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Music :
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
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Lyrics :
Javed Akhtar |
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Direction :
Abhishek Kapoor |
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Producer :
Ritesh
Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar |
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Leading Cast :
Farhan Akhtar, Prachi Desai, Nicolette
Bird, Purab Kohli, |
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Luke Kenny, Arjun Rampal, Shahana Goswami, Koel Purie |
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Farhan Akhter and Ritesh Sidhwani’s much-talked
about ‘Rock On’ is finally out to rock the
audiences. Directed by Abhishek Kapoor, the film is
a musical saga. The movie stars Farhan Akhter, Arjun
Rampal, Purab Kohli, Luke Kenny, Shahana Goswami and
Prachi Desai in the lead. Farhan Akhter is making
his debut as a singer and actor with this flick.
Since the outset, this enterprise has been well in
news due to its subject and Farhan Akhtar’s singing
and acting debut.
‘Rock On’ talks about four main characters - Aditya
Shroff (Farhan Akhtar), Joe Mascarenhas (Arjun
Rampal), KD (Purab Kohli) and Rob Nancy (Luke
Kenny). Shahana Goswami plays Arjun’s wife whereas
Prachi Desai (the famous TV actress) enacts Farhan’s
better half. |
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Although the characters are different from one
another but one thing is common amongst them and
that is the passion for music that brings them
together to form one of the country’s most
successful bands.
The film does not just pour light on the issue of
music rather it also talks about relationships. The
director has captured each and everything very
sensitively and remarkably on the screen. ‘Rock On’
is the story of a |
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musical journey of four friends – the talented
musicians who come together to form their rock band, ‘Magik’.
All the band members from Rob (Luke Kenny), Aditya (Farhan
Akhtar), KD (Purab Kohli) to Joe (Arjun Rampal) are much
fervent to get a big break that will change their lives for
good.
Coming from a privileged family, Aditya Shroff is forced to
choose between his dreams and comfort. He struggles to
follow his dreams and amidst all, he bumps into Joe, KD and
Rob. All three have their own distinctive talents – Joe is a
guy of few words who lets his guitar talk, KD is a super
drummer and Rob is a problem solver of the band. But there
emerge some ego clashes, which take the band to the
saddening end.
A decade goes by, destiny steps in bringing them back
together. And here the gorgeous Prachi Desai comes in. She
does her part to get the foursome together. Initially they
hesitate but then move on to churn out the tunes. The climax
depicts the rock concert where the band delivers the
enthralling performance. |
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Farhan Akhtar performs brilliantly as an actor but
as a singer, he still needs to grip over the art.
But one thing is certain that you cannot ignore his
singing style. He has potential as a vocalist.
Arjuan Rampal plays superb. Purab Kohli excels. Luke
Kenny is great to watch. Prachi Desai impresses with
her debut vehicle. Shahana justifies the role. The
rest of the cast attracts also.
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Abhishek Kapoor directs with aplomb. Cinematography
is eye-pleasing. Shankar Ehsan Loy’s music is good to hear.
Screenplay has been penned with intelligence.
On the whole, with a good subject and excellent performances
by the cast and rocking tunes, ‘Rock On’ will display its
values at the box office. |
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Rating: 4/5 |
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