Rockstar (2011 film)
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| Directed by | Imtiaz Ali |
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Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd Eros International |
| Story by | Imtiaz Ali Muazzam Beg |
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Ranbir Kapoor Nargis Fakhri Shammi Kapoor Moufid Aziz Piyush Mishra |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Cinematography | Anil Mehta |
| Edited by | Aarti Bajaj |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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159 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹600 million |
| Box office | ₹1.08 billion |
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 casted 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 panned 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$8.9 million), Rockstar grossed ₹1.08 billion (US$16 million) worldwide. Kapoor and Rahman received numerous awards for their work in the film.
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