Sends out an extremely negative message

Rating: 4/10 (3 September 2012)

Rockstar is a movie about a confused youth who achieves fame a rock singer. And what all he loses in the process to achieve fame. Somewhere in the beginning of the film, the character Janardhan Jakhar is told that one can be a true artist only if he suffers pain. And he goes about looking for an opportunity to create pain for himself (as well as others around him!). In this process, he tries to woo a girl already betrothed to someone else, knowing well that the drama is going to cause him a lot of pain, and give him the motivation to become a singer! The problem with this film is that it represents the wrong track on which the society thinks. And it gives a very wrong message. After watching this flick, quite a few creative individuals may think about dropping their pursuits. This is the 'Sadda Haq' generation, to quote a song from the film. These are the people who feel entitled to everything on Earth, and make a lot of noise during the TV debates. Unfortunately, the film ends up glorifying such behavior. The Rockstar's behavior and motivations are completely out of place. Nothing justifies that show of rage, or anti-social behavior which he exhibits. Apart from the wrong message, the film suffers from a poor and incoherent screenplay as well. One scene jumps to another, without much co-relation between them. Performance wise, Ranbir Kapoor is good as the rebel-without-a-cause Rockstar, but so would be anyone playing the role. It is the debut of the lead actress, Nargis Fakhri, and it is not fair to have sky-high expectations from her! The music is certainly not A.R. Rehman's best, but the excellent lyrics more than make up for it. The director Imtiaz Ali had shown this tendency of randomness in his previous flicks (Love Aaj Kal), but had managed to keep them intact. Here, he completely loses the plot. The high ratings are symbolic of a similarly confused society that has gone 'out-of-focus' itself. I will go with a four out of ten for Rockstar. Ra.One and Bodyguard are much more entertaining!