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Ru-Ba-Ru

  • 2008
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
296
YOUR RATING
Ru-Ba-Ru (2008)
DramaRomanceThriller

Bangkok-based Tara Mishra and Nikhil Singh meet at a wedding ceremony and fall instantly in love with love with each. They move in together and continue to live a fairly blissful lifestyle u... Read allBangkok-based Tara Mishra and Nikhil Singh meet at a wedding ceremony and fall instantly in love with love with each. They move in together and continue to live a fairly blissful lifestyle until Tara is invited to India to attend a wedding. Nikhil not only refuses to accompany he... Read allBangkok-based Tara Mishra and Nikhil Singh meet at a wedding ceremony and fall instantly in love with love with each. They move in together and continue to live a fairly blissful lifestyle until Tara is invited to India to attend a wedding. Nikhil not only refuses to accompany her but also refuses to introduce his widowed mother, Meera, who is now living with another ... Read all

  • Director
    • Arjun Bali
  • Writers
    • Arjun Bali
    • Anvita Dutt
    • Shuja Haider
  • Stars
    • Randeep Hooda
    • Shahana Goswami
    • Rati Agnihotri
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    296
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Arjun Bali
    • Writers
      • Arjun Bali
      • Anvita Dutt
      • Shuja Haider
    • Stars
      • Randeep Hooda
      • Shahana Goswami
      • Rati Agnihotri
    • 13User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Randeep Hooda
    Randeep Hooda
    • Nikhil Singh
    Shahana Goswami
    Shahana Goswami
    • Tara Mishra
    Rati Agnihotri
    Rati Agnihotri
    • Meera
    Jayant Kripalani
    • Dilip
    Kulbhushan Kharbanda
    Kulbhushan Kharbanda
    • Taxi-driver
    Avinesh Rekhi
    • Wedding singer
    • (as Avinesh Rekhi [Sherri])
    Tawsif Reza
    • Composer
    Jitu Savlani
    • Jitu
    Prince Shah
    • Tybalt
    Jeneva Talwar
    • Nadia
    • Director
      • Arjun Bali
    • Writers
      • Arjun Bali
      • Anvita Dutt
      • Shuja Haider
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews13

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    2Nnk26991

    Bad movie !

    This one was a let down , very boring infact I would say . Didn't like it at all .
    8vkap-13252

    Great story, well executed. Definitely worth watching.

    A different from run-of-the-mill romances. Based on Hollywood title "If Only" (so credit for story should go somewhere else), it is a well-made movie. Both Randeep and Shahana have done a very good job of bringing the story to life. Songs are also reasonably good. So I have no idea why the ratings are so low.

    Suggestion: do NOT read spoiler reviews or Wikipedia entry. There is much magic in finding out how it ends.
    6coolpareen

    Ru-ba-Ru a.ka Dejavu ...

    Its me that i have that habit of watching movies irrespective of box office talks or what other people feel for the movie . i feel that someone has made movie and would put have lot of effort in it , so i watch them with every intention of film being good .

    Really i must say decent effort by all of them related to this movie ... i must say this - i wasn't expecting this movie to be anywhere near good ... one thing about this movie was the duration ... it wasn't long enough to get u bored .. Shahana Goswami who also featured in Rock on !!! .. was impressed with her in this movie ... Randeep hooda - i was expecting him to be much better than this ... really low point of the movie was songs ... better don't add songs ...
    7Lover-UD

    Good direction could turn it into a much much better one..

    Sometimes you don't expect much out of the things but you feel happy when you really get more. Ru-ba-ru is such a movie that will give you similar feeling. I always saw something different in Hooda's acting and this movie again proved he is front in the queue to next superstar. Movie starts a little slowly and I will say some sloppy direction can turn off your mood. But after around 45 minutes movie takes a 90 degree turn and transformed into a thriller. I would say better direction could make it a wonderful watch but apparently it's not. In first few scenes, it looks like there is big big mistake in the dialogue sync between Randeep and Sahana. Anyways last one hr of the movie, when Randeep is starving hard to change the fate, brings movie back in the tone. Mysterious character of Kulbhushan Kharbanda as a Taxi driver makes you feel like presence of God or super natural power. The best part of the movie is its ending and it really feel great watching a short movie with some perfect ending. I must say its a must watch movie, not because of its direction, but because of its storyline, concept and some very good acting by Randeep.
    8thisissush

    A Wonderful, Thrilling and Romantic Story

    The film story is really great. Though its just a twisted version of an awesome Hollywood movie "If Only", it still leaves you sticked to your seats.I really enjoyed it, that too when, (having watched "If Only" earlier) I already knew the story. It must be because the Director has done a good job while trying to add an Indian taste to the movie. In which, I guess he decently succeeded.A good one for couples[;)].Shahana Goswami has done a good job and same goes for Randeep Hooda. The cast perfectly supports the story.And of course,it might help you in solving your relationship problems [;)].So,if you are looking for a Thrilling experience with a spicy taste of Romance .... go for it.

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    Related interests

    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Randeep had refused the film due to date hassles. Shiney Ahuja was then approached but quoted a high price. Randeep Hooda then cleared up his date problems and was back in the film.
    • Goofs
      Shahana's character name in the movie is Tara Mishra, however, in the closing credits she is shown as having the name of Tara Sharma.
    • Connections
      Remake of If Only (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Dil Karda Jaan Mein De Du
      Performed & Lyrics by Shuja Haider

      Composed by Speed of Sound

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 12, 2008 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Rubaru
    • Filming locations
      • Krabi Beach, Bangkok, Thailand
    • Production company
      • Percept Picture Company
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $106,862
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    • Runtime
      • 2h(120 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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