Rock On is a story of a rock band of four with Farhan Akhtar playing the lead singer of the band. It traces their origin, peak, fall and regrouping.
The film shows very clear inspiration drawn from Dil Chahta Hai. I wonder whether Farah Akhtar being in the cast is responsible for that. But it is entertaining nevertheless. Credit should go to the writer and director for attempting such a film in Bollywood. But they didn't go all out to the extent of hiring say an actual rock band like Indian Ocean or a milder Euphoria to write music for the film. I guess the commercial viability got the better of them. The story idea itself is novel and probably a first for Bollywood. But besides the idea the twists and turn are predictable and sometimes not well executed. It could also have been a 10-15 minutes shorter in length, which would have added more pace to the film.
Farhan Akhtar makes his debut as an actor in Rock On. He has also sung all his songs in the film. He is easily a much better singer than actor. He needs to work on his dialogue delivery and voice modulation. It is impossible to predict his emotion from hearing him speak. However, as a singer, he rocks. I'd have to say it takes courage to do a role like this, that too in one's debut film. The chances that you'd fall flat on your face are high. Kudos to Farhan for that. The pick of all actors is Arjun Rampal. He usually manages to do well in roles that want him to look serious.
I hope this the foot in the door for a new genre of films in Bollywood.
The film shows very clear inspiration drawn from Dil Chahta Hai. I wonder whether Farah Akhtar being in the cast is responsible for that. But it is entertaining nevertheless. Credit should go to the writer and director for attempting such a film in Bollywood. But they didn't go all out to the extent of hiring say an actual rock band like Indian Ocean or a milder Euphoria to write music for the film. I guess the commercial viability got the better of them. The story idea itself is novel and probably a first for Bollywood. But besides the idea the twists and turn are predictable and sometimes not well executed. It could also have been a 10-15 minutes shorter in length, which would have added more pace to the film.
Farhan Akhtar makes his debut as an actor in Rock On. He has also sung all his songs in the film. He is easily a much better singer than actor. He needs to work on his dialogue delivery and voice modulation. It is impossible to predict his emotion from hearing him speak. However, as a singer, he rocks. I'd have to say it takes courage to do a role like this, that too in one's debut film. The chances that you'd fall flat on your face are high. Kudos to Farhan for that. The pick of all actors is Arjun Rampal. He usually manages to do well in roles that want him to look serious.
I hope this the foot in the door for a new genre of films in Bollywood.