Not worth the hype. An average movie with a jagged plot line

Rating: 4/10 (6 October 2012)

Disappointed. Not that it is a bad movie, but it definitely doesn't justify the hype and praises it had gathered. It's the story of Jordan, a socially awkward wanna-be musician who cribs about not getting the right opportunity or the harrowing/ painful circumstances of life that would bring out the true artist in him. On the way, he meets high class socialite, Heer, who is engaged to be married and taken away to Prague.
The story then focuses on the atypical love story that takes the characters out of the typical Bollywood comfort zone.
The movie is poorly constructed. The severely jagged plot line tries to go back and forth in time without rhyme or reason, and further fails to develop the characters properly. Jordan's ascent into rockstardom is skimmed through... No, it's ignored almost completely. It would have been disappointing if this ascent just happened off-screen, but it's actually worse - The character change within Jordan - (from a meek dreamer to apparently selfish and indifferent) - seems to predate his stardom, and with that attitude, success in the music business is NOT something to skim over. The rise needs an explanation.
Especially when you consider that his passion for music is not really highlighted in the movie, you can't just gloss over his growth as 'And then suddenly, he becomes a star'. It doesn't flow well.
The music score of the movie has also been applauded far and wide. Personally, other than maybe a couple of songs, I didn't feel there was anything special about that either. I am tempted to say don't watch the film, but apparently, a whole lot of people liked the movie, so you may too... Maybe it's just not a movie for me.