We all know that level of corruption in politics and many other social institutions have already reached beyond control and therefore most of the common people believe that since the legal system has failed they have media at their disposal which acts like a social mirror reflecting good as good and bad as bad, but Ram Gopal Verma gives us yet another shocking story that reveals the darker side of the electronic media. Rann is all about the media politics and how it affects the local people unknowingly.
The story of Rann revolves around Vijay Harshvardhan Malik (Amitabh Bacchan) who owns a private news channel named India 24/7. He strongly believes that his channel is a medium through which a comman man can voice his opinions and truth can prevail in the society which is ruined by corruption. He prefers to stick to the old rules where journalism demands moral ethics and honesty. Barun (Reitesh Deshmukh) is a newly recruited journalist who admires Vijay Harshvardhan Malik for the passion and honesty that he has towards journalism. However, Jai Malik (Sudeep) is an over-ambitious son of Vijay Harshvardhan Malik who thinks exactly the opposite of his father than news channels can only grow if they present sensationalism because that is what the people all over wants to see on their television sets. Amrish Kakkar (Mohnish Behl) also owns a private news channel named Headlines 24 and competes with India 24/7, but since he adds sensationalism to his news, his news channel does pretty well and that is what hurts Jai Malik. Jai then decides to take an alternate road to ensure that India 24/7 takes the top spot and for that Jai join hands with unethical industrialist Navin (Rajat Kapoor) and corrupt politician Mohan Pandey (Paresh Rawal). What happens from here is a roller coaster ride of emotions and ethics and Ram Gopal Verma handles the subject delicately.
We have known Ram Gopal Verma for launching movies that are different and explore new areas where Hindi films have never treaded. After two horrible horror stories like Phoonk and Agyaat, Ram Gopal Verma delivers yet another tale of corruption on a different level. Since the subject is very sensitive, the director has handled the subject with great care and the story line does not deviate even for a moment.
Amitabh Bachchan once again delivers an outstanding performance as a responsible Editor-in-Chief along with serious performance by Reitesh Deshmukh. Mohnish Behl has proved that he can act if he is given a meaty role that has substance. Apart from this, Rajat Kapoor and Paresh Rawal are superb in their negative roles. Technically, the movie is superbly made and the cinematography of the movie by Amit Roy is brilliant. The background score is haunting but blends with the situation of the movie. Overall, Rann is for you if you are ready for a thought provoking film.
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