Rockstar (2011 film)

Rockstar

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Imtiaz Ali
Produced by Dhilin Mehta
Sunil Lulla
Martin Hulovec
Khawar Jamsheed
Jan Kallista
Sandeep Leyzell
K. Raghunandan
Mohit Rastogi
Tarun Revoo
Giulia Salvadori
Matt Zemlin
Screenplay by Imtiaz Ali
Story by Imtiaz Ali
Muazzam Beg
Starring Ranbir Kapoor
Nargis Fakhri
Shammi Kapoor
Moufid Aziz
Piyush Mishra
Music by A. R. Rahman
Cinematography Anil Mehta
Edited by Aarti Bajaj
Production
company
Distributed by Eros International
Release date
  • 11 November 2011 (2011-11-11)[1]
Running time
 159 minutes[2]
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹60 crore (US$9.4 million)[3]
Box office ₹108 crore (US$17 million)[4]

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 inspiration, Jim Morrison. Yet, eventually on attaining all that he dreamt of, Jordan ends up anguished and despondent without Heer Kaul, whom he so fiercely, passionately loved.

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.[5][6]

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.[7] Critics highlighted Kapoor and Rahman as the stars of the film, but panned the plot. The film did well at the box office, managing to appeal the youngsters in the cities.[8] Made on a budget of ₹600 million (US$9.4 million), Rockstar grossed ₹1.08 billion (US$17 million) worldwide.[4] Kapoor and Rahman received numerous awards for their work in the film. Since its release, Rockstar has gained a cult following across indian urban youths.

Plot

A large crowd gathers outside the Verona Arena in Italy, with eager fans queuing to watch the performance of Jordan (Ranbir Kapoor), a rock musician. Despite being mobbed, Jordan manages to escape and reach the arena. He shows a complete disregard for his fans, storms onto the stage in a fit of rage and starts strumming angrily on his guitar.

A flashback reveals the story of Jordan, whose real name is Janardhan Jhakar a.k.a. JJ, a simple Jat boy, from Delhi. He is a student at Hindu College who dreams of becoming an international star, and this dream is often laughed at by his friends and classmates. Khatana(Kumud Mishra), the canteen owner, tells JJ that the one thing is common among all artists, singers, painters, etc., is 'pain,' especially , via a heartbreak. JJ jokingly tells himself that since he hasn't yet seen bad times, he won't be able to reach his idol's (Jim Morrison) level of fame. JJ accidently sees a beautiful girl rehearsing before a dancing contest called "Shut Up & Dance" when he and his friends go to venue, where the contest is about to start. He goes inside only because to see this girl's performance, even though he initially refuses to go inside the auditorium. He watches the performance of Heer Kaul (Nargis Fakhri), a Kashmiri Pandit from St. Stephens College, and overhears that she is the "perfect heartbreaking machine". Since JJ wanted to succeed, and he remembers the word of Khatana saying him that pain especially from heartbreak is the way to become an artist, he decides to propose Heer, but he suffers humiliation, which he deciphers as the perfect method for receiving the heart-break needed to achieve stardom. However, over time, JJ and Heer will become good friends, often going on fun, nasty, naughty, and spicy adventures together and sometimes engaging in behavior which the conservative JJ thinks is risky.

Heer becomes engaged to Jai (Moufid Aziz) and ultimately marries him in Kashmir, after which the couple depart to Prague. During this time, she develops emotional feelings for JJ and coins the nickname "Jordan" for him before leaving. JJ returns home, finds himself thrown out by his brothers for attending Heer’s wedding and allegedly stealing ₹5,00,000 - something which he did not do. He takes refuge for two months in the nearby Nizamuddin Dargah, singing qawwalis, and then moves into Khatana's home asking for shelter.

