Rafta Rafta – The Speed

Rafta Rafta – The Speed
Directed byRaj Sharma
Written byNawab Arzoo
Produced byMadhusudhan D. Mehta
StarringSameer Dharmadhikari
Viraaj Kumar
Urmila Rao
Monica Castelino
Rahul Roy
CinematographyDamodar Naidu
Edited byKeshav Naidu
Music bySen Brothers
Production
company
Raj Dhairya Entertainment
Release date
  • 17 February 2006 (2006-02-17)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹28.25 lakh[1]

Rafta Rafta – The Speed is a 2006 Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Raj Sharma starring Sameer Dharmadhikari, Viraaj Kumar, Urmila Rao, Monica Castelino and Rahul Roy with Jawed Sheikh and Shakti Kapoor in supporting roles.

The film was released to negative reviews although the music was well received. The film, however, was a moderate success.[2][3]

Cast

Production

The film was shot in London.[2] The film was stuck in production for one-and-a-half years.[3]

Soundtrack

Rafta Rafta – The Speed
Soundtrack album by
Sen Brothers
Released6 December 2005
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length31:22[4]
LanguageHindi
LabelVenus Music

The music was composed by the Sen Brothers with lyrics by Nawab Arzoo.[5] In a music review, a critic from The Tribune wrote that "Sometimes small films manage to surprise one with the quality of their music. This is one such" and called the title song rendered by Udit Narayan and Shreya Ghoshal as the pick of the album.[6]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Rafta Rafta Tumse Pyar Ho"Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal4:47
2."Lagi Lagan"Keerthi Sagathia10:44
3."Pyar Mohabbat Romance"Kunal Ganjawala, Madan5:08
4."Main Such Much Badi Ho Gayi"Sonu Kakkar4:53
5."Mukhtasar Si Ek Hasi"Abhijeet5:48
Total length:31:22

Reception

A critic from Bollywood Hungama wrote that "On the whole, RAFTA RAFTA - THE SPEED is a dull fare".[7]

Box office

The film earned ₹44, 683 in its first week.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Rafta Rafta - The Speed - Movie - Box Office India". www.boxofficeindia.com.
  2. ^ a b Ogirala, Madhu Rao (6 April 2006). "'I learnt from my mistakes'". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Interview with Venkat". Idlebrain.com. 27 June 2008. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Rafta Rafta the Speed (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Sen Brothers - Rafta Rafta: The Speed". December 13, 2005 – via www.discogs.com.
  6. ^ "AUDIO SCAN: Some lively beats". The Tribune. 14 January 2006. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Rafta Rafta – The Speed". Bollywood Hungama. 17 February 2006. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Scoreboard 2006 – 1st Week Screen Averages [All India Performance]". Bollywood Hungama. 8 January 2007. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2024.