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Rockstar
quick review:
Rockstar...underwhelming. Ranbir Kapoor portrays the pathos suffered in an epic, romantic tragedy. Unfortunately, that and of course Rahman's music are the only things that are epic about Rockstar. Other than that, it is an abrupt collage of images of awesomely shot rock shows and an attempt of a man and woman trying to find a place for their morals which the rest of the world finds misplaced. Underwhelming - is the word that keeps coming back to me ever since I left the theater.
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153 tweeters have given Rockstar an average rating of 3.7/5.0(?)
102 yays
30 nays
21 so-so
- _Anhum_: #Rockstar is one AWESOME movie @1mtiazali . Haven't seen a movie so engaging and emotional yet satisfying in such a long time. Wow. :D
- HaarisMat: Saw Rockstar yesterday at Dehradun. Good movie, heavy with emotions, with a brilliant soundtrack from A.R. Rahman. Worth a watch for sure.
- itsMusty: Ranbir Kapoor Steals The Show In #ROCKSTAR No Surprises, Its A Must Watch Film, Don't Miss Out.
- tattleajit: Rockstar is worth a watch (despite the story's inherent shallowness & the shocking randomness of its execution) because of the leading man..
- black542: #Rockstar is a bakwas film.story is disturbing.mindless movie.such a shit i ever seen.#rockstar #rockstar #rockstar #rockstar #rockstar..
- _viju: After long, some good picturization/utilization of Rahman's music in Rockstar. Thank you Imtiaz Ali.
- urmichhapia: Saw Rockstar yesterday!! Loved it loved it loved it loved it! Ranbir is too good in the movie objectively speaking. ... http://tmi.me/ib5Ya
- deepwadhwa: #rockstar...awesome movie...amplified version of total reality....
- neerajravi11: dissapointed by rockstar
- iNav_Ram: #Rockstar....Whata movie!!! Awesome acting by Ranbir. Great direction by Imtiaz Ali. Actress is poor. Finally bollywood is coming of age!
- HayaNH: #ROCKSTAR - Artist on Self-Destruct Everything thing it should have been ... awkward, painful, breathtaking and painful!! GO WATCH
- RamaniSumit: #Rockstar endorses two of my strong beliefs. No wonder I liked the movie.
- anik991: Rockstar is 1 Brilliantly made movie...kudos to Ranbir kapoor for his top notch acting!!!
- pratik_shah: #Rockstar is an amazing piece of work. Highly recommended. Ranbir's most memorable performance till date! ARR is well... ARR !
- LisaTsering: Rockstar was a beautiful film. But I was shocked to see how the censors made Imtiaz Ali blur that "Free Tibet" sign in that concert scene.
- yash1867: #Rockstar must watch for @NargisFakhri looks awesome :)
- JyotiRajbanshiG: #rockstar is a hilarious #movie... Really good perfermance @RKRanbirKapoor
- ashwingadhavi: Ranbir rock in rockstar each and every moment and rehman and mohit also very nice movie and best act by ranbir ever
- Kraka_laka: Oh yeh.. Yeh... Yey yey yey.. Ooooo, oooooo o o... #Rockstar still rocking inside ma head... Must C 4 muzik n beauty n Love devotees.. :)
- sandy_upu: Rockstar... Awesome awesome awesome
- samratkaran: Rockstar is awesum movie
- TheSamirAbbas: Rockstar...Flopstar !!! Very slow
- aniket_bhatia: watched #rockstar yesterday. ive got 3 things to say, 1)movie was so awesome 2)@ranbeer gave a great performance 3)@nargisfakhri you are hot
- rajuvijai: Rockstar promises much but delivers nothing...
- abhi_agarwal86: Rockstar...first half is very good, imtiaz ali loses it in the 2nd half...
- dineshjuneja: #Rockstar - pathetic film. No storyline, gets too draggy, and Nargis dies! ALAS :( #fail
- Dolma_Dabalaba: #Rockstar.... Whatta inspiring movie! Heads off to imtiaz Ali for suchaa sensational m0vie! Free tibet :)
- gangasagarpatil: liked Rockstar...nargis fakri is nice..
- sharmarules: Saw rockstar ystrday late night :-):-) .....awsme music.....ranbir's acting is gr8....nice muvie......:-)
- iA_Myth: Rockstar truly rocks . . Seriously awesome cinema . .
