Ranbir as ROCKSTAR.
Rockstar is a 2011 Indian musical romantic drama film directed by Imtiaz Ali, starringRanbir Kapoor and debutant Nargis Fakhri, with music composed by A. R. Rahman. The film also stars Shammi Kapoor, Moufid Aziz, Aditi Rao Hydari, Piyush Mishra, Shernaz Patel and Kumud Mishra, with the former making his last silver screen appearance. The film was produced by Eros International Ltd. along with Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd. It follows Janardhan Jakhar a.k.a. JJ and Jordan, who dreams of becoming a big rockstar. He undergoes an emotional change to do so and during the process, a love story follows with a girl named Heer, which takes him from India to Prague. Development of Rockstar commenced in May 2010. Nargis Fakhri was cast as the female lead, after plans to give the role to Kareena Kapoor were shelved. Filming in India took place atDelhi, Kashmir, Mumbai and Dharamsala, while the foreign sequences were shot inPrague and Liberec, Czech Republic.
Rockstar was released on 11 November 2011. On the day of release, Tibetans inChennai and Dharmasala protested against the Central Board of Film Certification for asking the film-makers to censor scenes featuring the Tibetan flag. Upon release, the film received positive to mixed reviews. Critics highlighted Kapoor and Rahman as the stars of the film, but panned the plot. The film did well at the box office and was declared a “Hit”, managing to appeal to the youngsters in the cities.
Was the ROCKSTAR able to Rock peoples heart?!? Lets find.
The film opens by showing a large crowd outside the Verona Arena, Italy, with eager fans queuing for the rock concert of Jordan (Ranbir Kapoor). Jordan, who was being attacked by thugs moments ago, manages to escape and reach the arena. He shows a complete disregard for his fans, storms onto the stage in a fit of rage and starts strumming his guitar.
A flashback shows the story of Jordan, when he was Janardhan Jhakar a.k.a. JJ, a simple Haryanvi Jat from, Delhi, a student in Hindu College who dreams of becoming a big star and gets laughed at by his friends for that. Khatana, a canteen owner (Kumud Mishra), tells him that the only way melody can be produced is by undergoing trauma via a heartbreak. Janardhan jokingly tells himself that since he hasn’t seen bad times, he hasn’t been able to reach his idol’s (Jim Morrison) level of fame. He goes to the performance of Heer Kaul (Nargis Fakhri), one of the girls in St. Stephens College, and overhears that she is the “perfect heartbreaking machine”. Instantly deciding to propose to her, he suffers humiliation, which he deciphers as the perfect method for receiving the “heart-break” and the key to “fame”. However, they both become good friends, hanging out together and doing things like drinking desi liquor and watching a B-grade Hindi film called “Junglee Jawaani”
Heer marries Jai (Moufid Aziz) in Kashmir and departs to Prague with him. During the process, she develops feelings for JJ and coins the name “Jordan” for him before leaving. JJ returns home finds himself thrown out by his elder brother for attending Heer’s wedding and stealing 500,000. He takes refuge for two months in the nearby Nizamuddin Dargah, singing qawwalis and finally to Khatana’s place, making it his home.
Ustad Jameel Khan (Shammi Kapoor), a Padma Bhushan classical artist, remembers JJ singing at the Dargah, and prompts Dhingra (Piyush Mishra), the owner of a music company called “Platinum Records”, to sign JJ as he foresees a bright future for him. When Sheena (Aditi Rao Hydari), a journalist interviewing Jordan as a rockstar, hints to Jordan that Dhingra intends to send some artists to Prague for a tour and recordings, he instantly volunteers to work there to reunite with Heer.
ROCKSAR indeed was successful in ROCKING the hearts of people all around.