Rockstar Review

This movie is the story of Janardan Jhakkad a middle class Delhi boy who dreams of becoming a rock star nd plans to do so by getting his heart broken by the college "heart breaking machine"(played by Nargis Fakhiri).

The story of the movie is basically the story of Devdas with a tadka of music as when Nargis Fakhiri leaves Ranbir Kapoor he looses his mind, starts drinking, does strange antics and becomes a rockstar because apparently "Toote hue dil se sangeet nikalta hai". Imtiaz Ali tries to unnecessarily complicate this simple story by running it in a series of flashbacks and present day scenarios but it only adds to the confusion and promotes disinterest in an already banal story.

Nargis Fakhiri acts poorly in her role of a spoilt Delhi girl who becomes weak due to illness. Aditi Rao Hydari does well in her role which is surplus to requirements.

The reason this movie has been given three stars is Ranbir Kapoor who plays both his roles ie the simple Delhi boy Janardan who asks for more chutney with samosa and the maverick rockstar JJ who breaks down in middle of a performance, beats policemen, shows his middle finger publicly and breaks into the house of his love in Prague, with flair and confidence. The second star of the movie is A.R Rehman whose music is tremendous and probably the only thing to look forward to as it touches your heart while complimenting a weak narration. Watch it only if you are a big Ranbir Kapoor fan.