- RashmiPutcha: Now to figure who is free for #Rockstar Won't go alone, apparently the second half of the movie is not that great!
- ROHITSINGHRANA1: ROCKSTAR MOVIE LOVE-STORY IS GREAT
- CanLoveHappen2c: Jo Bhi Mai Kahna , Barbad Kare Alfaz Mere .. Rockstar Is Really A Rocking And Motivational Movie .. Guys Must... http://fb.me/1iPLdJ0zh
- dheerajk27: Saw Rockstar movie yesterday. A treat for music lovers and must watch it in a theater...
- RJ_Noopur: #rockstar disappoints!! But paisa vasool performance by ranbir..n it was awesome to watch shammiji!!
- Paryagraj100: Rockstar is a great movie.
- JaiHoARRClub: Imtiaz Ali’s Rockstar is a far-from-perfect film, but it has honesty and depth, which is mostly missing in Hindi... http://fb.me/1pxr6cYub
- pbhaveshk: awesome movie ROCKSTAR must watch.. : ) gud morning...!!!
- rpardesi: 'Rockstar' is amazing. Every shot is straight from craftsmen armory....Good stuff Imtiaz Ali and Ranbir rocks...!
- soha_kulkarni: Rehaman +Ranbir= Rock Rock Rockstar!!!! <3
- Pa_Rules: #Rockstar was a good effort but still it lacked in some aspects. It couldnt create the magic of #JabWeMet or Innocence of #Sochanatha
- sangvoel: Rockstar pretty bad I'd say.. story had potential but has been disregarded.. Ranbir has acted well... Fakhri is perhaps the worst we have.
- ekalakhani: Woke up with rockstar still fresh in my mind.. Lots of stray moments.. But ranbir keeps u hooked.. I totally love it #rockstar
- jasminebilling: Imtiaz Ali is an artist, Ranbir is a true Rockstar and the next superstar and Nargis Fakhri has a long way to go. #Rockstar is MINDBLOWING!
- Ayush_A: #ROCKSTAR FIRST half excellent 2nd half unbearable
- sudhir5k: i saw rockstar it was awsom, Nargis was simply brilliant
- harishWITHalive: Let's call #Rockstar an average movie and raise it to above average by rating #Ranbir Kapoor as an excellent performer.
- kabeersays: ..gmorning ppl..Go watch Rockstar dis weekend..Imtiaz Ali's made a great great film..which doesn't disappoint even when it ends @ 3 am..
- ZainFaraz: A very well shot movie.. but only to squander it away in the last 15 mins.. Bad ending #Rockstar
- Arshshah1: rockstar......awesome movie
- SunilpGwalani: Rockstar does not rock. Nargis is clueless, Rahman far from his best, and Imtiaz lost. But can still watch for Ranbir esp. in the1st half
- lilesh_143: Rockstar is pakau movie........
- rishirediffmail: Ranbir's Rocked Yet Rockstar Failed http://goo.gl/szz22
- letssocial: Rockstar is good movie, music and Ranvir's acting is best #Rockstar #ImtiazAli
- RishiRishikesh: Ranbir’s Rockstar Failed To Rock @ B.O http://goo.gl/szz22
- ordanjam: #rockstar :1st half brilliant..2nd half the director start losing the plot and last 25mins complete metaphorical.vry Disappointed.RK awesome
- jhalaadhiraj: flop show rockstar............
- payoshnis: #Rockstar = flopstar #epic fail
- Utkarsh_Ambasth: rockstar is a good film but again it could have been better,.... bizarre ending...
- aftabrox: Rockstar Review:Not a perfect movie,rather a movie made for Ranbir#outstanding performance,Rahmans Music Steals d show,must watch for once;)
- bhatnagarrahul: Rockstar awesome experience but a little lengthy.. Palangtod..
- hKUMARD: ROCKSTAR rocks with awesome music ....
- shivom_oza: Rockstar - Intriguing, although I believe they could have ended it a bit better! In any case, Watchable!
- Max1052: Rockstar is awesome. . . !!! Movie. . . Nice story. . . Ranbir is rocking. . . . my friends. . .go. . . .
- rumna: Absolutely loving the music of #Rockstar Movie is entertaining so far, like Ranbir, but not Nargis so much.. More after the interval..
