A great movie...NOT....

Rating: 7/10 (14 November 2011)

I was very excited and wanted to watch the movie ever since I saw the theatrical trailers while watching "Bodyguard". Looking at the trailers it seemed that it would be a story of an anguish ridden Youngster who is wronged by the system and is up against it. So, there were a few surprises when I finally got to watch it.
What seemed like anguish turned out to be confusion. You would expect some rebellion from a movie where the lead character is supposed to be a Rockstar. Unfortunately there was no Che Guavera moment. Storyline is icy thin and highly predictable. Narrative fails to grip the audience & movie leans on some cheesy dialogue for grabbing attention. Its all the more difficult to categorize the movie as there is no defined development of characters or plot. Its neither a full fledged musical journey nor a love story. Romantic angle is treated with overdose of physical intimacy and is on the verge of Satyriasis. The movie, for some, ends abruptly without any clear indications of whatever happened to everyone. Its a bit crude even you expect that 'Happily ever after' wasn't to be.
Ranbir Kapoor(RK) has done some good job and has come of age in the movie as far as characterization goes. Its the failure of the director that the it didn't gel with the narrative. Nargis Fakhri(NF) looks overwhelmingly like Tara Sharma( From Khosla ka Ghosla). Other than how she looks, NF has done great job and looks pretty comfortable on screen. The on screen chemistry between RK & NF looks a bit cold even in intimate scenes but maybe that is what director intended to, to highlight the eccentric nature of the characters.
Only saving grace for the movie is without a doubt is its Music. A.R. Rahman has done a commendable job and you are left with a number tunes stuck in your head. Mohit chauhan has done a great great job as voice of RK. The voice matches so good that my brother asked me if it was RK singing or some playback. The Songs however fail to carry the story because the screenplay and narrative overlap the past, present and future.
Verdict: Watch the movie if you want to; but you won't miss anything if you decided against it.