All India Rank Explained

All India Rank
Director:Varun Grover
Producer:Sanjay Routray
Sarita Patil
Diksha Jyoti Routray
Editing:Sanyukta Kaza
Music:Mayukh-Mainak
Cinematography:Archana Ghangrekar
Distributor:Kaarmic Films
Runtime:94 minutes[1]
Studio:Matchbox Shots
Country:India
Language:Hindi
Gross:[2]

All India Rank is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language coming of age comedy drama film directed and written by Varun Grover and produced by Matchbox Shots. The film stars Bodhisattva Sharma in a lead role alongside Shashi Bhushan, Samta Sudiksha, Geeta Agarwal, and Sheeba Chaddha.[3] It was the closing film at the 52nd IFFR.[4] The film released theatrically on 23 February 2024.[5]

Plot

Vivek is 17, and as every middle-class family in India would attest, it is high time he was enrolled in coaching classes for the notoriously competitive entrance exams of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). Vivek’s father, who sees an IIT degree as a moral certificate, ships his only son off to a residential preparatory school in Kota, the Mecca for IIT coaching. Over two years, Vivek goes through the motions of Indian adolescence, but it is his parents who do the growing up. As time passes, Vivek’s father learns that there are those with low morale who are studying in IITs, leading him to cryptically tell Vivek that IIT is not the end-goal in life on the night before his IIT entrance exam.

Production

Development

Director Varun Grover announced the film on 13 April 2022, revealing that it is produced by Sanjay Routray and Sarita Patil. Cinematography is done by Archana Ghangrekar, and editing is done by Sanyukta Kaza.[6]

Release

All India Rank had its world premiere on 5 February 2023 at the 52nd International Film Festival Rotterdam, as the closing film.[7] It released theatrically on 23 February 2024 in India.[8]

Soundtrack

All India Rank
Type:soundtrack
Artist:Mayukh-Mainak
Released:14 February 2024
Genre:Feature film soundtrack
Length:15:55
Language:Hindi
Label:Tips Industries

The music of the film is composed by Mayukh-Mainak while lyrics are written by Varun Grover.[9]

Reception

Critical response

[10] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and said, "Varun Grover's debut feature is a deftly-drawn, affectionate portrait of a young man who is being blown along by the force of his father's dreams."[11] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave film 4 stars out of 5 and wrote, "All India Rank abounds in wonderfully striking touches that elevate it above the sum of its parts and turn it into a perceptive, holistic testament to a time of flux. Watch it because it takes you where Hindi films rarely do - a zone where ideas, feelings and barely stated dilemmas take precedence over the exigencies of plot and exposition."[12] Mayank Shekhar of Mid-Day gave 3 stars out of 5 and reviewed the film, describing it as "a sweet, sincere, personal film".[13]

Sana Farzeen of India Today gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, and wrote, "All India Rank, passes most of the criteria needed in a good film and yet, it falls short on entertainment value".[14] Shilajit Mitra of The Hindu reviewed film and wrote, "This coming-of-age drama about the IIT-ian dream is humorous and observant, yet hardly stands out in a sea of similar-minded content."[15] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in in her review, wrote, "The film's low-energy hero and fatalistic mood – the promise of the 1990s notwithstanding – are difficult to sustain over the 101-minute runtime. Grover's screenplay has a collection of finely written episodes that compensate for Vivek's feeble, familiar coming-of-age experience."[16]

