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{{Short description|2023 Indian film by Varun Grover}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name = All India Rank
| image = All India Rank poster.jpg
| alt = All India Rank poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Varun Grover (writer)|Varun Grover]]
| producer = Sanjay Routray<br />Sarita Patil<br/>Diksha Jyoti Routray
| writer = Varun Grover
| editing = [[Sanyukta Kaza]]
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* Bodhisattva Sharma
* Shashi Bhushan
* Samta Sudiksha
* [[Geeta Agarwal Sharma]]
* [[Sheeba Chaddha]]
}}
| music = Mayukh-Mainak
| cinematography = Archana Ghangrekar
| distributor = Kaarmic Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2023|02|04|[[IFFR]]|2024|02|23|India}}
| runtime = 94 minutes<ref name="iffr">{{cite web |title=All India Rank |url=https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2023/films/all-india-rank |website=[[International Film Festival Rotterdam]] |access-date=2 February 2024 |archive-date=6 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206151113/https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2023/films/all-india-rank |url-status=live }}</ref>
| studio = [[Matchbox Shots]]
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| gross = {{INR|0.35 crores}}<ref>{{cite web |title=All India Rank Box Office |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/all-india-rank/box-office/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=23 February 2024 |access-date=10 June 2024}}</ref>
}}

'''''All India Rank''''' is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language [[coming of age]] [[comedy drama]] film directed and written by [[Varun Grover (writer)|Varun Grover]] and produced by [[Matchbox Shots]]. The film marks Grover’s debut as a [[Feature film|feature-film]] director. The film stars Bodhisattva Sharma in a lead role alongside Shashi Bhushan, Samta Sudiksha, [[Geeta Agarwal Sharma]], and [[Sheeba Chaddha]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Varun Grover Unveils Poster Of Directorial Debut 'All India Rank'; To Officially Release On THIS Date |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/varun-grover-unveils-poster-of-directorial-debut-all-india-rank-to-officially-release-on-this-date |website=[[Outlook India]] |access-date=2 February 2024 |date=2 February 2024 |archive-date=2 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202113954/https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/varun-grover-unveils-poster-of-directorial-debut-all-india-rank-to-officially-release-on-this-date |url-status=live }}</ref> It was the closing film at the 52nd [[International Film Festival Rotterdam|IFFR]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Closing Film: All India Rank {{!}} IFFR |url=https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2023/events/closing-film-all-india-rank |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=iffr.com |archive-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222182100/https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2023/events/closing-film-all-india-rank |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was released theatrically on 23 February 2024 to positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-20 |title=Varun Grover says people 'would be flocking to the theaters' if All India Rank was titled Animal 2: 'More people would come to watch it' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/varun-grover-people-would-be-flocking-to-the-theaters-if-all-india-rank-was-titled-animal-2-9171255/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222182059/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/varun-grover-people-would-be-flocking-to-the-theaters-if-all-india-rank-was-titled-animal-2-9171255/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Plot==
{{No plot|date=February 2024}}
Vivek is 17, and as every middle-class family in India would attest, it was high time he was enrolled in coaching classes for the notoriously competitive entrance exams of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). Vivek’s father, who sees an IIT degree as a moral certificate, ships his only son off to a residential preparatory school in Kota, the Mecca for IIT coaching. Over two years, Vivek goes through the motions of Indian adolescence, but it is his parents who do the growing up. As time passes, Vivek’s father learns that there are those with low morale who are studying in IITs, leading him to cryptically tell Vivek that IIT is not the end-goal in life on the night before his IIT entrance exam.

