Music is life , music can pure your soul . India as a country has always produced great musicians who have made a name for them via their music internationally esp in the field of classical music . the sitar , dholak , sarangi have always inspired & awed generations of Indians . but somehow the guitar , drums have always been thought to be inspiration for the western people & so is the music associated with these instruments – Rock music . the real fact is a new generation in India has taken to rock music in the recent past & made it a viable option along with the Tradition folk & classical songs . the bands in Bengal comprise of a huge number of lovers of rock music as well as the famous band Euphoria .
This neo reality is showcased by Abishek Kapoor in his film on Rock Music – Rock On . in an first of its kind attempt kapoor showcases the story of 4 friends Aditya ( Farhan in a surprisingly natural debut as an actor ) , Joe (the brilliant & restrained Arjun Rampal) , KD KillerDrummer(Purab an absolute natural & funny) , Rob (an effective Luke Kenny) who have a band called magik . they love rock music & dream to make it big in this field . finally , when they do get this chance to make it big as a band , egos start to tumble in & ends up separating them . their dreams are put to an end abruptly , they go their separate ways to lead mechanical lives some even throwing the music they loved out of their life . Years later Aditya s wife sakshi ( Prachi in one of the finest debuts of the yr) reunites them & reignites the passion of friendship & music that they had left behind . all 4 now see this as their last opportunity to redeem themselves by reuniting for a concert the one last time .but will the 4 come back again as a team & perform the one last time to pure their soul again . or will there be problems like Joes wife (the find of the film Sahana Goswami effortless & flawless) Who is hell bent on making te idealistic Joe practical by not allowing him to join the band again ?
As far as the story is concerned there is nothing new as one as seen such kind of stories in many friendship movies like dil chahata hai , rang de basanti & many others , but what makes the difference here is rock music & the realistic treatment by kapoor . of course , the screenplay is another reason as it has some beautiful moments wich make u feel as if all this could have happened to u
- the scene where prachi is asked tossing or when farhan welcomes her back home with the first magik song after her reunion .
- the climax concert is bound to take u into a trance as it happened with all the people in the theatre were quite & hardly anyone moved , even the 5 yr old toddler though I do thing he was shocked on seeing grownup people shouting inte screen. There are many moments like these that make the movie .
But the real star of the show has to be Editor deepa Bahtia & the genius of the musical trio of Shankar Ehsaan & loy . While Bhatia editing of the rock songs how she manages to kee the interest alive in the narrative while it consistently overlaps between the past & present , the trio of S.E.l create the right kind of music tht is bound to be appreciated everytime the movie is watched , each & every song is bound to make u fall in love with rock music u have been a fan of it or not . the Cinematograph y is brilliant considering that it only happens to be a 8- 12 crore film , the feel of the movie is grand & much bigger .
At the end of it Rock On tells u to go back to a incomplete dream & try to fulfill it by giving urself a second chance . u never know the dream or ambition might just get fulfilled , so don’t stop dreaming & never think its too late , it might just happen like magik