- vikranthum: #Rockstar is a rocking movie..MUST WATCH :)
- rishigoheritage: Ranbir's Rocked Yet Rockstar Failed http://goo.gl/szz22
- shikhabhatta: Am I the only one who found it difficult to sit through #Rockstar?!! Sorry @1mtiazali I thought the movie was a complete failure!
- pranit_11sep: Rockstar-2nd best movie of the year aftr ZNMD..Ranbeer is the new superstar n Imtiaz Ali take a bow :-)
- DanceEatRepeat: loved #rockstar
- AwesomeSheikh19: Watched Rockstar last nyt..gud movie
- clananthu: Re: Rockstar - Our views..: Rawat, I didnt like the movie one bit but the ending was actually good. http://yhoo.it/tVIYoX
- PitrodaChintan: hey guyz....... rockstar is really rockin movie... very much enjoying.....
- the_fake_hero: #Rockstar Rocks
- rjrahul983: #Rockstar: Entertainin 1st half, BORING 2nd half, Nargis Fakhri ;(... #Ranbir :) amazing performance 3/5.. watch it for Ranbir @MirchiPune
- digz07: rockstar is awsm.. Go watch it, ranbir is really a rockstar n rehman sahab is megastar
- utpalumarye: rockstar is gud movie
- DearCinema: Rockstar: a disappointing show http://goo.gl/fb/JdBxs #review #topstory #imtiazali #ranbirkapoor #rockstarreview
- Nirzaree: Music >> Movie #Rockstar
- AbhishekNahar: #RockStar.. such a disappointment !!
- sameer087: rockstar movie was not at all a bad movie it is a one time watch :)
- jaffershadiq: I ♥ the way #Imtiaz Ali presented #Rockstar
- KishoreDayani: #Rockstar is plain bullshit ... Not expected from a quality man like imti
- sanyakapil: #rockstar was pretty ok. Maybe I went in expecting a lot more nd it dint live up to those expectations...thts wht a lot of hype does I guess
- pragatimehra: Imtiaz ali-master storyteller/ranbir kapoor-effortless actor/nargis fakri-acting mein fakir/rockstar-nt a masterpiece bt wrth a dekho
- amuthegreat: sewcond half of #rockstar could be improved ..really disappointed with second half after brilliant first half...nargis looks too beautiful
- EsotericPhoenix: Rockstar ♥ super like :)
- jessickaS: Cannot get over how amazing #Rockstar is. The work, the music, the actors. Amazing job to the entire team and especially @1mtiazali!
- sajeed21: you know I went to see ROCKSTAR & was really amazing......specially Ranbir & Nargis.
- saurav_smiles: Rockstar. First day first show. Ending was a bit abrupt though, BUT overall, the movie was MINDBLOWING.
- dishoompk: Shabash Ranbir Kapoor, shabash A.R.Rehman, Shabash Mohit Chauhan, and above all.... Shabash Mr Imtiaz Ali. You are just brilliant! #Rockstar
- J_5hr1k4nth: #Rockstar sans the depressing end is a good movie, Nargis Fakhri is good with her over expressive face, Ranbir Kapoor did an awesome job.
- shwetakhalkho: #Rockstar Super Bakwaas Movie
- yashrajr: Rockstar movie...different, timepass..Ranbir Kapoor nice...
- V15SH: Ranbir Kapoor was awsome... must watch his singing style n lip sync it looks so natural... #Rockstar
- bublyps: Truly inspirational words from the Holy Quran - " KUN - FAYAKUN" Meaning - BE and IT IS..Thumbs up to team ROCKSTAR!!
- adnaann: Watched Rockstar..... A fabulous work by imtiaz ali and ranbir jst proved that he is a true rockstar......... Superb film........
- nashatwork: #Rockstar a cool movie in long time and music is growing even more now...
- nimkarkedar: Bhul ke bhi rockstar dekho mat.
- AnjaanRJ: Saw #rockstar last night. Really endearing film. Also new found respect for Ranbir. #win it's a must watch!
- Rithu16: I loved the Rockstar movie, bcoz only for Nargis Fakhri. :)
- khatasaurus: Rockstar: Watch for a better attempt on an original concept, Ranbir Kapoor.
