A musical extravaganza & definitely a fantastic work of art !!

Rating: 8/10 (8 December 2011)

Imtiaz Ali, a great director, has definitely tried his best and even proved himself in this movie to take his advancements to the new genre of movies. Keeping in mind the mental condition of today's youth who sometimes feels rebellious regarding the dos & don'ts of the world, own goals, failures and pressures from family to divert the direction of his life away from his ambitions. The movie's trailers had already created an image of the lead character i.e Janardhan Jakhad(Ranbir) as a rebellious, rude-'Rockstar'. But behind every success story lies the pain and definitely struggle, pain and agony the character faces. The movie starts with Jordan(Ranbir) having a small street fight in the a European Country and then running wildly to the Czech Stadium crowded by his fans waiting for him to come and rock. He arrives and while he reaches the stadium, flashbacks from his previous life start...it arises a lot of excitement and curiosity among the viewers for his previous life. Then starts the story wherein a young simple Delhite(highly impressed by Jim Morrison) faces various types of situations(some intentionally created by himself) for one goal i.e. to become a Rockstar,, and then there's the entry of Heer(Nargis Fakhri) who is the the most talked about girl of the college, they meet and all this carries on as a musical ride. AR Rahman is truly master of his work. the synchronization of the music and the storyline is extremely perfect. If one is focussing only on the story , he may not enjoy as much as the one who shall if he flows with the music and try to feel what the character feels. There are points where there's comedy, excitement, love, fun, love and several other myriads of feelings all enlivened by the perfect blend of music by Maestro- AR Rahman. This is perhaps Ranbeer's best performance as if now, however on the contrary Nargis Fakhri was able to add that charm to the movie but the acting part was not at all as per the expectations. There are different looks which have been experimented on him and all of them suit the various situations. Screenplay is undoubtedly contemporary with almost real life like situations, however it gets a bit slow on the later half. The pain is clearly visible in the eyes of Jordan in the 'Nadaan Parindey' the climax track. Mohit chauhan and AR Rahman have done a really great job in creating the tracks of the movie which keep on swinging around in the mind of the viewers even days after they have seen the movie. Its also like a tribute to legendary actor Shammi Kapoor who played Ustaad Jameel Khan, the one who recognized the pain and resulting rage in Jordan and gave him a chance to perform and launch his album. Overall an 8/10 movie and of course worth watching and even collecter's edition for music lovers