Seems like 2 different people made the first and second half of the movie

Rating: 2/10 (30 December 2011)

This is probably my first Hindi movie review. I don't claim to be an expert in Hindi movies as I only watch 4 or 5 a year. I prefer watching a movie after reading it's reviews. I am not a fan of masala movies. I like Hindi movies that are different. I enjoyed movies like 3 idiots, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, etc, because they're not the usual Hindi movie story. Rockstar is not the typical movie story, and hence I was excited to watch it. But about the half way mark it fell apart. Started off as a comedy/drama/friendship story, with a hint of love story, but then it spiraled into something totally different. It's like 2 halves of the movie were made by 2 different people. The last 30 minutes of the movie seemed a little pointless. I won't add any spoilers here but the roller coaster ride of the second half of this movie made me want to just turn it off. But I thought there would be some point to it in the end - there was none. So I'm not critical because this is not the usual Hindi movie because I knew full well it would not be - but perhaps I expected more from the acting, story, a better pace, etc. On the positive side the camera work and music is excellent. The rest was very disappointing.