Rock On!! - Review

The Movie is about a band called Magik

Which had a fallout, which was tragic

10 years down the line, they meet

To create music, which was neat!

The latest movie to be produced by Farhan Akhtar, Rock On, which finds him in an actor’s shoes, released today! The movie preaches the fact that it’s never too late to realize your dreams, to do what you really want to do in life, even if you think it’s too late. The story goes along a very familiar Dil Chahta Hai plot line of few friends having a fallout and then meeting again after years, burying the hatchet and moving on. The music is really catchy with some of the most interesting lyrics that I’ve heard in a long time. Hats off to Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy for intelligently using a small background score from ‘Lakshya’ in the title song of Rock On, trust me it’s interesting when you realize that!

It has been said for a few years that Farhan Akhtar came into the film industry to become an actor, but started instead with making movies. Though this movie looks more like a playback singing debut for Farhan, his acting skills just prove that he is better behind the camera. Prachi Desai (who looks cute in the movie) plays Farhan’s wife in the film, who is distraught with his work-oriented-mechanical lifestyle and wants to see him happy with her.

Kolkata Knight Rider’s supporter and Shahrukh Khan’s sidekick Arjun Rampal plays the lead guitarist in the band, whose fight with Farhan leads to the fallout. Purab Kohli and Luke Kenny play the drums and keyboards respectively and also act as the glue which keeps the group alive. Other performances include Shahana Goswami, who plays Debby, Arjun’s wife, who is trying to make a living out of Arjun’s family business and looking for better opportunities for him and herself. There are no striking performances which kind of works for the film as it’s not like a typical Hindi film to have a couple in the lead.

The movie goes on with very little spontaneous comedy found in a lot of films including Dil Chahta Hai. The second half of the film is much better than the first, which is too heavy and can cause acidity to many! The story becomes very predictable towards the end but is enjoyable. On the whole it’s an average movie with excellent music and decent performances. The best part about the movie is that it ends in the cinema hall and you don’t need to think about it afterwards.

Go watch it!