![]() ![]() “Eros International paid Rs 15 crore to Ashtavinayak, which in turn resolved their dispute,” explained the source. The delay in the schedule that began with a dispute between the producers Ashtavinayak and Eros was resolved only recently. ![]() Rockstar, which was scheduled for a July 2011 release will now hit the theatres on November 11. Any film that gets delayed incurs a rise in budget,” added the source. But yes, the rise in the cost of making the film has hit the producers (Eros International and Ashtavinayak) quite hard. If he is not satisfied with a particular scene, he will not compromise even a bit.” And this seems to have added some unwanted pressure on the producers’ pockets. A source said, “Imtiaz has become a perfectionist. The film, which was supposed to be completed within the estimated Rs 45 crore, has already added up a bill of Rs 60 crore. ![]() Thanks to the unwarranted delay caused by the Eros International-Ashtavinayak conflict that took place three months back (Mumbai Mirror, May 11) and Imtiaz Ali’s continuous reshooting of various portions of the film.Īccording to the buzz in the industry, the film has exceeded its estimated budget by Rs 15 crore (approximately). Production company: Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd.Imtiaz Ali’s next film, the Ranbir Kapoor-Nargis Fakhri starrer Rockstar, has gone over budget. Director Imtiaz Ali has not spoken out publicly about the issue, but young Indians have been vocal in appreciating its irony. The song Jordan sings in the scene, “Sadda Haq,” speaks about freedom and truth. The careful viewer will note that a banner in the background that reads “Free Tibet” has been digitally blurred out - at the orders of India’s censor board, reportedly bowing to Chinese government pressure. ![]() During the film’s most blistering rock anthem, Jordan sings to an audience of Tibetan refugees in Dharamsala, the Dalai Lama’s home in exile. One incongruous image sticks in the mind. Guitar wunderkind Orianthi Panagaris ( This Is It) lends her blazing licks to the film’s background score as well. Technical aspects are well handled, especially Anil Mehta’s camera work capturing the grand vistas of Kashmir, Dharamsala, Delhi and Prague (the film was shot in association with the Czech Republic’s film commission). But though Fakhri, a Queens, New York-born model of Pakistani and Czech descent, is lovely enough, she’s too vacant to have much of an impact, much less come off believable as the muse to awaken the artist within Jordan. Jordan and Heer are given some charming dialogue and a forbidden-slash-doomed love affair to work with. The love story doesn’t easily fit into this scenario at all. These scenes are the absolute high point of the film, sparked with Rahman’s inspired music and convincing guitar and vocal performances by Kapoor (with the dubbed vocals of singer Mohit Chauhan). Gradually, the charity he experiences there and the power of its Sufi music change Jordan, and - guitar in hand - he learns to hone his craft by playing for whatever audience will have him, be it a shrine full of Muslim worshippers or a Hindu gathering, random listeners on the street or even the prostitutes in a local brothel. When a family misunderstanding ends up with Jordan thrown out of his family’s home, he seeks refuge at Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah, sleeping on its floors with other city outcasts and eating the simple, free food from its kitchen. “Nobody can make great art until they’ve experienced real pain,” says his friend. Jordan is a bit of a nerd, but he has music in him the one thing he’s missing, according to an old friend, is angst. Heer dubs him “Jordan,” and the name sticks. The love story angle is so disjointed and overwrought that it will likely alienate viewers expecting the deft touch of Ali’s earlier hits, Jab We Met (2007) and Love Aaj Kal (2009), so prospects seem rocky for this star at the box office.ĭelhi boy Janardan ( Ranbir Kapoor) and exotic Kashmiri girl Heer (newcomer Nargis Fakhri) meet as students in a Delhi college. Rockstar is a story of a man struggling to find himself, spiritually and artistically, yet it’s billed as a love story, and that’s the trouble. ![]()
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