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Response: Ranbir Kapoor’s Rockstar, which has been co-produced by Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision and Eros International, had rolled out in more than 2,000 screens across the globe and mopped up Rs 53 crore in the country and Rs 11 crore overseas in first three days of its release, which is really rocking.

The day 1 earnings stood at Rs 11.25 crore, which is a record of sorts for Rockstar, making it the seventh largest first day collections in Bollywood.

The first weekend net box office collections were an astounding Rs 37 crore even as the gross figure was at Rs 53 crore.

The Ranbir-starrer film has been made on a budget of Rs 60 crore.

Film type: Musical thriller.

Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri, Shammi Kapoor and Aditi Rao Hydari.

Director: Imtiaz Ali.

Time of movie: About two and half hours.

Story: The story of Rockstar is about Janardan Jakhar (played by Ranbir Kapoor) a good-for-nothing, studying at a college in Delhi.

Janardan is a struggling musician and his friends do not see much hope in him.

But Janardan is determined to change everything. He is inspired by a well-wisher who reveals the secret behind all great successes.

He tells Janardhan that to succeed, he needs to fall in love and then break his heart. Only then can he become a rock star.

This prompts Janardhan to get close to Heer (played by Nargis Fakhri), the most beautiful as well as popular girl in the college.

The duo’s friendship is somewhat unconventional. Then Heer and Janardhan break up. Janardhan joins his family business. However, fate has something else in store for the two.

They meet again and Janardhan goes on a journey of self-discovery and unwittingly finds out that he’s actually the rock star he always wanted to be…

Review: Rockstar’s initial moments are real fun and the rock star himself is completely in sync with the audience.

Rockstar portrays the life in a Delhi college as well as the scenic beauty of the city commendably.

Rockstar is like Imtiaz Ali’s film Jab We Met, and those enthralled by the Shashid Kapoor-starrer, will also give a thumbs up to Rockstar.

In the first half of the film, we get to see Ranbir’s (or Janardhan’s) unconventional relationship with his girlfriend Heer, where he goes out on impromptu outings with girlfriend and drinks desi alcohol with her.

Heer also gives nod to these moments as she wants to experiment with life before marrying and settling down.

However, the second part becomes a tad slow and boring. There are many scenes that are unrealistic but AR Rehman’s music and the film’s songs are simply mind blowing.

This coupled with Ranbir’s awesome acting have simply put Rockstar on a higher pedestal. Go see it, as it’s worth watching Ranbir make Rockstar rock.

Rating: 4/5