Release Year: 2011
Director: Anubhav Sinha
Production: Red Chillies Entertainment (Shah Rukh Khan’s studio)
Budget: ₹150 crores (then one of India’s most pricey films)
Star Cast:
- Shah Rukh Khan as Shekhar Subramanium (a game clothier) and G.One (the superhero AI)
- Kareena Kapoor as Sonia Subramanium (Shekhar’s wife)
- Arjun Rampal as Ra.One (the form-transferring antagonist)
- Armaan Verma as Prateek (Shekhar’s son)
Plot Summary:
Ra.One Movie: A sport dressmaker, Shekhar, creates a villain-centric online game where Ra.One (Random Access One) is nearly invincible, even as the hero G.One (Good One) is programmed to lose. To galvanise his son Prateek, Shekhar fashions G.One after himself. When Prateek defeats Ra.One in the game, the AI villain escapes into the real world to seek him. After Ra.One kills Shekhar, his attention merges with G.One, who emerges to defend Prateek and Sonia. The climax features a high-octane war in Mumbai and London.
Technical Highlights:
- VFX: 3,500+ visible consequences photos (a Bollywood record at the time), created with help from global studios like Pixomondo (recognised for Game of Thrones).
- Sound Design: Oscar-winner Resul Pookutty dealt with sound blending.
- Music: Chart-topping soundtrack with the resource of Vishal-Shekhar, which incorporates the worldwide hit “Chammak Challo” (feat. Akon).
- Costumes: G.One’s silver suit and Ra.One’s liquid-metallic armor have turn out to be iconic.
Box Office & Legacy:
- Earnings: ₹240+ crores global.
- Awards: National Film Award for Best Special Effects (2012).
- Impact: Pushed technical limitations in Indian cinema; popularized the superhero style in Bollywood. Inspired later films like Krrish 3 and 2.Zero.
Trivia:
- Shah Rukh Khan finished maximum of his stunts.
- The film’s name end up stimulated thru the laptop time period “Random Access”.
- Ra.One’s individual design drew notion from T-1000 (Terminator 2).
