Review of Rock On

Farhan Akhtar has proved that he is not just a good director but a good actor and also a singer. But I didnt like the movie much. Maybe the hype created for the movie was too big and I was expecting a lot more.

4 guys (Arjun Rampal as Joe, Purab Kohli as KD, Luke Kenny as Rob and Farhan Akhtar as Aditya) wish to become a rockstar. They go for a rock contest and win it. They get a contract of 8 songs. One soft melody is written by Joe and is dedicated to his girlfriend Debbie(Sahana Goswami). But his song is rejected and a old song remix is put. To achieve the dreams one has to make compromise and that is what Aditya does. Agrees with the old remix song instead of the soft romatic ballad. Everyone in the group signs the contract but here is where problem starts. Aditya is the lead singer of the band. Aditya starts getting all the attention and then there is a fight between Joe and Aditya. The band splits and they go to separate paths.

Many years later Aditya’s wife, Shakshi (Prachi Desai) and KD meet in a jwellery shop and KD tells about their rock band Magik. Shakshi finds some photographs of Aditya and his rock band and decides to unite them. She throws a surprise birthday party for Aditya where she invites Aditya’s rock friend. Aditya though is not that willing to again start with rock music and has a fight with Shakshi. Shakshi is upset and leaves the house. Finally they get united and again start playing rock music. Again there is a contest. Rob is having brain tumour and he wants to play for the last time on stage. Joe’s wife asks Joe not to go for the concert and tells him to go to a cruise and earn some money.

On the day of contest Joe is on his way to his job, he hears the Magik Group playing his song. He decides to go to the concert and they whole Magik band gives their last stage performance.

Music is great. Acting is also good. But that love for rock music is missing. The intensity of rock music shown in an American comedy film, School of Rock. Do watch School of Rock and see how 10 year old kids have fun with rock music. Many other hollywood flick are there about rock music. In this movie more stress is given of relationship between the band members. The line which was said before the movie what if life gives you second chance is not shown much in the movie.