Is
Rock
On!!
Dil
Chahta
Hai
2,
one
is
tempted
to
ask.
Dil
Chahta
Hai
was
a
trendsetter
when
you
look
back,
paving
way
for
storytellers
who
wanted
a
new
story
to
tell.
Now,
the
Dil
Chahta
Hai
team
of
Ritesh
Sidhwani
and
Farhan
Akhtar
with
director
Abhishek
Kapoor
deliver
Rock
On!!,
a
film
that
makes
you
understand
the
true
meaning
of
friendship.
Put
your
hands
together
for
one
of
the
finest
films
of
our
times.
Put
your
hands
together
for
a
director
who
pulls
off
a
challenging
subject
with
elan.
Put
your
hands
together
for
the
actors
who
pitch
in
superlative
performances.
Rock
On!!
is
not
just
about
music.
It's
about
relationships.
And
relationships
can
get
really
complicated
and
messy
as
all
of
us
would
agree.
Rock
On!!
captures
it
so
beautifully,
so
sensitively,
so
effectively
on
celluloid.
Everything
is
in
sync
here,
everything
is
just
perfect.
Flaws?
Perhaps,
the
slow
pacing.
But
come
to
think
of
it,
you
can't
play
with
the
edit
in
a
film
like
this.
Rock
On!!
also
works
because
you
can
relate
to
the
characters,
you
can
relate
to
the
moods,
the
egos,
the
highs
and
the
lows...
In
a
nutshell,
here's
a
film
you
just
can't
afford
to
miss.
We've
had
our
share
of
masala
films
week
after
week.
Now
have
a
look
at
a
film
that
India
can
proudly
showcase
to
the
West.
Rock
On!!
simply
rocks!
Rock
On!!
is
the
story
of
four
friends
[Farhan
Akhtar,
Arjun
Rampal,
Purab
Kohli,
Luke
Kenny]
who
put
together
the
greatest
band
this
country
has
ever
seen,
Magic,
but
never
make
it.
Years
later,
fate
conspires
to
bring
them
together
again
and
set
them
on
a
journey
back
to
where
they
left
off...
a
soul-searching
pilgrimage
into
their
past.
Rock
On!!
bears
some
resemblance
to
the
Hollywood
film
That
Thing
You
Do
[Tom
Hanks],
but
it
could
be
a
mere
coincidence.
Director
Abhishek
Kapoor
sets
it
in
the
Indian
milieu
efficiently.
Watch
the
bonding
shatter
into
pieces
for
no
fault
of
anyone
in
particular
actually.
It's
the
circumstances
that
play
the
villain
here
and
Abhishek
captures
it
on
lens
so
beautifully.
The
fragile
relationships,
how
piece
after
piece
is
put
together
and
the
journey
to
the
climax...
the
narrative
is
so
compelling,
it
makes
you
feel
you're
witnessing
all
of
it
first-hand.
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's
music
is
perfect.
It's
completely
in
sync
with
the
mood
of
the
film.
Connoisseurs
of
music
have
already
showered
the
music
with
rave
reviews
and
rightly
so!
Jason
West's
cinematography
is
fantastic.
The
screenplay
and
dialogues
are
commendable.
Every
performance
in
the
film
deserves
brownie
points.
Farhan
Akhtar
makes
his
debut
as
an
actor
and
he
displays
rare
maturity
for
a
first-timer.
Known
as
an
accomplished
director
all
along,
Farhan
will
now
be
acknowledged
as
a
mature
actor
as
well.
Arjun
Rampal
delivers
his
finest
performance
to
date.
Watch
him
emote
those
tough
emotional
moments
and
also
as
a
failed
person
in
the
latter
parts
and
you'd
realize
that
he
has
only
grown
with
the
passage
of
time.
Superb
is
the
word!
Purab
Kohli
is
tremendous
and
so
is
Luke
Kenny.
Purab
has
always
delivered
fine
performances,
but
he's
touched
a
new
high
this
time.
Luke
is
equally
charged.
Prachi
Desai
scores
in
her
very
first
feature.
She
has
a
challenging
role
and
footage-wise
too,
it's
substantial.
Prachi
brings
in
a
lot
of
freshness
and
poise.
Plus,
she's
a
competent
actor.
Shahana
Goswami
is
a
talent
to
watch
out
for.
Her
performance
is
one
of
the
most
difficult
ones
for
a
newcomer
and
the
confidence
with
which
she
carries
it
deserves
to
be
lauded.
Koel
Purie
has
a
brief
role
and
she
enacts
it
quite
well.
On
the
whole,
Rock
On!!
is
an
amazing
experience.
The
highpoint
is
the
emotional
quotient,
the
skilful
performances
and
the
superb
execution
of
the
subject.
At
the
box-office,
this
urban
film
holds
tremendous
appeal
for
metros
and
mini-metros.
Business
at
multiplexes
of
Mumbai,
Pune,
Delhi
and
NCR,
Kolkata
and
South
in
particular
should
be
excellent.
Very
strongly
recommended!