Ustad Jameel Khan (Shammi Kapoor), a Padma Bhushan classical artist, remembers JJ singing at the Dargah, and prompts Dhingra, (Piyush Mishra), the owner of "Platinum Records", to sign JJ, since he guesses JJ will become and a star and all will earn a lot of money. Sheena (Aditi Rao Hydari), a journalist, interviews JJ and hints to him that Dhingra is planning to send some artists to a Europe tour for recordings. JJ instantly volunteers to work there at any cost (by signing some contracts with Dhingra), in the hopes of reuniting with Heer. During this time, JJ is slowly gaining fame and transforming his public persona into 'Jordan'.

Heer, meanwhile, suffers from continuous spurts of health problems. She meets JJ in Prague and they reconnect, but when he tries to profess his love for her, Heer, being married, spurns his advances. JJ tries to visit Heer one last time before she departs to India, but in doing so, he is arrested for trespassing on her property. After JJ gets arrested for the same, Heer then suddenly collapses. Upon being deported back to India, JJ is overwhelmed by the attention he receives, and he clashes with the media and the Indian Police out of frustration, resulting in a term in jail. Dhingra becomes happy about the publicity he has received because of JJ, and guesses that this is the right time to release JJ's recordings and names that album "Jordan Negative Deported," with a front cover that shows JJ being put behind bars, and as predicted, the album sales soar, which further popularizes JJ.

After being released, JJ terminates his contract with Dhingra's company, embarks on a country-wide tour for his concerts and finally morphs fully into 'Jordan' - the true rockstar, which he had always wanted to be. He turns into a bitter, arrogant, and lonely man after finding that the fame does not fill the void in his life. Khatana is now his manager, but fails to control him, and Jordan is constantly involved in fights with the media and fans. In spite of all this, he remains a highly popular artist.

Jordan meets Heer's younger sister, Mandy (Sanjana Sanghi), during one of his performances, and she asks him to help Heer - who has been diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia. Although he is initially asked to leave by Heer's mother Neena (Shernaz Patel), Jordan's presence causes Heer to recover somewhat. He starts disregarding his musical obligations as he spends more time with Heer, and soon Khatana asks Heer to persuade Jordan to attend his concerts. Heer accompanies him to a show, and the media links them as a couple, portraying her as having an affair despite being married. Heer asks Jordan to complete his tour and reunite with her once again. After JJ finishes his performances, both will have some intimate time. During this time, her condition worsens. She slowly slips into a coma and is discovered by their doctor to be pregnant; Neena and Mandy guess it is because of Jordan. Mandy calls him and tells that Heer is pregnant but has went into coma. Jordon leaves another show right in the middle as he has done many times in the past and reaches ICU. He tries to wake her up by saying his usual funny dialogues when they meet; however, Jordan realizes that she will not survive, because she does not respond to any of his words nor emotional touches and kisses. Heer dies, and Mandy shouts to JJ that you are responsible for Heer going into coma. Jordan goes through intense emotion of anger, depression, and heartbreak. All this fuel his music in his future performances, and he becomes an international superstar, reaching the heights of his idol, Jim Morrison.

Back in the Verona Arena, Jordan starts the concert in an angry, apathetic manner. While performing, Jordan sees a vision of Heer walking towards him, smiling lovingly. The audience cheers on, despite his tears and oblivious to his anguish. A montage of all the happy times the couple spent together plays, ending with a line from Mawlana Jalal-ud-Din Rumi's poem: "Away, beyond all concepts of wrong-doing and right-doing, there is a field. I'll meet you there".

Cast

Production

Casting

The male lead of Rockstar is played by Ranbir Kapoor, with whom Eros International worked previously on Anjaana Anjaani. His role of Jordan is loosely based on Imtiaz Ali's Jat friend, who lived in a small settlement in Pitam Pura.[9] He had seen Kareena Kapoor's performance in his Jab We Met and wanted to cast her in the film. However, the script required some romantic scenes between the leads. As Ranbir and Kareena happened to be cousins, this was touted as a problem. Moreover, the filmmakers did not want to replace Ranbir with any other actor as the character he portrayed was reportedly suitable only for him. They then made a joint decision to replace Kapoor with Nargis Fakhri, after initially approaching Sonam Kapoor and Diana Penty for the replacement.[10][11][12] Voice actor Mona Ghosh Shetty dubbed for Fakhri. The film marked Shammi Kapoor's last appearance in a feature film; he died on 14 August 2011.[13]

