"When I got that newspaper report, I actually messaged Arjun and Purab on our WhatsApp group, 'When did you guys have this fight? You didn't even let me know! At least we would have come and had some fun out of it.' There's no truth to the story, it's quite bizarre," he clarified. Shujaat also cleared the air on reports that Arjun Rampal and Purab Kohli's ugly spat led to the shooting being stopped. It has a lot to do with security, and each of these men are very secure," he says. Once you have worked in the industry for some time, issues like egos and tantrums go out of the window. When we actually started shooting with all of them together, it felt so organic that it was as if they had never been apart. "The only thing I had to do was tap into that vibe that these guys had. The director said that the lead actors already shared great chemistry from the first film. Did Shujaat face any problems shooting with Farhan, Arjun and Purab? Karan Johar had recently said that two-hero or multi-starrer films were impossible to make in this day and age, blaming the ego clashes between male stars. Helmed by Shujaat Saudagar and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, Rock On 2, a musical drama film is a sequel to the 2008 film Rock On. You won't get her character right away when you start watching." When you see the film, you'll know what I'm talking about. In this film, the conflicts are internalised. However, he said that it would be difficult to draw parallels, "Seeing her body of work, this character is different in terms of the baggage and conflicts. Are there any similarities between Aarohi (her character in Aashiqui 2) and Jiah, her Rock On 2 character? "I have not seen Aashiqui 2, so I don't know what she played," the director admitted. Her runaway hit Aashiqui 2 also had her playing a talented singer who becomes successful with an established singer's guidance and mentorship. This is not the first time that Shraddha is playing a singer. She had to really dig deep to find the character within herself," he told us. Shraddha has not played a character like this before. "She is really hardworking and put in a lot of effort. Much has already been said about Farhan's throat-congested vocals, but if he would’ve cleared his throat before getting behind a microphone, would anyone even recognise the crooner? The best number from the film happens to be one composed and performed by Shillong-based band Somersault and Usha Uthup.About directing Shraddha Kapoor, Shujaat said that she was fantastic to work with. Shraddha Kapoor is India’s answer to Kristen Stewart, perhaps marginally more expressive, but channelling just enough daze.įor a film about musicians, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy pack in tracks that lack punch and the murdered version of Aerosmith’s Purab Kohli brings to screen Hindi cinema’s chirpiest character - who doesn’t need to be drugged to be consistently and exaggeratedly overjoyed about life.
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Just when you think Arjun Rampal is impressive and subtle here, his character breaks into a screaming fit and throughout the entire sequence, he manages to hold the same expression - much like a lazily dubbed Chinese film - high-pitched dialogues accompanied by sedated facial expressions. As an actor, he’s committed as ever and tries his best to intensify this largely tiresome affair.
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Adi’s wife, Sakshi ( Prachi Desai) lives in Mumbai with their son, and while their separate living arrangements may hint at the obvious, it has much to do with an event in Adi’s past.įarhan Akhtar’s character may have saved a mum and child from a burning house in this film, but it would be fateful fluke if this one manages to see through the smog clouding the film’s script. Joe ( Arjun Rampal) is now a reality show judge and owns a club and the grizzly locked KD ( Purab Kohli) has resigned to a sober haircut and career option to match - he composes tunes for those with little opinion on music.
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The rest of the band members have embraced logical career transitions. Once a lead vocalist, now a farm coordinator in a remote village in Meghalaya, Adi (Farhan Akhtar) has blatantly-suggestive unresolved issues that drove him to this isolation. Feed them even if they’ve had their fill, because zindagi milegi na dobara?Ī sequel to the story of desi rock group Magik, this one begins a few years on from where the last one left us. This desperate attempt to capitalise on audience empathy is metaphoric of the very idea of this sequel. The shattering reality is thus revealed - they’ve been trained to eat once a day, and they’ve had their daily roti. Soon, they notice that none of the children are consuming the contents of the packets. Once at the site, they squeeze a few cheeks, ruffle a few heads, hug a few victims and hand out food packets to those affected. In a scene from this film, the lead and a friend drive their pickup truck stacked with relief necessities into a refugee camp.