Rockstar is an upcoming
Hindi film being directed by Imtiaz Ali and starring Ranbir Kapoor in the
lead role. Eros International will co-produce the film with Shri Ashtavinayak
Cinevision. The female lead of the film is Nargis Fakhri. The film score
and soundtrack will be composed by Academy Award Winner Music Composer
A. R. Rahman.
The primary reason a
lot of us were looking forward to the trailer for Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar
was that we'd get to hear some of AR Rahman's music from the same. We haven't
heard Rahman in a while, and the big deal here was ARR doing rock. On that
score, the trailer doesn't disappoint, with Sadda Haq turning out nice
and edgy.
Before that, however,
comes a snatch of a ballad, apparently titled Tum Ho, set to contrasting
visions of Nargis Fakhri looking pretty and Ranbir Kapoor looking disturbed,
before setting off idylically on a bike together, riding through snowy
hills
The lead role is played
by Ranbir Kapoor, with whom the Eros International worked recently on Anjaana
Anjaani. The female lead will be played by Nargis Fakhri. Other cast members
include Piyush Mishra and Shammi Kapoor. The shooting began on May 2010
and the film is scheduled to release by mid-2011. The shooting took place
at locations across Delhi including, Kotla Mubarakpur, Nizamuddin Auliya
Dargah, Greater Kailash, IGI airport and Connaught Place, and three-day
schedule at the St. Stephen's College, followed by one at the Hindu College,
director Imtiaz Ali's alma mater, during the winter break of these colleges.
The music for the film will
be scored by A. R. Rahman replacing the usual associate of Imtiaz Ali,
Pritam Chakraborty. The lyrics will be penned by Irshad Kamil. The audio
rights has been bought by T-Series. The soundtrack album will have 6 songs.
According to Rahman, "Rockstar is a character driven film and as one can
guess from the title, there will be lots of guitar." In brief, the music
will have very different vibrations. Neeraj Shridhar and Rahat Fateh Ali
Khan will associate with Rahman for the first time through this film. A.
R. Rahman has now completed background score for the film and audio will
be launched february.
