His graph reflects the idea of staying true to one's instinct and passion, but not to an extent that one is seen as a misfit, either among his loved ones or in the times he is inhabiting. His wife Sakshi, played by Prachi Desai, unearths his true self and vows to reunite him with his lost love for music, life and friends. Aditya Shroff, the frontman of a Mumbai rock band 'Magik', becomes a corporate slave after a fallout with his fellow mates. Thus, Javed Akhtar's real-life persona is what can be described as the end result of his son's onscreen character in Rock On!!. While the Angry Young Man's rage was the need of the hour in a post-Emergency hit India, the new millennium demanded a lingo influenced by Western culture, language and music. His past record, as a co-writer of formulaic greats like Mr India, Zanjeer and Sholay, only added to his baggage.īut Javed was only reacting to the changing times.

Javed, who was 63 when he wrote the film's songs, displayed immense fluidity in his craft as he not only adapted to a new musical genre for Bollywood but also a language that is seemingly alien to a sexagenarian. But given the soundtrack of Rock On!!, credit must be shared by his father, veteran scriptwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar. Accompanying this gifted pack were Jason West cranking the camera and Abhishek Kapoor calling the shots.įarhan is known for infusing life into an otherwise jaded Bollywood, with films like Dil Chahta Hai, Lakshya, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Dil Dhadakne Do, which are deep-rooted in realism despite occasional adherence to commercial diktats.

Here, Farhan stood behind the mic, instead of the camera. The songs not only sounded fresh but also managed to tiptoe on the line between paying tribute to the classic rock and creating something groundbreaking. Seven years after introducing a new voice to Hindi cinema through Dil Chahta Hai, Farhan Akhtar, Shankar-Ehsaan Loy and Javed Akhtar reunited to add more texture to the same voice.

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