Rockstar
U/A; Romance
Director: Imtiaz Ali
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri
Rating: ** 1/2 (Out of five)


I have liked all of Imtiaz Ali's earlier films. Apart from the emotional connect that I felt with his characters, one of the selfish reasons for appreciating his movies is that he is a rare filmmaker who treats women in his films like the way they deserved to be treated, for being the powerful, endearing persons they were. Alas, Rockstar failed for me on both the counts.

Heer Kaul (Nargis Fakhri) was far from an Imtiaz's woman. In direct contrast, Heer, seemed to be too frail to even bear the burden of a passionate love that Jordan aka Janardhan (Ranbir Kapoor) so convincingly feels for her. So much so, that at times she comes across as a spineless, irritating presence, not deserving of that passion. And that is one of my main disappointments in the film.