Un-Indianised, simply brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (15 November 2011)

Lately i have had to go through the trauma of watching some rubbish, money motivated Bollywood flicks such as the prolonged "bodyguard" and the hideously scripted "Ra-One".
However, Rock-star is just on another level. It is the most gripping Bollywood film of the year. It reminds me of movies like "Rock on", "Dil Chahta hai", "Rang de Basanti". Because this like them is not a clichéd story, it is out of the box and very very different from the monotonous chocolate-love flicks.
The best part of the movie was that there were no non-sense songs, all the songs made sense and were perfectly timed. The music by A.R Rehman is absolutely brilliant. Apart from that, it is very well directed, the way the director has played with the time-line is marvelous. The time-line keeps the viewer glued to the screen. For instance, the start of the movie is showing JJ or Jordan at a massive concert and then suddenly you see him as a struggling visionary artist during his college life trying to imitate famous Rock-stars.
Yes, the movie basically is a love story, but an extremely gripping one unlike most Bollywood love stories. You see how Jordan becomes the star he is, due to this love story. That is what makes it so special, 2 plots working side by side complementing one another i,e him becoming a "star" due to his passionate "love affair".
The facial expressions of both "Ranbir" and "Nargis" add to the spice. You actually feel they are in love. The intensity of their relationship is very evident due to the acting. Nargis despite not having her own voice has done an outstanding job and Ranbir Kapoor has stepped up a notch from his other brilliant performance in "Rajneeti".
It is one of those epic movies, you cant afford to miss. If you are a fan of wonderfully scripted biographies then this one is definitely for you. However if you enjoy over the top action, stunts or illogical comedy then don't watch it.
My recommendation to all purists out there, do watch it. I cant believe the rating of this movie is only 7.6 which is most likely to drop.Through all this i have learned one thing, Through this movie the Indian cinema has shown signs of maturity however through the rating the public has not.
Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis take a bow !! extremely brilliant performance !