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Two of my all time favorite flicks have been DCH and JHANKAAR BEATS and yesterday i got to revive their 'magik' by watching 'ROCK ON'.
All courtesy Midmac's newly caught fish 'APTE BABA', had a blast watching the movie much talked about. Pretty much like the two mentioned above,ROCK ON boasts of decent storyline, gud music(although didn't like it when heard before seeing the movie, but now, totally mad) and a strange zing that never loses on u.

STORY: is predictable but u never want to come out of the flow, little slow(esp after interval) but u would never want it to pace up, few unused or unwanted plots like Farhan Akhtar's(Adi) pre- marital love or may be Luke's(Rob) final stage brain tumor but u dont want the same boilerplate drama, or may be the ego spat between Farhan and Arjun Rampal(Joe) but again there u desperately want them to patch up and get down to their 'magik muzik'.
All in all, story about the reunion of a rock band,initiated by the lead singer's wife(played by Prachi Desai) after a split(that happened ten years ago), projects to be different and involving.

MUSIC: is fresh with new throats used (esp Farhan Akhtar) which makes it raw and so re-listenable. An awesome use of 'sticks and strings' which stands out(karaoke the songs and u feel the real stuff). Broken and graffiti lyrics adorn the scores with a oozing masti feel.
take this,
'meri laundry ka ek bill,
ek aadhi padhi novel,
ek ladki ka phone no.,
mere kaam ka ek paper'
A sure stuff to bang your head on.
My fav one being, ' TUM HO TO'. Excellently sung.

ACTS: Farhan Akhtar simply rocks, first as a lead singer of a rock band and then as an investment banker, doesn't look like a fresher in acting.Nothing much comes for Purab Kohli(KD) and Luke Kenny(Rob) except some comic lines and a 'brain tumor' respectively.
Same for Prachi Desai, who gets to thank her husband's ex-galfriend and the role of throwing husband's b'day party to start the reunion process.The performances that stand out is of Arjun Rampal and his onscreen wife Shahana Goswami, both brilliantly done. With Arjun Rampal sizzling as an ethical, long-haired lead guitarist and Shahana Goswami perfectly handling the 'family macchi business' having dropped her fashion designer dreams.

SCENES WORTH SPECIAL MENTION:

1) The band playing 'saanson ki zaroorat' in a dandia night , in their style with non-blinking faces to collect funds for their instruments. One can't stop laughter on it.

2) A compromise and then signature on the album contract with the 'close to heart' song being scrapped to pave way for a petty remix just to catch up with the shaadi season.

3) Climax scene with Arjun Rampal on strings, in the crowd, after having ditched 'a much needed job' just to play for the final time for his band.
A mind blowing one, you want to jump in the crowd to feel the vibes of a rocking rock show.

In all, a great movie with flaws you would want to overlook.
A definite one to get the 'cult status'.