | Richa Sharma, Shankar Mahadevan | 5:40 | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
See also
- Science fiction film of India
References
External links
- Review at scifilm.org includes an explanation of the word "rudraksh."
- Rudraksh at IMDb