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Movie Rockstar (2011) in which Nargis Fakhri romanced younger than her
Ranbir Kapoor
By Dinesh Kamath
There are many actresses who have
romanced actors younger than them on the big screen. Coming to Nargis’ debut
film Rockstar, it starred Ranbir Kapoor opposite her and well, she is even 3
years older than Ranbir. Here are some information about the film ‘Rockstar’.
Rockstar is a 2011 Indian musical
romantic drama film directed by Imtiaz Ali, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis
Fakhri, with music composed by A. R. Rahman. The film also stars Moufid Aziz,
Aditi Rao Hydari, Piyush Mishra, Shernaz Patel, Kumud Mishra in supporting
roles, and also Shammi Kapoor, who makes his last silver screen appearance. The
film was produced by Eros International Ltd. along with Shree Ashtavinayak Cine
Vision Ltd. It follows Janardhan Jakhar a.k.a. JJ or Jordan, who dreams of
becoming a rockstar like his role model, Jim Morrison. Yet, eventually on
attaining all that he dreamt of, Jordan ends up anguished and despondent, by
the loss of Heer Kaul, whom he loved passionately and whose illness is
inadvertently caused by Jordan himself.
Development of Rockstar commenced
in May 2010. Nargis Fakhri was cast as the female lead, after plans to give the
role to Kareena Kapoor were shelved. Filming in India took place at Delhi,
Kashmir, Mumbai and Dharamsala, while the foreign sequences were shot in Prague
and Liberec, Czech Republic.
Rockstar was released on 11
November 2011. On the day of release, Tibetans in Chennai and Dharmasala
protested against the Central Board of Film Certification for asking the
film-makers to censor scenes featuring the Tibetan flag. Upon release, the film
received positive to mixed reviews. Critics highlighted Kapoor and Rahman as
the stars of the film, but criticized the plot. The film did well at the box
office, managing to appeal the youngsters in the cities. Made on a budget of
₹600 million (US$8.7 million), Rockstar grossed ₹1.08 billion (US$16 million)
worldwide. Kapoor and Rahman received numerous awards for their work in the
film. It is considered a cult classic in India due to its popularity in youth
even after years of its release.
Raja Sen of Rediff gave the film 4
stars out of 5 and wrote, "Rockstar is a simple, unspectacular tale,
sometimes even predictable, but director Imtiaz Ali masterfully weaves in
details that draw us in." Aniruddha Guha of DNA too gave the film 4 out of
5 saying that the film was "like an effective crescendo that leaves you
wanting more." Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India also gave the film 4 out
of 5 and stated that "The highpoint of Rockstar is it's high tension,
high-on-passion romance between two unlikely people".[30] Sukanya Verma of
Rediff rated it 3.5 stars out of 5 and said, "Rockstar is flawed but
fabulous." Mayank Shekhar of Hindustan Times also gave a rating of 3.5 out
of 5 and noted "The canvas is wide like early Sanjay Leela Bhansali's;
bird's view of the stunning bridge is very Mani Ratnam; witty, earthy dialogues
are so Vishal Bhardwaj. Director Imitiaz Ali manages to retain a personal,
auteur's touch in a genre vastly commercial, mainstream. This is a rare
feat." Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3 out of 5 stars,
and said "On the whole, Rockstar does not live up to the confidence and
expectations from the otherwise very skilled and accomplished film-maker Imtiaz
Ali." Hrithik Sharma of El Viaje Reviews included it into his select list
of Bollywood classics and says that "Rockstar is a unique cocktail of 50%
drama, 40% romance and 10% comedy. What stands out is the music by A. R.
Rahman. Each song in the film is a masterpiece and fits very well into the
plot. Cinematography is realistic but prepossessing indeed. The film gets a 10
on 10 in this department. There are certain scenes in the film that may seem
unrelated to the plot but those would be the scenes that would stay with you
longer." Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN also gave 3 stars out of 5, commenting
"Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar is a far-from-perfect film, but it has honesty and
depth, which is mostly missing in Hindi movies today."
Sumit Bhattacharya of Rediff gave a
rating of 2.5 out of 5, saying that "Rockstar is what is called a one-time
watch", and highlighted that the film "is more Devdas than Jim
Morrison". Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV too gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars,
and said "Rockstar has a Sufi soul. If only it had been set free and
allowed to go the whole hog!" Komal Nahta of Koimoi again gave the film
2.5 out of 5, and said, "Rockstar will meet with a mixed response: one section
of the audience (mainly youngsters in the cities) will love it while another
section (mainly the single-screen audience and public of smaller cities) will
find it ordinary." Kaveree Bamzai of India Today gave the film 2 out of 5
stars and said "AR Rahman's music is the soul of the film. What is missing
is the spine, leaving just a jelly in place." Yahoo! gave the film 1 star
out of 5, and said "Rockstar drives home an unscientific hypothesis that
people who’ve endured sufferings/heart break etc will reach their creative
best." A reviewer from Reuters commented that Rahman and Ranbir are the
stars of the film while saying "Rockstar works on so many levels, but it
fails miserably on so many more.".
Upon release, Rockstar had a very
good opening. The film opened to a good response at multiplexes with bookings
averaging around 60–70%, and single screens witnessed a lower capacity at
around 30–40%. It collected ₹100 million (US$1.4 million) nett on its opening
day, thus becoming the second highest opener in a non-festival season after
Ready. The good opening was attributed to the multiplexes across cities, the
"star power" of Ranbir Kapoor as well as the youthful theme of the
film. The film showed growth on Saturday by grossing ₹112.5 million (US$1.6
million) nett, therefore taking its two-day net total to ₹205 million (US$3.0
million). A similar growth was seen on Sunday, and hence the first weekend
collection ended at ₹337.5 million (US$4.9 million) nett, the majority of which
was collected from Mumbai, Pune, Delhi & Bangalore.
Rockstar opened well on Monday
collecting around ₹57.5 million (US$830,000) nett, with 40% drop as compared to
the first day collections, thus taking the four-day total to ₹390 million
(US$5.6 million) nett. The film collection saw another noticeable fall on
Tuesday as it collected around ₹42.5 million (US$610,000) nett, with five days
collection totalling to ₹432.5 million (US$6.3 million) nett. At the end of
first week, the film had a good collection by grossing ₹474.6 million (US$6.9
million) nett, though the film had found appreciation only with a small section
of the audience. In the process, it was ranked ninth in the list of all-time
first week domestic collections.
Rockstar grossed ₹25.0 million
(US$360,000) nett on second Friday, with a 75% drop as compared to the first
day. On Saturday, the film collected ₹32.5 million (US$470,000) nett, and ₹42.5
million (US$610,000) nett on Sunday, taking the second weekend collection
totalled at ₹100 million (US$1.4 million), representing a 70% drop from its
first weekend. As of ten days, the film had collected approximately ₹574.6
million (US$8.3 million) nett. Rockstar made ₹158.5 million (US$2.3 million) nett
in the second week, declining by 67% and taking the two-week collection
totalled at ₹633.1 million (US$9.2 million) nett. The film on week three
managed to earn ₹29.6 million (US$430,000), and hence taking three weeks
collections to ₹662.7 million (US$9.6 million). By the end of its fifth week,
the film netted ₹674.9 million (US$9.8 million).
Rockstar managed to gross $1.65
million from all overseas markets and was termed as below the mark. The film
collected £185,000 in the UK, $612,000 in North America, $370,000 in UAE and
$100,000 in Australia.
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