Arjun Rampal Talks About How 'Rock On' Changed His Life For Good!
Arjun Rampal revealed that the movie Rock On changed his life for good and he connected really well with his character, Joe, the lead guitarist of the band.
The
year
2008
saw
an
unusual
film
like
'Rock
On'
hit
the
theatres
and
it
was
India's
first
ever
movie
dedicated
to
rock
music
and
the
struggles
Indian
rock
musicians
face
by
the
onslaught
of
the
Bollywood
music
industry
dominating
the
country.
The
film
starred
Arjun
Rampal,
Farhan
Akhtar,
Purab
Kohli,
Luke
Kenny
and
Prachi
Desai.
Close
to
9
years
later,
Arjun
Rampal
opened
up
by
saying
Rock
On
changed
his
life
for
good
and
instilled
a
sense
of
confidence
in
him.
He
said,
"The
film
gave
me
confidence
and
instilled
a
lot
of
faith
in
me
about
my
abilities.
I
could
identify
with
that
character
and
as
an
artist,
I
feel
it's
one
of
the
nicest
ones
that
I've
ever
essayed."
He
further
revealed
that
his
confidence
was
reflected
in
his
other
movies
that
followed,
"This
conviction
was
later
reflected
in
characters
that
I
played
in
films
that
followed,
such
as
Om
Shanti
Om,
Rajneeti,
D-Day
and
even
Last
Lear.
When
I
look
back
at
these
films,
I
feel
satisfied
and
complete."
Arjun
Rampal
also
won
the
National
Award
for
portraying
the
character
of
Joe,
the
lead
guitarist
in
Rock
On.
He
revealed,
"It
was
really
strange.
I
was
sitting
on
the
terrace
and
sipping
coffee,
when
I
got
a
message
from
a
friend
saying,
'Congrats,
you
have
won
national
award.'I
replied,
'Don't
be
funny.'
He
wrote
back,
'Idiot,
you've
won
the
award;
it's
on
TV.'
I
still
felt
that
he
was
goofing
around.
I
put
my
TV
on,
saw
my
name
on
the
ticker,
and
was
like
'Oh
God'".