Ricky Bahl ‘The Modern Rover’

1. Ricky Bahl ‘The Modern
Rover’
"Comparing the character of
Willmore from the play 'The Rover'
with Ricky Bahl from the movie
'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl'..."
Paper 101: Literature of the Elizabethan and Restoration
Periods
Presented at: Sujata Binoy Gardi, Department of English
MKBU,Bhavnagar

2. Personal Information
Presented by: Yashrajsinh Sodha
Enrollment Number: 5108230043
Email: yashrajsinhsodha0000@gmail.com
Batch: 2023-2025
Date: 28 October, 2023
Subject Code: 22392
Roll No: 50

3. Movie: Ladies vs Ricky Bahl
Director: Maneesh Sharma
Producer: Aditya Chopra
Starring: Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma,
Dipannita Sharma, Aditi Sharma, Parineeti
Chopra
Story: Aditya Chopra
Story: Aditya Chopra
Release date: 9 December 2011
Running time: 140 minutes
Country: India
Language: Hindi
(Sharma)

4. Subtitle : The Banished Cavaliers
Genre : Play
Written by : Aphra Behn
Date premiered : 24 March 1677
Place premiered : Duke's Theatre, Dorset
Gardens, London
Setting : Carnival time in Naples, Italy.
(“The Rover | Restoration Comedy, Comedy of Manners, Behn”)
The Rover

5. Character of Willmore
in the play ‘The Rover’
● Flirtatious
● Witty
● Independent
● Inner Conflict
● Intense Emotions
● Rebel at Heart

6. Character of Ricky Bahl in the
movie ‘Ladies vs Ricky Bahl’
● Charming Conman
● Fashion-forward
● Growth and Redemption
● Resourceful
● Sly
● Sensitive

7. Comparison of Willmore and Ricky Bahl
Willmore Ricky Bahl
Charm Charming and flirty Charming and suave
Intelligence Quick-witted and sarcastic Street-smart and resourceful
Motive Pleasure and conquest Financial gain and revenge
Victim Women Rich Women
Outcome Ends up engaging with Hellena Gets caught and humbled by his
victims

8. Conclusion
Different cultures,
same archetype
Willmore and Ricky
Bahl are two different
characters from two
different parts of the
world, but they share
the same roguish,
charming archetype.
Intriguing
character studies
By analyzing these
characters, we can
learn a lot about
human nature and
the different ways
people go after
what they want.
Food for
thought
As lovable as these
characters are, it's
important to
remember the lines
they cross; they're
fictional and should
not be role models for
real-life actions.

9. Behn, Aphra. “The Rover.” 1401-407-The Rover Script.pdf,
https://olli.gmu.edu/docstore/400docs/1401-407-The%20Rover%20Script.pdf.
Accessed 27 October 2023.
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "The Rover". Encyclopedia Britannica, 31
Jan. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Rover. Accessed 30 October 2023.
Sharma, Maneesh, director. Ladies vs Ricky Bahl. Yash Raj Films, 2011.
Reference

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