- sutariyarocky: ROCKSTAR.... GOOD MOVIE BUT POOR SCRIPTING...TOO SLOW...TOO MUCH TWIST WHICH WE CANT UNDERSTAND... http://fb.me/1jPl7WdFS
- shambhavi19: Rockstar!!!! a must watch!! :D
- biswajitg: Had an amazing movie-mania weekend.... watched #rockstar and #tintin
- Rugved8: dissapointed by 'Rockstar'..not xpected dis kinda story! but Hats off to Ranbir s acting! Gr8.. better dan 'Ra.One' but ;)..
- RavinderSiwach: Liked #Rockstar it's just short of being a classic. Ranvir rocks alright.
- siddharthpn: my GOD what a feeling after seeing Rockstar absolutely brilliant,& no words 2 describe Ranbir's performance.da best performance of dis year.
- summerfille: I liked Rockstar. Nice making and Ranbir's acted so well! Ekdum local! ;)
- _ShoeFanatic: #Rockstar..a Great movie..so good that did'nt even Try to ruin it with my sarcastic Humour. Real Deep..Boo to those with negative comments!
- MUKULSHARMA151: ROCKSTAR AWESOME
- aamir23: Rockstar. Good stufffffff
- adijosh: rockstar is amazing!! :) :) passion, love & music!!
- ankur_spn: Rockstar the rocking movie but lost story -
- mUkUL05: Goodmorning guyzzzzz ....watched Rockstar @Ranbir_Kapoor Aka Jordan u rocked d show just loved the movie n uboth rocked http://twitpic.com/7e2i5h
- Alineh86: Just watched #rockstar and have to say I loved it. Very unique. Kudos to Ranbir Kapoor on doing a fab job with a very complex role.
- chetanarora87: Rockstar is overall a good movie, something different... Also some interesting dialogues...."Even donkey works hard"
- jayskapoor: Rockstar, Rocks ,should watch for Ranbir, suprb acting, nothing else
- ultimatedj98: Rockstar...... Hated it
- faizal0603: Rockstar really rocking...........rocking..........guys go for it...
- NEHAMADAN1222: #Rockstar verdict ...too many plots...No story! #EpicFail!
- kshitijb: Rockstar is a good movie. Ranbir does a a fantastic job at acting, and Nargis a fantastic job at looking the way she does.
- tweetsnehoo: Rockstar awesome, loved it
- vvc_1: 'Rockstar' an excellently made movie, wonderful music .Towering above all is Ranbir Kapoors soul stirring performance.
- ly_thomas: Rockstar disappointed me...
- drgauravpal: WATCHED ROCKSTAR LAST NIGHT IT IS VERY GOOD
- awesomashwin: Rockstar is one of those good movies rarely made in India.Only if last 25 mins of movie were better it would have been great.
- dhruv_b: Rockstar- A must watch! Ranbir has outdone himself @NargisFakhri is divine and manages to look breathtaking throughout. Fabulous chemistry!
- editor_abhinav: #Rockstar Imtiaz you rocked it; Rehman sir amazing soundtracks; #Delhi loved it... :)
- vitalstatistiks: Saw RockStar. What a terrible waste by Imtiaz in the second half ! Ranbir was v good, but his character lost the connect it had in last hour
- sutithi_p: rockstar was a disaster...
- Ujjawal_Trivedi: Saw Rockstar yestdy wid frnds and liked it though so mch of switching gt confused smetime bt its a must watch Ranbir will get the benefit
- HEMANT4999: Rockstar movie - ranvir kapoor done a fantastic acting and movie rock me from bottom to top.after a long time different/complete music album
- crazybatbikes: Rockstar truely a rocking movie....Ranbeer character soooo much in common......magical touch works in real lyf too
- sonu2810: #Rockstar is a fabulous film with mind boggling performance by RK and as usual fantastic music by AR...
- URM1: Watched Rockstar yesterday. Mixed feelings.
- khushbanka: Rockstar! Cool movie about eccentric people! But 3 hrs! Same emotions! Could have more twists! But good attempt! Like it! :)
- riddhikapoor: I don't know why people are hating rockstar. Yes it could have been better made but its still a refreshing movie! Must watch I say!
