Hits the all right notes with a searing solo by Ranbir Kapoor
A bumbling idiot, Janardhan Jakhar ( Ranbir Kapoor) wants to be as famous as his idol the crude, lascivious musician Jim Morrison. Although Jakhar is talented, he somehow lacks the soul that makes great music. The remedy, according to his mentor, for creating great music is heartbreak and pain. His search for pain leads him to the most beautiful girl on his college campus, Heer Kaul (Nargis Fakhri). The dogged pursuit finally leads to a beautiful platonic companionship for both of them, but just before her marriage to a rich guy in Prague, they both realize their true feelings for each other. Heer leaves and Janardhan turns in to Jordan, as christened by Heer, and he ascends stardom, his descent begins.
I thought the film was a long documentary but an interesting one, you sit glued to your seats through the entire marathon. The film is nearly 3 hours long and takes you back and forth, Delhi, to Kashmir and then to Prague as Jordan tries to make sense of fame, life and love. This...
Too good to be true, believe the hype, its amazing!
Ranbir Kapoor delivers a powerhouse performance. The songs are probably some of the best in the recent decade. The story is gorgeously developed and portrayed. The emotions are intense. Probably, the best film to come out of bollywood in a long time. Highly recommended. If you liked this, i would highly recommend another amazing hindi film, 'Ekk Dewanna Tha' 2012. Both are beautiful films. Hope this review helped. :)
`ROCKSTAR' interpreted as a tale of Sufi Wisdom
[SPOILERS abound...] `ROCKSTAR' as a tale of Sufi Wisdom: Imtiaz Ali, Rumi, AR Rahman & Irshad Kamil
Oh innocent bird, come home!
No matter how much you cut the air with your wings, you'll never be able to escape yourself. Break the skies! Burn the world! You won't be able to hide yourself. Take any path. You reside in you. You'll come back to your own Home. Oh innocent bird...
- O NADAAN PARINDE lyrics inspired and sung by AR Rahman
The 2011 Hindi film `Rockstar' can be interpreted as a love story woven with Sufi wisdom. I have found no evidence that the director & writer Imtiaz Ali is a Sufi, however in the film he uses verses from the Sufi master Rumi and an ongoing friendship with the Sufi AR Rahman indicates a shared respect and affinity. The Indian Hindi/Urdu poet Irshad Kamil wrote the lyrics to Rahman's compositions and has created unique fresh poetic images suffused in subtle hidden layers of Sufi metaphors.
The mystic will always...
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