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
* Bodhisattva Sharma as Vivek Singh
* Samta Sudiksha as Sarika Kumari
* Shashi Bhushan as Ramesh Kumar Singh, Vivek's father
* [[Geeta Agarwal Sharma]] as Manju Singh, Vivek's mother
* [[Sheeba Chaddha]] as Kalpana Bundela
* Kailash Gowthaman as Rahul Reddy
* Ayush Pandey as Rinku Yadav
* Neeraj Singh as Chandan
* Vidit Singh as Ishaan
* Ananyabrata Chakravorty as S. K. Joshi
* Saadat Khan as Shawn Michael / Mohit Verma
}}

==Production==
===Development===
Director [[Varun Grover (writer)|Varun Grover]] announced the film on 13 April 2022, revealing that it is produced by Sanjay Routray and Sarita Patil. Cinematography is done by Archana Ghangrekar, and editing is done by [[Sanyukta Kaza]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Varun Grover's directorial debut 'All India Rank' goes on floors |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/varun-grovers-directorial-debut-all-india-rank-goes-on-floors/articleshow/90825281.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=3 February 2024 |date=13 April 2022 |archive-date=25 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225125645/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/varun-grovers-directorial-debut-all-india-rank-goes-on-floors/articleshow/90825281.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Release ==
''All India Rank'' had its world premiere on 5 February 2023 at the 52nd [[International Film Festival Rotterdam]], as the closing film.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian films set to screen at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2023 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/entertainment/international-film-festival-rotterdam-2023-to-screen-indian-films-joram-all-india-rank-15464411.htm |website=[[CNBC TV18]] |access-date=25 February 2024 |language=en |date=20 December 2022 |archive-date=20 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220104540/https://www.cnbctv18.com/entertainment/international-film-festival-rotterdam-2023-to-screen-indian-films-joram-all-india-rank-15464411.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> It was released theatrically on 23 February 2024 in India.<ref>{{Cite web |title='All India Rank' Review: Aces the syllabus, but low on entertainment |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/all-india-rank-review-varun-grover-aces-the-syllabus-but-low-on-entertainment-2505517-2024-02-22 |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=India Today |date=22 February 2024 |language=en |archive-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222183150/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/all-india-rank-review-varun-grover-aces-the-syllabus-but-low-on-entertainment-2505517-2024-02-22 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = All India Rank
| type = soundtrack
| artist = Mayukh-Mainak
| released = 14 February 2024
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 15:55
| language = Hindi
| label = [[Tips Industries]]
}}

The music of the film was composed by Mayukh-Mainak while lyrics are written by [[Varun Grover (writer)|Varun Grover]].<ref>{{cite web |title=All India Rank (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-india-rank-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1730488985 |website=Apple Music |access-date=25 February 2024 |archive-date=25 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225125536/https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-india-rank-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1730488985 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| total_length = 15:55
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Noodle Sa Dil
| extra1 = [[Aditi Paul]]
| length1 = 2:52
| title2 = Sab Achhi Baatein Hain
| extra2 = Araham Khan, Bodhisattva Sharma
| length2 = 3:00
| title3 = Choice Hi Nahin Hai
| extra3 = Sumit Roy
| length3 = 2:53
| title4 = Thehar Zara
| extra4 = [[Vishal Bhardwaj]]
| length4 = 4:07
| title5 = Haq Hai
| extra5 = [[Shahid Mallya]]
| length5 = 3:43
}}

== Reception ==
=== Critical response ===
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|score=62|count=13|average=6.2|consensus=|ref=yes |access-date=1 March 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |title=All India Rank |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_india_rank |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=1 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301120958/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_india_rank |archive-date=1 March 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
[[Shubhra Gupta]] of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and said, "Varun Grover's debut feature is a deftly-drawn, affectionate portrait of a young man who is being blown along by the force of his father's dreams."<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 February 2024 |title=All India Rank movie review: Varun Grover film treads familiar 12th Fail territory, but is very much its own beast |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/all-india-rank-movie-review-varun-grover-film-treads-familiar-12th-fail-territory-very-much-its-own-beast-9176822/ |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |author-link=Shubhra Gupta |access-date=24 February 2024 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en |archive-date=24 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224064028/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/all-india-rank-movie-review-varun-grover-film-treads-familiar-12th-fail-territory-very-much-its-own-beast-9176822/ |url-status=live }}{{rating|3|5}}</ref> [[Saibal Chatterjee]] of ''[[NDTV]]'' gave film 4 stars out of 5 and wrote, "''All India Rank'' abounds in wonderfully striking touches that elevate it above the sum of its parts and turn it into a perceptive, holistic testament to a time of flux. Watch it because it takes you where Hindi films rarely do - a zone where ideas, feelings and barely stated dilemmas take precedence over the exigencies of plot and exposition."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chatterjee |first1=Saibal |author1-link=Saibal Chatterjee |title=All India Rank Review: At Once Charming And Thought-Provoking Film |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/all-india-rank-review-at-once-charming-and-thought-provoking-film-4-stars-5117164 |website=[[NDTV]] |access-date=25 February 2024 |language=en |date=24 February 2024 |archive-date=25 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225025243/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/all-india-rank-review-at-once-charming-and-thought-provoking-film-4-stars-5117164 |url-status=live }}{{rating|4|5}}</ref> [[Mayank Shekhar]] of ''[[Mid-Day]]'' gave 3 stars out of 5 and reviewed the film, describing it as "a sweet, sincere, personal film".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shekhar |first1=Mayank |author1-link=Mayank Shekhar |title='All India Rank' movie review: Growing up with Grover |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/all-india-rank-movie-review-growing-up-with-grover-23336674 |website=[[Mid-Day]] |access-date=25 February 2024 |language=en |date=24 February 2024 |archive-date=25 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225125537/https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/all-india-rank-movie-review-growing-up-with-grover-23336674 |url-status=live }}{{rating|3|5}}</ref>