Filming

The shooting for Rockstar began in May 2010. A major part of the shooting took place in Kashmir at Kulgam, Kupwara and Srinagar, while the last phase was shot in Delhi at places like the Kotla Mubarakpur, Nizamuddin Dargah, Greater Kailash, Munirka, Indira Gandhi International Airport, Amity School (deleted scenes), Connaught Place, Shri Ram College of Commerce, BL Kapoor Hospital, Rajendra Nagar, St. Stephen's College and the Hindu College, which was Imtiaz Ali's alma mater.[14] Foreign sequences were shot at Wenceslas Square, Charles Bridge and the Old Town in parts of Prague and at Dr. Beneš Square in Liberec.[15] The film was shot in reverse as the crew didn't want to break the continuity of Ranbir's hairstyle. The climax with long hair was shot first.[9] Kapoor had to transform himself into a rockstar: he practised guitar at A. R. Rahman's studio in Chennai for many days, read Kurt Cobain's biography and familiarised himself with Jats.[16]

Rockstar's costumes were designed by Aki Narula and Manish Malhotra, who dressed Ranbir in "small-town denim-and-sweater combination and later, Pathani-style kurtas with arm bands", thus completing the rockstar look.[17] Nargis Fakhri, who plays the role of a Kashmiri Pandit girl, wore a traditional Kashmiri Pandit wedding outfit in the wedding scene, which included Pandit Pheran, Dejhor (ear ornament) and Taranga (head cap worn underneath the veil).[18] This also happens to be the first time in Bollywood that a Kashmiri Pandit wedding was shown.[19]

Soundtrack

The music for the film is scored by A. R. Rahman, who replaces Imtiaz Ali's regular song composer, Pritam. This also marks the first Imtiaz Ali film since his debut Socha Na Tha, to have the same composer for both film score and songs.

The soundtrack features 14 tracks,[20] with all lyrics penned by Irshad Kamil. The recording of the album took place in Chennai, London and Mumbai. Mohit Chauhan had lent his voice for nine songs. The audio rights were bought by T-Series.[21] Upon release on 30 September 2011, it received positive reviews from critics. "Sadda Haq" became the most popular song of the album and was named as a "youth anthem".[22]

Release

Rockstar released on 11 November 2011 and saw a good advance opening at multiplexes closer to educational institutions.[23] The film released in 2,500 screens, and saw cinema halls running 14 to 15 shows in a day.[24]

Controversy

Major parts of the song "Sadda Haq" were shot at the Norbulingka monastery in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala and people waving the free Tibet flag in the backdrop were shown in the song video. This triggered a dispute between Central Board of Film Certification and Imtiaz Ali when the Board asked Ali to blur the flag before the film hit the theatre, but the director refused to do it. Imtiaz Ali said, "I am not concerned at all. I have been out of India for long and don’t know whats going on, but I don’t see anything controversial in the intention portrayal in the movie. The purpose of the movie is not to make any social message, its more about personal freedom rather than a geographical issue."[25] However, he had to remove the sequence from the video to get the film's censor done. Later an official from the Board stated: "The Censor Board chief explained to them that all the cuts were made by the director voluntarily,and he had the option of appealing to a review board which he didn’t do. There were certain discussions between (Imtiaz) Ali and the Board regarding retaining a kiss between two actors (Ranbir and Nargis), but there have been no disagreement regarding deleting the flag from the frames." The controversy sparked protests among the Tibetan diaspora in Dharamsala and Chennai.[26] Later television broadcasts blotted out a "Free Tibet" banner featured in the song.

