Rock On!! (2008)

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

Director:

Abhishek Kapoor

Writers:

Farhan Akhtar (dialogue), Pubali Chaudhuri (screenplay)

Stars:

Arjun Rampal, Farhan Akhtar, Luke Kenny

Top Rated Indian Movies #180 | 18 wins & 23 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Arjun Rampal	...	Joseph 'Joe' Mascarenhas
Farhan Akhtar	...	Aditya 'Adi' Shroff
Luke Kenny	...	Rob Nancy
Purab Kohli	...	Kedar 'KD' 'Killer Drummer' Zaveri
Prachi Desai	...	Sakshi
Shahana Goswami	...	Debbie
Koel Purie	...	Devika
Nicolette Bird	...	Tanya
Sai Gundewar	...	Bartender
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Supreet Bedi	...	Contest MC
Vinod Bere	...	Domestic staff
Randolph Correia	...	Band #2 Performing in contest 2
Lindsay D'Mello	...	Chakravyuh band
Suzanne D'Mello	...	Singer in Jazz club
Terence D'Souza	...	Band #1 Performing in contest 2

Storyline

Sakshi Shroff, the lonely and neglected wife of busy banking executive, Aditya, decides to give him a surprise on his birthday on July 22nd, but ends surprising him not once but multiple times. While Aditya is thrilled to know that both are going to be parents, and did appear surprised by the celebration, bitterness creeps in when he notices that Sakshi had also invited some ghosts (Rob Nancy and Kedar Zaveri) from his past. This gives rise to unpleasant memories involving a failed music group 'Magik' that he had associated with about a decade ago. Sakshi will soon find out why Aditya is displeased with her; why the music group broke up, ending in violence and acrimony especially between her husband and his former friend, Joseph Mascarenhas; why they cannot perform together ever again; as well as contemplate moving out and living with her mom.

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Plot Keywords:

rock concert | bitterness | rock band | band | two word title | 

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Taglines:

Live your dream

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Genres:

Drama | Music

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani promised Gattu (Abhishek Kapoor, the director of the film) of Rs. 11 hundred thousand as his remuneration as director for Rock On!! (2008) but after the success of the film, they decided to hike the amount. Though the producers knew that the film had shaped up well, they didn't expect it to be a hit in the first weekend itself, so they decided to gift the director a Rs. 25 hundred thousand cheque.

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Goofs

In the last scent, during the concert, when Farhan Akhtar goes on the stage to sing, it's dusk but after a few minutes it's completely dark.

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Quotes

Rob Nancy: Really, man... sometimes, it feels as if it all happened in another lifetime... and sometimes as if, just yesterday.

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Connections

Featured in 54th Filmfare Awards (2009)

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Soundtracks

Pichle Saat Dinon Mein
Written by Javed Akhtar
Performed by Farhan Akhtar

User Reviews

Rock with some Blue

The basic idea of the movie is just as 'Dil Chahta Hai'- a fight between two friends and their reunion(But here there's' much more after the that). Let me clear first: THE SONGS ARE AWESOME 10/10.

Very nicely directed, the film has slow pace in the first half and the story may confuse some, as there are a lot of flashbacks. some unwanted characters too included. But the second half has the perfect speed and will cling you to the seats. the whole idea of ROCK ON!! gets concentrated here, no stupid incidences, no unwanted scenes-perfect The only thing which i didn't like was the reunion of MAGIK (not as great as it should be- could be much grand) Talking about performances- everyone does a great Job, special mention for Luke Kenny and Purab Kohli. Prachi Desai (cant say a newcomer, been in daily soaps) looks lovely, acts well. Farhan has surely some thing for Singing. The songs sound genuine as are sung by Farhan than some professional singer. Lots of light moments throughout the film, wonderfully shot. The end is wonderful.... you will probably guess the end, but it will turn out much greater.

For hardcore ROCK fans, don't expect NIRVANA, GREENDAY, or DEEP PURLPE, its bollywood ROCK

You will surely come out of the theatre with smiles- thats for sure.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

29 August 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Играем рок!!

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,153,767

Company Credits

Production Co:

Big Pictures, Excel Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color