Rock On Wikipedia. Rock On  is a 2. Indian rock musicaldrama film written and directed by Abhishek Kapoor, produced by Farhan Akhtar, and with music by Shankar Ehsaan Loy. The film marks the successful Bollywood debut of Farhan Akhtar and Prachi Desai. Arjun Rampal, Farhan Akhtar, Luke Kenny, and Purab Kohli star as members of the Mumbai based grunge rock band, Magik formed in 1. Three inseparable childhood friends are just out of college. Nothing comes between them until they each fall in love, and their wildly different approaches to. Rock On is a 2008 Indian rock musical drama film written and directed by Abhishek Kapoor, produced by Farhan Akhtar, and with music by ShankarEhsaanLoy. The winner of seven Filmfare Awards, Rock On The film was archived at to the Academy Film Archive library. The direct sequel, Rock On Rock On begins in Mumbai, with the rockband Magik, in 1. Joseph Joe Mascarhenas Arjun Rampal is the lead guitarist who feels the necessity to prove his worth as a musician. Aditya Shroff Farhan Akhtar is the lead singer who rebelled against his well to do family to play music. Rob Nancy Luke Kenny who plays keyboards and Kedar Zaveri a. KDKiller Drummer Purab Kohli comprise the remainder of the band. After a competition is announced by Channel V, they decide to enter, as the winner will be offered an album contract and at least one music video. After they win the competition, the band has to go through some sacrifices while signing the contract. Joe feels the most slighted when his song, which he wrote for his girlfriend, Debbie Shahana Goswami, and which was the only slow track in the entire album, is excluded from the track list to make space for a random remix song. Debbie is also rejected as the bands stylist without even being called for any demonstration. Later, when the cameramen focus only on Aditya during the filming of the music video, Joe becomes furious at the director and Aditya before leaving with Debbie. Aditya, who failed to notice that anything was amiss, is shocked and abandons music and his girlfriend Tania Nicolette Bird leaving a note for her. Magik thus disbands and its members become estranged. Ten years later, Aditya is a high powered executive of an investment banking firm. His wife Sakshi Prachi Desai, hoping to relieve his habitual resentment, decides to gift him a gold chain wrist watch for his birthday. K. D., who now works for his fathers jewellery business, overhears Sakshi talking about Aditya at the jewellery shop, and introduces himself. Sakshi later conveys the meeting to Aditya who denies knowing K. D. When Sakshi finds a box filled with Magiks photos, she invites K. D. to the birthday party, telling him she wants to reunite Aditya with the band. K. D. meets with Rob, who now makes a living composing jingles for advertisements. Together, they invite Joe, who lives largely unemployed, with an eight year old son. Sql Server 2008 R2 Iso there. The family is supported by Debbie, whom he has married and who holds a grudge against the band and also she working on a small time fishing business. Joe feels he should reconcile with his old friend but Debbie sees this as his weakness. K. D. and Rob thus attend the party without Joe, and Aditya is shocked to see them. He later scolds Sakshi for trying to dig up his past, which he claims to have left behind. Sakshi is hurt, and she leaves him after informing him about her pregnancy. Sakshis friend Devika Koel Purie persuades Aditya to face his past and meet with his ex bandmates. K. D., Joe and Rob meet up and visit the place where they used to practice as a band. Aditya also turns up and reconciles with Joe and the rest. They start practicing regularly at Adityas house. Learning about this, Sakshi, too, returns to Aditya. Channel V announces another contest, and at Robs insistence, the band enters. Debbie arranges a guitar playing job for Joe on a cruise line, expected to set sail on the same day as the contest. It is later discovered that Rob is dying of a brain tumour and his last wish is to perform with Magik. The contest is aired on the radio, and while Joe is on his way to the airport, he hears Magik perform the song he wrote for Debbie 1. Download