Critical response

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."[27] 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."[28] 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".[29] Sukanya Verma of Rediff rated it 3.5 stars out of 5 and said, "Rockstar is flawed but fabulous."[30] 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."[31] 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."[32] 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."[33] 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."[34]

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".[35] 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!"[36] 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."[37] 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."[38] 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."[39] 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.".[40]

Box office

Domestic

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%.[41] It collected ₹100 million (US$1.6 million) nett on its opening day, thus becoming the second highest opener in a non-festival season after Ready.[8][42] 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.[8] The film showed growth on Saturday by grossing ₹112.5 million (US$1.8 million) nett, therefore taking its two-day net total to ₹205 million (US$3.2 million).[43] A similar growth was seen on Sunday, and hence the first weekend collection ended at ₹337.5 million (US$5.3 million) nett, the majority of which was collected from Mumbai, Pune, Delhi & Bangalore.[44]

Rockstar opened well on Monday collecting around ₹57.5 million (US$900,000) nett, with 40% drop as compared to the first day collections, thus taking the four-day total to ₹390 million (US$6.1 million) nett.[45] The film collection saw another noticeable fall on Tuesday as it collected around ₹42.5 million (US$660,000) nett, with five days collection totalling to ₹432.5 million (US$6.7 million) nett.[46] At the end of first week, the film had a good collection by grossing ₹474.6 million (US$7.4 million) nett, though the film had found appreciation only with a small section of the audience.[47] In the process, it was ranked ninth in the list of all-time first week domestic collections.[48]

Rockstar grossed ₹25.0 million (US$390,000) nett on second Friday, with a 75% drop as compared to the first day.[49] On Saturday, the film collected ₹32.5 million (US$510,000) nett, and ₹42.5 million (US$660,000) nett on Sunday, taking the second weekend collection totalled at ₹100 million (US$1.6 million), representing a 70% drop from its first weekend. As of ten days, the film had collected approximately ₹574.6 million (US$9.0 million) nett.[50] Rockstar made ₹158.5 million (US$2.5 million) nett in the second week, declining by 67% and taking the two-week collection totalled at ₹633.1 million (US$9.9 million) nett.[51] The film on week three managed to earn ₹29.6 million (US$460,000), and hence taking three weeks collections to ₹662.7 million (US$10 million).[52] By the end of its fifth week, the film netted ₹674.9 million (US$11 million).

International

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.[53]

Accolades

Ceremony Category Recipient Result
2nd BIG Star Entertainment Awards[54] Most Entertaining Film Actor – Male Ranbir Kapoor Won
Most Entertaining Romantic Actor – Male Ranbir Kapoor
Most Entertaining Romantic Film Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd
Most Entertaining Song Saadda Haq
Most Entertaining Playback Singer – Male Mohit Chauhan – Saadda Haq
Most Entertaining Film Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd Nominated
Most Entertaining Director Imtiaz Ali
Most Entertaining Music A. R. Rahman
18th Annual Colour Screen Awards[55] Best Actor Ranbir Kapoor Won
Best Music A. R. Rahman
Best Male Playback Mohit Chauhan – Saadda Haq
Best Lyricist Irshad Kamil – Nadaan Parindey Nominated
Best Lyricist Irshad Kamil – Saadda Haq
Best Cinematography Anil Mehta
Best Sound Design Dilip Subramanium
Best Production Design Arcopolis and Sumit Basu
Best Actor (Popular Choice) Ranbir Kapoor
Zee Cine Awards 2012[56] Best Actor – Male Ranbir Kapoor Won
Best Director Imtiaz Ali
Best Film Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd Nominated
Best Playback Singer – Male Mohit Chauhan – Jo Bhi Main Won
Best Music A. R. Rahman
Best Lyrics Irshad Kamil – Rockstar
Best Editing Aarti Bajaj
Best Screenplay Imtiaz Ali
Best Song Saadda Haq Nominated
7th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards[57][58] Best Actor Ranbir Kapoor Won
Best Playback Singer – Male Mohit Chauhan – Saadda Haq
Best Music A. R. Rahman
Best lyricist Irshad Kamil – Rockstar
Best Film Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd Nominated
Best Director Imtiaz Ali
Best Actress in Supporting Role Aditi Rao Hydari
Best Playback Singer Female Harshdeep Kaur – Katiya Karu
Best Screenplay Imtiaz Ali
Best Cinematography Anil Mehta
Best Sound Design Dilip Subramanium
Best Sound Mixing Alok De & Dileep Subramanium
57th Filmfare Awards[59] Best Film Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd
Best Director Imtiaz Ali
Best Female Playback Singer Harshdeep Kaur – Katiya Karu
Best Actor Ranbir Kapoor Won
Best Actor (critics) Ranbir Kapoor
Best Music A.R Rahman
Best Lyricist Irshad Kamil – Nadaan Parindey & Saadda Haq
Best Male Playback Singer Mohit Chauhan – Saadda Haq & Jo Bhi Main
13th IIFA Awards[60][61][62] Best Actor Ranbir Kapoor
Best Male Playback Singer Mohit Chauhan -Naadan Parindey
Best Music Director A.R. Rahman
Best Lyricst Irshad Kamil – Naadan Parindey
Best Background Score A.R. Rahman
Hottest pair of the year Ranbir Kapoor & Nargis Fakhri

