As I said this blog is written only for those bits and pieces in a movie which I don’t like, here is my take on it:
1. The climax: End of the movie missed the exhilarating experience of Rock On.. I agree the climax was meant to show the extreme apathy of Jordan.. but there was not a single stretch of music for even 5 minutes. First, Nadaan Parindey was not the best song of the movie and secondly the repeated and lengthy showups of the puppet actress made it even more difficult to digest.
My advice: Climax could have had at least 3 songs.. Nadaan parindey, phir se udd chala and jo bhi main.. !! instead of showing old clips of the actress, contrast between Ranbir’s sad face and crowd’s appreciative madness could have been shown. Ranbir dreaming about actress could be ok but very limited. Note: The start of the movie and entry of Jordan on stage set the expectation that the final concert would be a treat !!!
2. Timeline of the movie: The movie went back and forth in time many time.. and that made it very interesting but at some places I started losing the timeline of the movie. E.g. Jordan torn off the contract happened before he got a chance to go Amsterdam or after it. A couple of more scenes were not very clear.
3. Actress: Now that is something everyone is talking about. Imtiyaz you could get any decent actress with the same personality and with better acting skills.. infact the press reporter (the lady who acted in Yeh Salli Zindagi) would be equally charming in that role.
4. Music: I don’t know how much Imtiyaz has to contribute in the music but apart from 3-4 male songs I personally did not like other songs. The music had diversity but lost the Rock part..
My Take: Songs like Sadda Haq could have had more electric sound in it..
5. The Broken Heart: Heart broke was the reason for Jordan to become a real Rockstar but was it because of his family or because of the girl?
