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Roy (2015)

Roy poster
Original title
रॉय
Directed by
Vikramjit Singh
Genre
heist film, neo-noir
Country
India
Runtime
2h 26m
Rated
UA
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A film director is struggling to find meaning in his work and personal life. The story follows his journey, with a focus on relationships and self-discovery.

slow-burnmelancholicdreamlikevisually lushromanticintrospectiveunderstatedatmosphericdramatic

What happens

Roy is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by debutant Vikramjit Singh and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Divya Khosla Kumar and Ajay Kapoor under Freeway Pictures. It features Arjun Rampal and Jacqueline Fernandez in the lead roles with Ranbir Kapoor in the title role. Shernaz Patel, Rajit Kapur and Shibani Dandekar appear in supporting roles. Anupam Kher appears in a cameo. The film follows a film director struggling to find meaning in his work and personal life. The film had its premiere in Dubai on 12 February 2015 and was released worldwide on 13 February 2015 to negative reviews for the film’s story, screenplay, direction and slow narration, but praised the performances (especially Rampal’s and Kapoor’s), cinematography, locations, soundtrack, and the film’s dramatic score. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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