WHAT WENT WRONG WITH ROCKSTAR?
Imtiaz Ali is a terrific storyteller, as evident from his previous films like Socha Na Tha, Jab We Met and Love Aaj Kal (LAK). The first two films had an extremely simple narration while in LAK, he played around with the narration at the commencement which came out so well. In fact, during the opening credits, he gave the viewers entire glimpse of what’s to come next till the finale and yet viewers remain clueless about what to expect even in the next sequence! Hats off!
However, he went a step ahead in Rockstar and tried to move the narration back and forth in a more complicated manner! Alas, he failed this time! The storyline anyway wasn’t that exciting but still I believe one can enjoy a film if it’s executed well. Unfortunately, Imtiaz Ali’s incoherent script and direction messes up things further. To add to it, the film kind of ends abruptly which wasn’t the right thing to do with a film like this. One wishes to know what happened to the central characters and whether they succeed in moving on but alas!
Having said that, the film has its moments which bear the Imtiaz Ali stamp! From the opening sequence (Ranbir getting bashed at one end of the city but treated like a hero at the other) to Ranbir’s so-called ‘heartbreak’ (hilarious) to Ranbir-Nargis indulging in mischief in Delhi to Nargis asking for a hug to Nizamuddin scenes to jugalbandi sequence involving Shammi Kapoor to Ranbir tearing up the contract (‘Image is everything swaha’…hahahahahaha!) and many such sequences save Rockstar from being an ultimate disaster. And not to forget, Ranbir Kapoor gets into the skin of the character and comes up with a bravura performance! It’s a treat to see him perform!
I wish lessons are learnt from Rockstar. I wish Imtiaz Ali gets the gist and he goes back to his simple narration technique, one of the chief reasons that made him famous in the first place! Here’s hoping for the best!
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