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Filmi Score
Good
9 reviews
59
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Critics largely agree Kangana Ranaut's performance and the cinematography carry Rangoon, but many call it overambitious, with a muddled love-war plot, uneven pacing and a climax several single out as the film's weakest stretch.
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Summary
Rangoon (2017, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 59 from 9 critic reviews, and is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A).
Julia travels to the Indo-Burma border to perform for the troops during the World War II, on the insistence of Billimoria, her lover. She finds herself in love with Jemadar Malik, a soldier there.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj · written by Vishal Bhardwaj & Matthew Robbins & Sabrina Dhawan · music Vishal Bhardwaj
Vishal BhardwajDirector · Writer · Music
Matthew RobbinsWriter
Sabrina DhawanWriter
Pankaj KumarCinematography
Aalaap MajgavkarEditing
Shahid KapoorLead
Kangana Ranaut
Saif Ali Khan
Richard McCabe
Alex Avery
Amruta Khanvilkar
Surendra Pal
Gajraj Rao
Lin Laishram
Full crew
SoundShajith Koyeri
Production designAmit Ray · Subrata Chakraborty
CostumeDolly Ahluwalia
ChoreographyAbhay Datt Sharma · Farah Khan · Sudesh Adhana
LyricsLekha Washington · Gulzar
MakeupClover Wootton
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Summary
Julia travels to the Indo-Burma border to perform for the troops during the World War II, on the insistence of Billimoria, her lover. She finds herself in love with Jemadar Malik, a soldier there.
Rangoon (2017, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 59 from 9 critic reviews, and is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A).
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.Not streaming yet
What the critics said
9 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 9 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Sen calls Rangoon a stunning, barnstorming achievement anchored by an extraordinary Ranaut and a perfect Kapoor, conceding the climax is a misstep… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
80
Mike McCahill · 24 Feb 2017
McCahill finds Rangoon a properly expansive, enthralling wartime epic that handles its love triangle and broader political backdrop with a sure… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Ebert finds Rangoon overstuffed and narratively implausible, juggling too many genres, but ultimately a charming crowd-pleaser he recommends even… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Devarsi Ghosh · 24 Feb 2017
3.5/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 76
70
Meena Iyer · 23 Feb 2017
Rangoon Review {3.5/5}: An ambitious attempt to actually tell a triangular love story against the backdrop of war Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 55
70
Shubhra Gupta · 24 Feb 2017
Rangoon movie review: Kangana Ranaut delivers a standout performance in this patchy film Read it there →
Published · 1.5/5
Filmi’s reading 32
30
Rohit Vats · 23 Feb 2017
Rangoon movie review: Kangana Ranaut, Shahid Kapoor’s ambitious film is deeply flawed | Entertainment News Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 28
40
Ananya Bhattacharya · 2 Mar 2017
Bhattacharya says the film sinks under its own ambitions: overwrought performance from Ranaut, a convoluted and absurd climax, and a punishing… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
22
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 9 readings; 5 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Rangoon: quick answers
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Where can I watch Rangoon?
Rangoon is not on a subscription OTT service in India, the US, the UK or Canada right now, but can be rented or bought on Apple TV (India, the US, the UK and Canada) and YouTube (India and the UK). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Rangoon?
Rangoon has a Filmi Score of 59 (Good), the mean of 9 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 22 (India Today) to 82 (Bollywood Hungama). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
The Audience Score appears once three readers’ reviews have been read under the rubric — built from what people write, never from the rating numbers.
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