References

  1. ↑ "Rockstar : Complete Cast and Crew details". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "ROCKSTAR (PG) – British Board of Film Classification". 8 November 2011. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Indo-Asian News Service (21 December 2011). "Bollywood rediscovered mega hits in 2011". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Top All Time Worldwide Grossers Updated 11/5/2012". boxofficeindia. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  5. ↑ Filmapia. "Shooting Locations for Rockstar". Archived from the original on 29 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Diksha Kamra (5 March 2011). "Ranbir's Rockstar leaked". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Rockstar movie reviews". ReviewGang. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  8. 1 2 3 BOI Trade Network (12 November 2011). "Rockstar Has Excellent First Day". Box office India. Archived from the original on 14 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  9. 1 2 Priyanka Jain (6 October 2011). "Ranbir's Rockstar character inspired from Imtiaz's friend". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  10. ↑ "Imtiaz wanted Kareena Kapoor for Ranbir's Rockstar". Oneindia.in. 4 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  11. ↑ Indo-Asian News Service (10 June 2010). "Still looking for female lead for 'Rockstar': Imtiaz Ali". NDTV. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  12. ↑ Rockstar was offered to me first: Diana Penty Archived 23 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine.. Hindustan Times (2012-07-21). Retrieved on 2013-12-06.
  13. ↑ IE Agencies (11 September 2011). "Ranbir describes 'Rockstar' to be a musical journey". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  14. ↑ Garima Sharma & Diksha Kamra (30 December 2010). "Ranbir's busy shooting in Delhi". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  15. ↑ The Hitlist Team (31 August 2010). "Dancing with gypsies". MiD DAY. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  16. ↑ Harshikka Udasi (21 October 2011). "Rock and role". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  17. ↑ Aastha Atray Banan (1 October 2011). "FASHION: How to Dress a Rockstar". Tehelka Magazine. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  18. ↑ IANS (15 October 2011). "Imtiaz Ali Brings Kashmiri Visuals on Screen". NDTV. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  19. ↑ "Nargis Fakri turns into Kashmiri Bride for Rockstar". 18 October 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  20. ↑ "Official Tracklist". www.arrahman.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  21. ↑ Tushar Joshi (7 April 2010). "Ranbir-Rahman get jammin". MiD DAY. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  22. ↑ MiD-DAY (26 September 2011). "Battle Royale for Ranbir Kapoor!". NDTV. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  23. ↑ BOI Trade Network (10 November 2011). "Rockstar Has Good Advance at Multiplexes". Box office India. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  24. ↑ IANS (14 November 2011). "Bollywood bids for larger screen space". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  25. ↑ Banerjee, Soumyadipta (Mumbai) "Protests over Tibetan flag deletion In film continue" Archived 2 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Daily News and Analysis. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011
  26. ↑ PTI (Chennai) "Tibetans in Chennai protest against deletion of scenes in Rockstar" Archived 12 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Daily News and Analysis. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011
  27. ↑ Raja Sen (11 November 2011). "A Rockstar worth rooting for". Rediff. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  28. ↑ Aniruddha Guha (11 November 2011). "Review: Rockstar is as fulfilling as an effective crescendo". DNA. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  29. ↑ Nikhat Kazmi (10 November 2011). "Rockstar review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  30. ↑ Sukanya Verma (11 November 2011). "Review: Rockstar is flawed but fabulous". Rediff. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  31. ↑ Mayank Shekhar. "Mayank Shekhar's review: Rockstar". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  32. ↑ Taran Adarsh (11 November 2011). "Rockstar – Review By Taran Adarsh". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  33. ↑ Hrithik Sharma (12 November 2011). "El Viaje Reviews : Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar (2011)". El Viaje Reviews. