Rockstar (2011)

 ●  Hindi ● 2 hrs 27 mins

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Dressed in Persian clothes, chased by hooligans, famous Indian-born Rockstar, Jordan, barely makes it to a Czech stadium to perform before a huge crowd. It was not too long ago that he was just an awkward uninhibited collegian wanna-be musician with a name of Janardhan Jakhar, who was ridiculed everywhere. His family wanted him to be inducted in their business but he refuses. He is counseled that music comes after experiencing pain, so he decides to woo Heer Kaul, the hottest girl on the college's 'Chicklist' in order to be rejected by her and thus experience pain. Initially he does face rejection from the sophisticated and cultured Heer, but quite surprisingly they subsequently become close friends, and he finds that underneath the stiff upper lip, there is a woman who is full of life and wants to experience it before getting married to Prague-based Jai. The duo hang-out together, watch a soft-porn movie, drink desi daru, travel to Kashmir, and he assists in her marriage preparations. After her departure, he reluctantly joins the family business, makes a mess, and is kicked out. He persists with his music, finally makes it big and signs a contract with a big music company. Things couldn't be better and he decides to pay Heer a visit. Both get together and hang-out as they did in India - but soon Jordan will be forced to confront a gun-toting Jai; be arrested by Prague Police; returned to India - where he will be face not fans - but angry crowds, a hostile media, and be blamed for compounding Heer's illness.
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Cast: Nargis Fakhri, Ranbir Kapoor

Crew: Imtiaz Ali (Director), Anil Mehta (Director of Photography), AR Rahman (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Musical

Release Dates: 11 Nov 2011 (India)

Hindi Name: ऋओच्क्ष्तर

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Did you know? The film marked Shammi Kapoor's final appearance in a movie. Read More
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as Heer Kaul
as Janardan Jakhar / Jordan
as Sheena
Supporting Actor
as Khatana
as Jai
as Doctor
as Dhingra
as JJ's Freind
as Mandy
as Ustad Jameel Khan
as Neena Kaul
as Meena
as JJ's sister-in-law
as Cop

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Second Assistant Director

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Director of Photography

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Camera:
ARRICAM Lite (LT)
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1, 2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Archival Source:
QubeVault
Tracklist
Music Label: T-Series
04:31

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Irshad Kamil
Playback Singer: Mohit Chauhan
04:35

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Irshad Kamil
Playback Singer: Mohit Chauhan
03:59

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Irshad Kamil
Playback Singer: Harshdeep Kaur
07:53

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Irshad Kamil
Playback Singer: Mohit Chauhan, Javed Ali, AR Rahman
04:03

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Irshad Kamil
Playback Singer: Mohit Chauhan, Karthik
05:42

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Irshad Kamil
Playback Singer: Mohit Chauhan
05:35

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Irshad Kamil
Playback Singer: Mohit Chauhan
03:01

Music Director: AR Rahman
05:48

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Irshad Kamil
Playback Singer: Raffaella Giovannetti
02:40

Music Director: AR Rahman
06:26

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Irshad Kamil
Playback Singer: Mohit Chauhan, AR Rahman
05:18

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Irshad Kamil
Playback Singer: Mohit Chauhan, Suzanne D Mello
06:05

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Irshad Kamil
Playback Singer: Mohit Chauhan
01:13

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Irshad Kamil
Playback Singer: Ranbir Kapoor
Movie Connection(s):
Reference: Jab Tak Hai Jaan (Hindi)
Referenced in: Apna Desh (Hindi)
Goofs:
Crew/Equipment Visible
In the scene just before the interval (when Jordan and Heer enter lush green fields on their bike), a shot is taken in which the equipment is visible in the shining back of the mirror of the motorcycle
Trivia:
The film was shot chronologically backwards for the sake of continuity of Ranbir Kapoor's hairstyle. The climax with long hair was shot first.

Director Imtiaz Ali wanted to cast Kareena Kapoor as the female lead but couldn't because she was Ranbir Kapoor's cousin.

Ranbir Kapoor practiced guitar at A. R. Rahman's studio for many days in preparation for his role and even read Kurt Cobain's biography to familiarize himself with him.

The film marked Shammi Kapoor's final appearance in a movie.