Rockstar
Director - Imtiyaz Ali
Producer - Shree Asthavinayak, Eros International
Music - A.R Rahman
Starring - Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakri
Rating - 3/5
Rockstar speaks volumes about the capabilities of Ranbir kapoor as an actor. After iT starts off with the most unusual of an entry of the main protagonist. Rockstar builds up to a great level. If Shahid Kapoor has Kaminey to his credit, Ranbir proudly will write Rockstar in his resume if he ever has to make one.
The plot of the film is about Janardhan (Ranbir kapoor) who is born and bought up in a middle-class family of Delhi, but has dreams of becoming a rockstar. He is criticized by his audience and gets slapped by the cops for trying to entertain a bunch at the bus stop. Then he discovers that all great rockstars have had one thing in common. They have all been an outcome of tragedy. Then he cribs about no tragedy happening to him, says he has not had to fight for food, was not molested in childhood. Grim-faced, says even mother- father are still alive and says, "pyar bhi kabhi nai hua". So he goes looking for tragedy and finds Heer ( Nargis Fakri, who looks cute but like a malnourished Zarine Khan or let's say Katrina Kaif part 3). This girl is believed to be a heart breaker to anyone who proposes to her. Now our tragedy seeking Janardhan approaches her and proposes, in the funniest way ever. He gets rejected for the obvious, but he isn't heart broken yet and has samosa with less chutney in the canteen. However, they meet later and become friends and have some fun.
Imtiyaz ali tries to recreate a Geet( from jab we met) here, but that doesn't work, for some reason.
All of this happens before the interval. After you come back dealing with the non-bargaining and pricey canteen wala. Your already irritated brain is tested to how long can it withstand the frustration of senselessness.
After the interval, it is a totally different film. Heer turns Janardhan into Jordon, who has now become a rockstar, but then she gets sick and the doctors are of no help, but an appearance of Jordon ( ( Janardhan turn Jordon..get it? ) in front of the bed-ridden Heer, suddenly gives her a supply of the Red blood cells from the unknown. She runs around and becomes alright in a few minutes. However, in a few minutes of Jordan going away from her, the red blood cells go back to the land of unknown and she is on death bed again.
This love story part in the second half seeks to ruin the movie but immediately as Jordan ( Ranbir ) is back on the stage, he pulls the film out and prevents an otherwise imminent drowning. The climax of the film is another thing unimpressive about it. It is an open-ended thread, and it is left to the audience' perception ( a la titanic? ). I for one wasn't really impressed with it.
Don't be surprised to find a 3 star rating despite the flaws. Rockstar is a great film and deserves a watch. Ranbir Kapoor carries the film on his shoulders with ease and gives a performance of his lifetime. All credit to Imtiyaz Ali for extracting the best out of the talented Kapoor.
The movie is a great one undeterred by the flaws.
