Rockstar

2011

Rockstar

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Movie Info

A Delhi boy resents the fact that he has no pain in his life. He has realized that all great Musicians have had a painful life. In order to get his heart broken, he proposes to the most sought-after girl in Delhi University.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Musical & Performing Arts, Romance
Directed By:

Imtiaz Ali
Written By:

Imtiaz Ali, Muazzam Beg
In Theaters:

Nov 11, 2011 limited
On Disc/Streaming:

Mar 26, 2012
Box Office:

$985,912
Runtime:

160 minutes
Studio:

Eros International

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Cast

Ranbir Kapoor
as Janardan/Jordan

Nargis Fakhri
as Heer

Aditi Rao Hydari
as Sheena

Kumud Mishra
as Khatana

Piyush Mishra
as Dhingra

Shernaz Patel
as Neena Kaul

Sanjana Sanghi
as Mandy

Shikha Jain
as Meena

Jaideep Ahlawat
as Jordan's brother

Moufid Aziz
as Jai

Sushil Dahiya
as Cop

Paritosh Sand
as Doctor

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Critic Reviews for Rockstar

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (2)

It is redeemed by an accomplished performance from the talented handsome male-lead and by songs which rock.

Oct 24, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Anil Sinanan
Time Out
Top Critic
Rockstar is that rare popular film that captures the precise moment when music draws a man into the realm of the divine.

Oct 20, 2017 | Full Review…

Lisa Tsering
Hollywood Reporter
Top Critic
Rockstar disappoints; Ranbir [Kapoor] doesn't.

Mar 29, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Shubhra Gupta
The Indian Express
Clever editing renders the disjointed narrative through flashbacks to reflect the hero's chaotic upheavals.

Nov 25, 2011 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Manish Gajjar
Birmingham Mail
A simple story, beautifully enacted, perfectly crafted, there is not much to fault in this film. Exemplary cinema by any standards.

Nov 16, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Priya Joshi
Digital Spy

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Audience Reviews for Rockstar

Nov 12, 2011

When I first heard that Rockstar is going to have 14 songs in it, I was skeptic about it. As it turns out, the songs are the best and worst thing about the film. Worst because the 14 songs are splattered all over a lame story ending up in a disjointed narrative which makes it even more lame. Editing is a mess. The editor must be totally clueless about the director's vision. The film keeps on referring to Jim Morrison and the story idea of a troubled singer might be inspired from him. But I really doubt if Jim's music had anything to do with such a bland love story. This is typical Bollywood fare just trying too hard to be epic. And God, don't I love those songs..

Anoop K Super Reviewer