Rani Mehra is from Rajouri Garden, Delhi, has never been anywhere, and is two days from her wedding when Vijay tells her in a cafe that it is off. She has changed too little for London, he says. Rani locks herself in her room for a day, then tells her parents she is going on the honeymoon anyway. Paris and Amsterdam, alone. Queen won Kangana Ranaut the National Award for Best Actress and is the film every Indian solo-travel story since has copied.
What Happens In Paris And Amsterdam
In Paris she meets Vijayalakshmi, played by Lisa Haydon, a hotel worker who is half Indian, has a son, and drinks and dances like Rani has never seen. In Amsterdam she shares a hostel room with three men, a Russian, a Frenchman and a Japanese man who lost his family in the tsunami, and goes from horrified to family in a week. She cooks golgappas for a cafe, goes to a rock concert, and sees a sex shop. Vijay turns up in Amsterdam wanting her back.
Why It Was The Film Of 2014
It opened small and ran for months on word of mouth. Rajkummar Rao plays Vijay as a man who is not evil, just small. The London Thumakda wedding song is still played at Delhi weddings. Amit Trivedi’s score, especially Hungama Ho Gaya, is the drinking scene. The last shot is Rani giving back the ring, and it is the best ending a Hindi film has had in years.
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