ROCK ON!

Music lovers watch it. Music ignorant watch it, still. “Rock on” really rocks.
The movie talks of love, jealousy, betrayal, dissatisfaction, lies, hatred, competition…. Everything.. It’s a story about four friends, who know nothing but music, talk nothing but music and breathe nothing but music are estranged from each other due to circumstances and how music re-unites them. The story is about going away and then coming back. A subject that has been dealt with, in many movies before but Rock on stirs a faint rhythm in your heart and makes it louder. It brings out alive the rock star in you. The one who wants to live life - the way it wants to, irrespective of the societal pressures, peer pressure or one’s own motive of leading a so called “comfortable” life.


KD- the character played by Purab Kohli is a sight to watch. He has played his reel role in the real sense. A next door guy with eyes dancing for girls he is the funny bone of the group. His drunken act in one of the parties is commendable and just a true snap from every day life. He plays the drums in the group.



Joe- An aggressive character played by Arjun Rampal is the guitarist in the group. Unfair - is the game life plays on him and becomes one of the reasons for the band to disband.




Luke Kenny is noticed as Rob- the key board guy who not only has talent but has been recognized by many musicians and has made a mark in the industry with few jingles in ads. Even after ten years of being without his band he wants to make it to the stage- against all odds




Farhaan Akhtar being introduced as Aaditya does justice to the lead role. His real talent of being able to sing and compose music, helps add credibility to the character and leaves the audience spell bound. No, he is not a chocolate hero in the movie. With shades of gray and dischord interwoven in his character his debut performance is commendable too. And his husky voice does sound sexy :)




Prachi Desai- the youngest queen of hindi soap “Kasam Se” acts as Farhan’s wife and plays a role of home maker of a wealthy investment banker. Her husband’s lack of involvement in family life and her quest to know him better makes her discover the “Magik” her husband’s band had tried to weave ten years ago. Thid pivots her to the critical role of the real starter of the re-union. With the re-union even her marriage which is some where on the rocks gets saved.

The music and lyrics resound more once you have seen the movie otherwise it becomes difficult to relate with it. Even Sindbad - the sailor and Kabhi Khud Pe Hansa make your feet tap in the theatre and you are bound to listen to it the very next moment you step out. "Jo Tum Ho Toh" tops the list.
I donot know anything about picturisation and camera angles, but the shots taken in Aaditya’s palatial house, where the reflection of the characters in being captured on the glass instead of their real self adds newness.
The film is to the point without any melodramatic moments and that makes it even livelier.
So what you waiting for- Rock on !