Sana Farzeen of ''[[India Today]]'' gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, and wrote, "''All India Rank'', passes most of the criteria needed in a good film and yet, it falls short on entertainment value".<ref>{{Cite web |title='All India Rank' Review: Aces the syllabus, but low on entertainment |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/all-india-rank-review-varun-grover-aces-the-syllabus-but-low-on-entertainment-2505517-2024-02-22 |last=Farzeen |first=Sana |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en |date=22 February 2024 |archive-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222061152/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/all-india-rank-review-varun-grover-aces-the-syllabus-but-low-on-entertainment-2505517-2024-02-22 |url-status=live }}{{rating|3|5}}</ref> Shilajit Mitra of ''[[The Hindu]]'' reviewed film and wrote, "This coming-of-age drama about the IIT-ian dream is humorous and observant, yet hardly stands out in a sea of similar-minded content."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mitra |first1=Shilajit |title='All India Rank' movie review: Varun Grover's directorial debut is delicate but familiar |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/all-india-rank-movie-review-varun-grovers-directorial-debut-is-delicate-but-familiar/article67873708.ece |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=25 February 2024 |language=en |date=23 February 2024 |archive-date=24 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224190742/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/all-india-rank-movie-review-varun-grovers-directorial-debut-is-delicate-but-familiar/article67873708.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> Nandini Ramnath of ''[[Scroll.in]]'' in her review, wrote, "The film's low-energy hero and fatalistic mood – the promise of the 1990s notwithstanding – are difficult to sustain over the 101-minute runtime. Grover's screenplay has a collection of finely written episodes that compensate for Vivek's feeble, familiar coming-of-age experience."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ramnath |first1=Nandini |title='All India Rank' review: Testing times in movie about a reluctant IIT aspirant |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1063789/all-india-rank-review-testing-times-in-movie-about-a-reluctant-iit-aspirant |website=[[Scroll.in]] |access-date=25 February 2024 |language=en |date=23 February 2024 |archive-date=23 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223105502/https://scroll.in/reel/1063789/all-india-rank-review-testing-times-in-movie-about-a-reluctant-iit-aspirant |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Box office ===
The film collected {{INRConvert|15|l}} – {{INRConvert|20|l}} on its opening day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=बॉक्‍स ऑफिस पर 'आर्टिकल 370' की धीमी शुरुआत, 'क्रैक' का हाल बुरा! जानिए पहले दिन कितनी होगी कमाई |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/entertainment/box-office/yami-gautam-article-370-vs-crakk-vs-all-india-rank-day-1-box-office-prediction-report/articleshow/107941824.cms |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=[[Navbharat Times]] |language=hi}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt24973142}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|id=all-india-rank}}
* [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_india_rank Rotten Tomatoes]

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[[Category:2023 Hindi-language films]]
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[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Indian coming-of-age comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:2020s coming-of-age drama films]]

All India Rank - Revision history

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