By now it is well known that the film's title for long was Rambo Rajkumar, But after some legal trouble, it was changed last minute. So it's R…Rajkumar. The problem is now how do you say the film's name. Is it Rrrrr Rajkumar. Is it simply R Rajkumar? Is his name an expletive which explains why it is followed with an ellipsis? What's the deal? It appears the filmmakers are as clueless as we are. It explains why they end the trailer with "Poora naam 6 December ko sunna." Hopefully, that is time enough for the marketing team to figure what they want to call the film.
Sonakshi Sinha is the 1980s heroine of the 2010s.
Like always, Sinha dressed mostly in desi garb, will play the leading lady who initially spurns the hero only to fall for him later. The trailer shows her romancing the hero by the waterfall, standing behind him as he demonstrates his machismo and acting worried when he takes on an army of men for her sake. She also steps out sensuously drenched in a sari and dances in the desert, But you see she is modern. Because she is feisty, she slaps the hero as he makes a disgusting kissing sound (which is recurring) and even fights the bad guys. Way to go!
Shahid Kapoor wants to be a full-on action hero now.
Case in point the dialogue, "Silent ho jaa, varna main violent ho jaaonga" which instantly reminded us of Kapoor's avatar in Phata Poster Nikhla Hero, which failed to set the box office ablaze. Like that film, R… Rajkumar also has its share of dialoguebaazi, flying bodies, punches and kicks. Unlike PPNH, however, we get to see Kapoor in more dramatic mode, screaming his lines and turning all angry. To get rid of his chocolate-boy looks, Kapoor has grown a beard for the part of the guy who gets bloody and brutal to fight for his love.
Sonu Sood is in Dabangg mode.
Did the few fleeting moments of Sood in the trailer remind you of his negative role in Dabangg? You aren't the only one. You can see that Sood serves the same purpose here which is to challenge the hero and bring out his violent side by attacking his girlfriend. Simultaneously, you also know that he doesn't stand a chance and his fate is doomed.
Lest you forget, Prabhu Dheva is the film's director.
After two 100 crore plus flicks namely Wanted and Rowdy Rathore, Prabhu Dheva is a sought-after director. Tips head Kumar Taurani in fact roped in Dheva in the hope that he'd launch his son, Girish, with aplomb in Ramaiya Vastaviya. But that didn't exactly go according to the plan. Here Dheva is described as "The director of mass entertainers strikes again". Let's hope he delivers to that description and gives Kapoor a much-needed hit.
See the trailer: