Rock- On Rocks

Rock on rocks!! ( drafted on aug 28-2008 )
Its 2am now and I have just been home drenched in equal measures by rain and Rock on the film. My immediate review. A film that can blindly score a 4+ rating on a scale of 5. Rock on the movie,for me, is majorly a music driven story of the ups and downs of an amatuerish rock gang over an extended period of time. BuT above the story and the drama involved wat makes the movie ultra special, is the frsh music that syncs throughout the moovie. For me, whose know how of rock starts and ends with summer of 69, music of Rock on has been definitely a welcome addition. Its Music is still flowing into my ears thru the headphones. Quite strangely it has been 3 days since my lappie is singing tirelessly the music of rock on and none of my frnds is complaining. They all have different temperament towards music and still no one is getting sick of it. Even more astonishing was when I heard aravi humming meri laundry a few times.
So here I am, seen the film, writing abt it, keeping my ears open to its music the whole day..oh boyy its truly prevailing on me. The music is by far the essence of the movie. The promos also are driven around it. I may not be the right person to get an all sensible breakdown of the music, but what I can quite guranteeily say is its awesome, top of the class: its contemporary lines, guitar, the shots, farhaans sound and sheer energy in the songs, too good.
I truly expected a good movie long before it gate crashed the box office. The sole reason being the omnipresence of farhaan in the movie. In addition to the acknowledged credits of farhaan in the film as actor, singer & producer, it may sound foolish if someone say he didn’t involve himself in direction and script. The lyrics also have shades of origins from his grey cells. So farhaan keeps proving me again and again that he definitely belongs to that rare breed of filmmakers, who are at the same time perfectionists and creative. I often thought him to be a master storyteller, but this poet son turned out to be a cut above, with multitudes of personas. If dch was fresh, laakshya crafty, don stylish then I wud say rock on is all three in one.
The director abhishek kapoor did a splendid job as he had almost taken a wagon full of risks with this film. An all new star cast, a hatka theme, different sounding music all seemed too heavy for a debutant in the formula driven bollywood landscape. But he pulled it out with total élan.
Whats a Casting director doing in a hindi film? The answer is all visible in this film. The casting is truly fabulous. Roles and actors are hand in gloves here. Extra real. Joe, looked a real rockstar. kd is real Kool and rob truly enigmatic. I loved adi’s wife, a complete departure frm the lovable wife dictum of hindi cinema. Debby..hmm i really wish to have a wife like her, so domineering and aestetically beautiful, I believe every man loves to have a wife that way even if they don’t admit it.
S,E,L.again does a grt job. Premier film makers in bollywood can now think twice before running over to the shores of madras to get the dates of the local Mozart, as this 3mencompany proved what they are truly capable of.
The only glitch I could come up with in the film, and that too with a lot of deep thinking, is the similar backdrop of all farhaans movies. Urban rich cool irresponsible teenagers playing with their destinies. But this is just minor issue as I desperately had to find something not so perfect in the whole thing.
Final verdict: Overall a grand movie. 99% Flawless and bombarded with magical performance from all involved. A must watch!! A movie that I really loved. Whats more “meri laundry ka ek bill” is my new dialer tone. The first time I ever did so.
lappie still roaring his throat out “asmaan ye neela kyun”….