Rock On!! (2008)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Abhishek Kapoor

Writers:

Farhan Akhtar (dialogue)
Javed Akhtar (lyrics)

Release Date:

29 August 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Tagline:

Live your dream

Plot:

Four friends reunite to relive their moments of glory as a rock band. |

Plot Keywords:

Rock Band | Band | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship | What Happened To Epilogue | Jump Cut

Awards:

9 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Farhan Akhtar	...	Aditya Shroff
Arjun Rampal	...	Joseph Mascarenhas
Luke Kenny	...	Rob Nancy
Purab Kohli	...	Kedar Zaveri aka Killer 'KD' Drummer
Prachi Desai	...	Sakshi Schroff
Shahana Goswami	...	Debbie
Koel Purie	...	Devika
Nicolette Bird	...	Tanya
Sai Gundewar	...	Bartender
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Suraj Jagan	...	Ajay
Reema Kagti
Himanshu Powdwal	...	Music Video Director

Runtime:

India:145 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:PG | India:U

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company:

Excel Entertainment

Trivia:

This film garnered the most prestigious honor from the Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for including the "Rock On!!" script as a part of the Oscar Library.

Quotes:

Killer 'KD' Drummer: [singing Gloria Gaynor's song] At first I was afraid, I was petrified Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side. But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong And I grew strong and I learned how to get along And now your back, from outta space I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face I should have changed that stupid lock I should have made you leave your key If I'd have known for just one second you'd be back to bother me Go on now go...

Movie Connections:

References Karz (1980)

Live your dream!

If you loved Dil Chahta Hain, there's no way you'd not like 'Rock ON'. I have just returned from a small screening of the movie last night and it was 'Fantabulous'. I had been waiting for it since long and the wait was worth it. If you think that the movie is all about Rock and being cool, its not. It's about desiring something and breaking all the rules to get there.

I don't want to speak out the story here as it is among the best written screenplays I have seen in any movie so far – be it Indian Cinema or Hollywood. The flashbacks and the montages and the cuts were brilliantly placed. There are a few things that I'd specifically ask you to watch out for. First is Jason West's cinematography; absolutely commendable. Then there is the music and sound design which is powerful yet sweet and the star attribute of the movie – the performances. They are flawless, Farhan is good, Prachi is amazing, Suhana is complete and Arjun Rampal has delivered the best performance of his life (watch out for the climax).

The live performances in the movie were well done, Magic could have been more aggressive but they had good presence. 'Shair n Func', came and went and their song was pretty catchy. Chakravhyu was super sexy…and sheer evil and none the least RADIO were rocking as usual with 'Musafir' – beautiful song that one.

In the end Rock On is a really sweet movie and a must watch for the people, both young and old, who dare to dream and are willing to walk that road in order to achieve it. I absolutely loved the movie and am definitely going for it again. Indian Rock Bands rule!!!!!!!