- mrsamratx: Ranbir was pretty good I thought. And the movie itself is a good watch too, even though I found the ending a little unsatisfactory #Rockstar
- Ootkarsh: ROCKSTAR: Really disappointing. As someone rightly noted, Imtiaz Ali should've directed the 2nd half too.
- tanushreevaidya: Loved rockstar... ♥
- fOrTiTuDe1309: #Rockstar is good :D
- shahrushitu: Watched Rockstar star yesterday; its a good movie, Music is superb...
- Saqybqadri: Rockstar rocks! imtiyaz ali hs dirctd briliantly,Ranbir is out stndng,wt prfrmnce!!N d bst part z cing kashmir on a big screen,Luv kashmir<3
- varunjamwal: "ROCKSTAR" was a treat to watch...great work ranbir and imtiaz
- ranita810p: watched rockstar and liked it. Ranbir's hardwork shows !!
- sahilone97: rockstar is amazing :) ...cant go out from the magic of RANBEER AND REHMAAN
- chinmaydhoble: Rockstar fails to take that step from good to great
- chandyachayan: ROCKSTAR>> the music itself is worth.. movie is not a conventional sequential flow. its done in a different perspective..
- heatherbarbafre: Rockstar is a must-watch! - http://StarBoxOffice.com
- dakshin1: Rockstar is one of the neatest love story after a long long time. Kudos to Imtiaz Ali again! Loved all his movies till date
- tnzmkhan: guyz rockstar what a film man everyone should see that once!
- kaveerr: about #rockstar first half is filled with fun and did have a real good pace ... second half actually calms down, more like a trance.
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, Eros Entertainment - Producer: Dhillin Mehta
- Director: Imtiaz Ali
- Lead Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri
- Supporting Cast: Shammi Kapoor, Shikha Jain, Jaideep Ahlawat, Aditi Rao Hydari, Piyush Mishra, Shernaz Patel, Kumud Mishra
- Story: Imtiaz Ali, Muzzam Beg
- Screenplay: Imtiaz Ali
- Dialogues: Imtiaz Ali
- Cinematography: Anil Mehta, Anil Mehta
- Editor: Aarti Bajaj
- Background Score: A R Rahman
- Action Choreography: Giorgio Antonini , Mauro Averson
- Choreography: Ashley Lobo
- Music Director: A R Rahman
- Lyrics: Irshad Kamil
- Costume Designer: Aki Narula, Manish Malhotra
- Facebook Page: Link
- Running time: 160 minutes
- Reviewer: meetu
- Categories: Hindi Movies
- Genres: Biography, Docu-drama, Musical, Romance
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36 reviewers have given Rockstar an average rating of 2.8/5.0. 13 yays, 9 nays, 14 so-so. See all external reviews »Twitter Reviews
On twitter, 153 twitterers have given Rockstar an average rating of 3.7/5.0. 102 yays, 30 nays, 21 so-so. See all tweets »
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Movie will be great....
Watch "Socha Na Tha". And I think Rockstar will be great. Another reason to believe so is Taran Adarsh's review - it seems he could not understand the movie. :)
:(. I was expecting a lot from this.
@Nikhil I thought so too,
@Rahul yeah, me too! :( Well, anyway as promised, I watched "Socha Na Tha" and it had some brilliant moments. And as far as understanding the movie, there wasn't anything very mystic about it.
Thanks a ton for this review, Meetu. You just saved me about a thousand bucks :) After the huge disappointment that Mausam was, I decided to wait for your review before rucsh to the advance booking counter. And it looks like it was very well worth the wait. I'll buy a couple of good DVDs with this week's movie budget ;)
@Anand Glad to be of service :P Though I must say it is not as bad as Mausam. But, yeah you could wait for it to be on TV/cable.
good yar!!!ranbir rockkkkkssssss
Totally disagree, movie was amongst the best films to come out in recent times. Yes, it had many unanswered questions as pointed out by you, but instead of answering those questions, the director decided to focus on the journey of Janardhan to Jordan, which was far more interesting and hear touching. A brilliantly directed movie, with the same script, most film makers would have made a mess of the films, but Imtiaz managed to pull it out well. And well Nargis is a talent to watch out for.
Hey meetu . I loved the movie ! I'm a hardcore movie maniac and keep posting my opinions on movies on fb but this is my first attempt at a proper review and i've started with Rockstar. Please check out my blog link and let me know what you think. Your precious advice will be of great help to me.
