Rowdy Rathore Movie Review

Rowdy Rathore (Hindi)

Release Date:
June 01, 2012

Shiva (Akshay Kumar) is a small time conman in love with Priya (Sonakshi Sinha), a pretty girl whom he met at a wedding he wasn't invited to. Into this picture perfect world enters six year old Neha who inexplicably believes Shiva to be her dad! And if this wasn't bad enough, Shiva also becomes the object of a series of life threatening attacks by a gang of deadly criminals who seem to know something he doesn't. While trying desperately to save his life and love, Shiva stumbles upon a deadly secret. A secret that will take him to a small town in Bihar; a town terrorized by its ruthless MLA and the mafia he controls; a town whose inhabitants' only hope for redemption is... Shiva!

Shiva (Akshay Kumar) is a small time conman in love with Priya (Sonakshi Sinha), a pretty girl whom he met at a wedding... Show More

Rowdy Rathore is pure noise. Only the brave should venture in

Hindustan Times

Rowdy Rathore comes off as nothing more than a cheap attempt to rob moviegoers of their money!

Follows Dabangg’s footsteps in offering us a mix of action and comedy but falls way short of gaining the latter’s iconic stature

You take the masala films made in the 70s and 80s. Borrow liberally. Patch together a plot, or whatever passes for it. Rope in a star looking for a solo hit. And you get, all together now, 'Rowdy Rathore'

Indian Express

The lack of originality is substituted with an overdose of action with a fight sequence popping up every ten minutes in the second half.

Times of India

The story has gaping holes and has unintentionally illogical and absurd turns. The writing and performances are without any punches or surprises. The one-liners are platitudes which won’t extract even a chuckle

Yet another assembly-line actioner, and, for what it's worth, it's not as awful, really

Rediff

Rowdy Rathore lets Akshay play out his engaging comic side as well as his khiladi moves to the core. In both roles, he is flawless.

Firstpost

Rowdy Rathore is a remarkably trashy hotchpotch of a million things you’ve seen before

Firstpost

Riddled with an array of loud, lame and specious contrivances, Rowdy Rathore plays out pretty much like a comic-book fantasy rendered in the form of a live-action film

A peppery pot-boiler brimming over with action, slapstick comedy and romance, dynamite lines and Akshay Kumar

Times of India

Akshay’s me-too is fun while it lasts

Rowdy Rathore is a heavy dose of Bollywood masala movie which will be loved by the audience who fancy such preposterous outings

nowrunning

The accurate blend of action, emotions, drama and humor, besides a superlative performance by Akshay Kumar, makes this an immensely pleasurable and delightful movie watching experience

BollywoodHungama