Box office

The film collected – on its opening day.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All India Rank . . 2 February 2024 . 6 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240206151113/https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2023/films/all-india-rank . live .
  2. Web site: All India Rank Box Office . . 10 June 2024.
  3. Web site: Varun Grover Unveils Poster Of Directorial Debut 'All India Rank'; To Officially Release On THIS Date . . 2 February 2024 . 2 February 2024 . 2 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240202113954/https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/varun-grover-unveils-poster-of-directorial-debut-all-india-rank-to-officially-release-on-this-date . live .
  4. Web site: Closing Film: All India Rank IFFR . 2024-02-22 . iffr.com . 22 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240222182100/https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2023/events/closing-film-all-india-rank . live .
  5. Web site: 2024-02-20 . Varun Grover says people 'would be flocking to the theaters' if All India Rank was titled Animal 2: 'More people would come to watch it' . 2024-02-22 . The Indian Express . en . 22 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240222182059/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/varun-grover-people-would-be-flocking-to-the-theaters-if-all-india-rank-was-titled-animal-2-9171255/ . live .
  6. Web site: Varun Grover's directorial debut 'All India Rank' goes on floors . . 3 February 2024 . 13 April 2022 . 25 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240225125645/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/varun-grovers-directorial-debut-all-india-rank-goes-on-floors/articleshow/90825281.cms . live .
  7. Web site: Indian films set to screen at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2023 . . 25 February 2024 . en . 20 December 2022 . 20 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221220104540/https://www.cnbctv18.com/entertainment/international-film-festival-rotterdam-2023-to-screen-indian-films-joram-all-india-rank-15464411.htm . live .
  8. Web site: 'All India Rank' Review: Aces the syllabus, but low on entertainment . 2024-02-22 . India Today . en . 22 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240222183150/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/all-india-rank-review-varun-grover-aces-the-syllabus-but-low-on-entertainment-2505517-2024-02-22 . live .
  9. Web site: All India Rank (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) . Apple Music . 25 February 2024 . 25 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240225125536/https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-india-rank-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1730488985 . live .
  10. Web site: All India Rank . . 1 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240301120958/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_india_rank . 1 March 2024 . live.
  11. Web site: 23 February 2024 . All India Rank movie review: Varun Grover film treads familiar 12th Fail territory, but is very much its own beast . Gupta . Shubhra . Shubhra Gupta . 24 February 2024 . . en . 24 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240224064028/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/all-india-rank-movie-review-varun-grover-film-treads-familiar-12th-fail-territory-very-much-its-own-beast-9176822/ . live .
  12. Web site: Chatterjee . Saibal . Saibal Chatterjee . All India Rank Review: At Once Charming And Thought-Provoking Film . . 25 February 2024 . en . 24 February 2024 . 25 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240225025243/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/all-india-rank-review-at-once-charming-and-thought-provoking-film-4-stars-5117164 . live .
  13. Web site: Shekhar . Mayank . Mayank Shekhar . 'All India Rank' movie review: Growing up with Grover . . 25 February 2024 . en . 24 February 2024 . 25 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240225125537/https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/all-india-rank-movie-review-growing-up-with-grover-23336674 . live .
  14. Web site: 'All India Rank' Review: Aces the syllabus, but low on entertainment . Farzeen . Sana . 22 February 2024 . . en . 22 February 2024 . 22 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240222061152/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/all-india-rank-review-varun-grover-aces-the-syllabus-but-low-on-entertainment-2505517-2024-02-22 . live .
  15. Web site: Mitra . Shilajit . 'All India Rank' movie review: Varun Grover's directorial debut is delicate but familiar . . 25 February 2024 . en . 23 February 2024 . 24 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240224190742/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/all-india-rank-movie-review-varun-grovers-directorial-debut-is-delicate-but-familiar/article67873708.ece . live .
  16. Web site: Ramnath . Nandini . 'All India Rank' review: Testing times in movie about a reluctant IIT aspirant . . 25 February 2024 . en . 23 February 2024 . 23 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240223105502/https://scroll.in/reel/1063789/all-india-rank-review-testing-times-in-movie-about-a-reluctant-iit-aspirant . live .
  17. Web site: बॉक्‍स ऑफिस पर 'आर्टिकल 370' की धीमी शुरुआत, 'क्रैक' का हाल बुरा! जानिए पहले दिन कितनी होगी कमाई . 2024-03-01 . . hi.