Hi Meetu,
I completely agree with you about the movie could have been linear as opposed to the non-linear style adopted by Ali. However, its his treatment of the subject matter that stands out and marks him as a special talent than others. I dont understand music! But i do understand the passion that people have for it! I also could fathom the protagonists' frustration as they achieved one passion at the cost of other! I liked the movie and will just say that its a one time watch at least!!! Obviously sadda haq should be enjoyed on a big screen and what about Barbad karien alfaaz mere!!!
I would like to know how u calculate the average 'external review rating'(2.7 in this case). I'm in a dilema regarding ur average rating for DELHI BELLY(4.9/5). I'm sure all the reviewers have not given that movie a 4.5-5 star rating.
Ranbir Kapooor, ImtiaZ Ali and of course A R Rahman combination of trio did a exemplary job, specially musical genious of this century of this world A R Rahman to be mentioned for the grand success of ROCKSTAR. Kudos to the entire team for the superb film for which the entire indian audience is longing for so many years.Ranbir Rocks.what a awesome movie.After a long long time a deadly combination of script, music & talent of entire cast can be seen.I think Imtiaz Ali has given a lifetime role to Ranbir& established himself in & as an intellegent, talented list of Director, who has the ability of moulding the Actors in his moulds.Also not to forget Nargis a fresh begining of any actoress.A R Rehman's magic...phir chal gaya.
Hi Meetu, very nice review.
I have watched the film and loved Ranbir Kapoor's work... sadly cant say the same about the movie. Giving due credit to Imtiaz Ali, I feel that the journey of the character was portrayed beautifully.
Reminded me of Madhur bhadarkar's fashion.
You are very right.Why did the director intersperse the scenes?I could not figure out why the police were beating him up at Prague..and did you notice the uncanny resemblance to Sonu Nigam?
@Amit I'm fascinated by the reactions of people who have loved the movie. They loved it so much that they don't mind the flaws. Exactly, the thing that happens with me, when I love a film. I'm actually sad, that the flaws in the story were overpowering for me. Oh well...
@Sumith aawww! Thank you so much... keep writing.
@Rachit I'm so glad that you enjoyed the film.
@Anuj here's the explanation - http://wogma.com/to-each-his-own/#external_reviews Let me know if you need any further qualification.
@Shilpa true...
@Rashmi well, it's their creative choice and i guess he envisioned it in a certain way and there are people who loved it. Sad that it didn't work for us :(
Hey meetu. You did appreciate the gesture but you did'nt actually give me an opinion about my review..
Okay. Thanks for the info :) btw Its amusing that you called the disaster called Ra.One a lot more 'bearable' than Krrish. At least Krrish did not pretend to be a kids movie. Ra.One is a pathetic piece of nonsense which uses disgusting gay jokes and crass one liners all in the name of entertainment. Krrish is way better than this. And lets not even compare the physique and body language of Hrithik-the superhero and SRK-the superhero(a very old one at that :P).
But your criticism of Krrish didn't come as a surprise to me considering that u aren't much of a Roshan fan. No wonder u even criticized his masterpiece of a performance in Jodha Akbar and his unlikable,under-rated performance in ZNMD(mainly due to the grey character he portrayed in the first half of the movie).
Liked everything in "Rockstar", well almost everything... Nargis Fakhri still has some distance to cover acting wise but she looked God Awesome (maano jaise Pakistani Angelina Jolie).
But its a hard to like film... coz its not what you expect... its not a rags to riches story, it doesn't have a political message, Hero isn't sympathetic, the love story doesn't fit in moral framework and what not. I understand the anger towards it, although those exactly are the points which make me admire it.
[P.S: I would've liked to defend the movie... but it would mean I have to give some part of movie away; Kaash, private discussion rakh sakte wogma pe. Either that or a public one with SPOILER alert.]