Video Song Of Yaadein Movie Watch' title='Download Video Song Of Yaadein Movie Watch' />This prompts him to join the concert, where he and Aditya sing duet in another song. The epilogue reveals that Rob died two months after that performance. Sakshi gives birth to a baby boy, whom they name Rob as a memorial to their friend. Devika is dating K. D., who starts a record company with Joe. Debbie quits her job in the fishing business and becomes a successful stylist. The band members and their families meet every weekend to keep the bands Magik alive forever. ResponseeditBox officeeditDespite critical acclaim, the film only grossed 2. India Box Office India labeled it as an average grosser. It earned 1. US2. India. 7Critical receptioneditRock On was well received by a number of critics. Subhash K. Jha gave Rock On a rave review. He states Seldom has a film blended the music of life into the fabric of a film with such seamless expertise. Rock On is that rarity where every component character and episode falls into place with fluent virility. Nikhat Kazmi of the Times of India gave it four stars and argued, if you really want to see how Bollywood has matured and come of age, then heres the perfect litmus test. For Rock On is a film that not only breaks new ground in terms of its subject matter now when has desi movielore ever tackled something akin to Hollywoods That Thing You Do it creates a whole new EQ emotional quotient for mainstream cinema. Khalid Mohamed, of the Hindustan Times gave the film three and a half out of four stars and describes it as hard candy. He also states that the performances are of the highest order. Manish Gajjar of the BBC gave Rock On Predicted to be a cult movie for many years to come, it truly deserves the Bollywood awards this year A must see whether you are a rock fan or not1. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave Rock OnPut your hands together for one of the finest films of our times. Put your hands together for a director who pulls off a challenging subject with lan. Put your hands together for the actors who pitch in superlative performances. Kaveree Bamzai of India Today called Rock On refreshing and surprisingly quiet and thoughtful. Other critics gave the film mixed reviews. Rajeev Masand of CNN IBN gave the film three out of five stars and states With Rock On, director Abhishek Kapoor promises a true blue band film, but ultimately delivers a masala Hindi film that just happens to be about a band. Yet, Rock On is rescued by some marvelous moments that stay with you until the end. SoundtrackeditThe original score and songs were composed by Shankar Ehsaan Loy. The songs lyrics were written by Javed Akhtar. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 1. A sequel to the film, Rock On 2, was released on November 1. Akhtar, Rampal, Kohli, Desai and Goswami reprise their roles from the first film. ReferenceseditRock OnA. British Board of Film Classification. August 2. 00. 8. Retrieved 1. November 2. 01. 6. India Yearly Box Office 2. Box Office Mojo. Amazon. Retrieved October 2. After Heroes, its Rock On to make it to the Oscar Library. Screenindia. com. November 2. 00. 8. Retrieved 1. 5 June 2. Rohit Vats November 1. Rock On 2 review The band of boys weaves its magic again. The Hindustan Times. Unleash Warrior Within Pdf. Retrieved November 1. Box Office 2. 00. Boxofficeindia. com. Retrieved 1. 5 June 2. Koimoi. com Team November 9, 2. Where Will Rock On 2 Stand In This List Of Box Office Business Of Farhan Akhtars Films Till Date. Koimoi. com. Retrieved November 9, 2. Joginder Tuteja November 1. Rock On 2, Chaar Sahibzaade Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur. Koimoi. com. Retrieved November 1. Subhash K Jha speaks about Rock On. Bollywoodhungama. September 2. 00. 8. Retrieved 1. 5 June 2. Los Hijos De La Guerra'>Los Hijos De La Guerra. Nikhat Kazmi, 2. 9 Aug 2. IST 2. 9 August 2. Rock On review Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 1. 5 June 2. Rock On review. Hindustan Times. August 2. 00. 8. Retrieved 1. June 2. 01. 1.  Rock On. Review by Manish Gajjar 2. August 2. 00. 8. Rock On review. BBC. Retrieved 1. June 2. 01. 1.  Rock OnBollywood Hungama.