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  34. ↑ Rajeev Masand (12 November 2011). "Masand: 'Rockstar' deserves a watch". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  35. ↑ Sumit Bhattacharya (11 November 2011). "Review: Rockstar is more Devdas than Jim Morrison". Rediff. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  36. ↑ Saibal Chatterjee (11 November 2011). "Review: Rockstar". NDTV. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  37. ↑ Komal Nahta (11 November 2011). "Rockstar Review". Koimoi.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  38. ↑ Kaveree Bamzai (11 November 2011). "Rockstar movie review". India Today. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011. Rockstar movie review: All soul, no spine
  39. ↑ Kunal Guha (11 November 2011). "Rockstar review – Yahoo". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 14 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  40. ↑ Shilpa Jamkhandikar (11 November 2011). "Rockstar: Ranbir, Rahman are the stars". Reuters. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  41. ↑ BOI Trade Network (12 November 2011). "Rockstar: Good In Multiplexes Lower In Single Screens". Box office India. Archived from the original on 14 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  42. ↑ BusinessOfCinema.com Team (12 November 2011). "Rockstar one of the biggest openers after Ready in non-festival season". BusinessOfCinema.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  43. ↑ BOI Trade Network (13 November 2011). "Rockstar Shows Growth on Saturday". Box office India. Archived from the original on 15 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  44. ↑ BOI Trade Network (14 November 2011). "Rockstar Has Very Good Weekend". Box office India. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  45. ↑ BOI Trade Network (15 November 2011). "Rockstar Has Very Good Monday". Box office India. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  46. ↑ BOI Trade Network (16 November 2011). "Rockstar Has A Fall on Tuesday". Box office India. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  47. ↑ BOI Trade Network (18 November 2011). "Rockstar has good first week". Box office India. Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  48. ↑ BOI Trade Network (18 November 2011). "All Time Top Ten Domestic First Weeks ROCKSTAR Ninth". Box office India. Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  49. ↑ BOI Trade Network (19 November 2011). "Rockstar Second Friday Business". Box office India. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  50. ↑ BOI Trade Network (21 November 2011). "Rockstar Has Decent Second Weekend". Box office India. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  51. ↑ BOI Trade Network (25 November 2011). "Rockstar Holds Up Well in Week Two". Box office India. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  52. ↑ BOI Trade Network (5 December 2011). "Rockstar Week Three Territorial Breakdown". Box office India. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  53. ↑ BOI Trade Network (16 November 2011). "Rockstar Below The Mark Ra.One in Top Five of All Time". Box office India. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  54. ↑ "Winners of Big Star Entertainment Awards 2012". Indicine. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  55. ↑ Bollywood Hungama News Network (16 January 2012). "Winners of 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  56. ↑ Manjusha Radhakrishnan (22 January 2012). "Vidya Balan wins Best Actress honour". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  57. ↑ Press Trust of India (20 January 2012). "Rockstar leads nominations at the Apsara Awards 2012". NDTV. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  58. ↑ Bollywood Hungama News Network (25 January 2012). "Nominations for 7th Chevrolet Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  59. ↑ Times News Network (31 January 2012). "Filmfare Awards 2011 Winners". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  60. ↑ Indo-Asian News Service (4 May 2012). "'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' leads IIFA nominations". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  61. ↑ Manjusha Radhakrishnan (5 May 2012). "13th IIFA winners". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  62. ↑ "List of IIFA Awards 2012 Winners". Oneindia.in. 11 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.