Meetu, you've been quite blatant in your review..and I've seen such kind from you after a long time..looks like you wanted the film to be good so badly (probably after a drought of good movies, the expectations were high, as you've already expressed)...the same was the case with me...even while watching the film, I was impressed with the premise it began with and I so wanted it to make reach a crescendo towards the end...but somehow it didn't...and you used the right word for it "underwhelming"..something that began like a trip of a lifetime ended up like a tame ride...what gave me some high were the lyrics, which I hadn't noticed particularly before the film (probably 'coz I heard the music in passing most of the times)...the lyrics, music and the stage acts (all of them gave me a Jim Morrison-ish feel)did promise me that the story around these will be as intoxicating...but somehow it didn't...so in a nutshell, for me, if this film was released just as a music video album, I would hail it as the best hindi music video album in recent times...leave me with the lyrics, the music and RK's stage acts and I'd imagine the rest...but no, don't leave me with the film!
I'd like to say that this is the kind of movie that feels different to each viewer so people jumping to conclusions really doesnt make sense. Actually some of your questions are rather personal in the sense that its just an individual's thought(Which is what u've written) but a lot of others have found sufficient reasons to believe the explanations provided in the movie. Like why is JJ tolerated -well dont we have people like Salman in the industry who is equally misunderstood and misrepresented? Dont people love to watch him, its the same in the case of JJ. Again the bhabhi angle was an unique touch, a sure shot way of alienation. Its not a perfect film, but it has elements that takes it to a higher level. I would recommend watching the movie and then deciding for u never know, this may just be your story.
@Sumith sent an e-mail :D
@Anuj for me a film is over and above my love/dislike of its main "star" I liked Hrithik in ZNMD, I liked SRK in Chak De - and yet i'm not at all a "fan" of either of their acting skills, far from it.
@Datta ho jaaye! shoot an e-mail [email protected] :D
@Mudit I thought all my reviews were blatant :D Anyway, we agree on this one. I have yet to buy the audio CD so still haven't given the songs a repeated listen, which they so do deserve.
@Divya true, very true. And actually it's true of every film or i'd take a step further and say every piece of art. It is indeed a relationship between the audience and the author.
As for Rockstar,its a totally over-rated and melodramatic piece of nonsense(as expected from Imtiaz Ali,bollywood's biggest drama queen after Karan Johar). Ranbir's fit for only the silly mushy romantic roles. Bollywood desperately needs a lot more of Vishal Bharadwaj's and Anurag Kashyap's.
I respectfully disagree.. I'll point out the most obvious thing here though.. Sadda Haq is not about Tibet, the environment or worldly issues.. it's about him asking for his right to live the way he wants to live.. it's very internal.. If you want to read my entire interpretation of the film, perx.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/imtiaz-rockstar/
or Sudish Kamath's review..which i personally recommend you should read if you want to understand what the movie is about: sudhishkamath.com/2011/11/18/rockstar-in-search-of-the-free-bird/
Meetu,I used to like your reviews gal!! then you positively reviewed Force ( and thats the sole reason i watched that horrible nonsense) .. and now you are criticizing this piece of art. What is outstanding about Rockstar is a brilliant portrayal of an anguish..despite the lead actress being way off the mark. Making of a Jordan...Breaking of a Jordan.. loved it totally!!
Hi meetu you are wrong totally wrong ,this is a awesome movie..the concept is so good ,u rated Ranbir 3.5 he is 5 out of 5...i am totally disagree with your reply...Mr Anand Mandalika sorry to say every thing u decide like that ,first see the movie then put your comments....trust on your own view not others....
I will say please watch this movie its a awesome movie ,movie of the year don miss it..this movie is for all movie lovers not for critics thanks.....please stay away from this movie don spoil it...
@Perx Yes, it is obvious 'sadda haq' is not about any of these things, but the way JJ's character has been built, i don't see him using any of these to comment either, it comes across as the director's angst, not the character's and "for effect". I will read Sudhish Kamath's review in a bit but even before I do so, I must point out, that I completely respect his opinion as do yours. It's a matter of what you like and what you are willing to forgive because of how much you have liked what you liked. A movie-watching experience is always about this, isn't it?
@Pariksht Sorry to disappoint, boss. But this review is an accumulation of thoughts just after watching the film and for the few hours after that - underwhelming
@Siddhartha Unfortunately, it comes across as I rated Ranbir Kapoor as 3.5. I actually rate him as 5 and the other person that makes the "lead cast" a 0, so the average should've actually been 2.5, but I felt that was too harsh on Ranbir, thus bumped him up to more than 5/5. Actually, in the same vein I should have bumped it down again to give Nargis negative points, but...let it go.
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