This is a story of 4 friends : Adi - the singer (farhan akhtar) , joe - the guitar player (arjun rampal), rob- the keyboard player (luke Kenny) ,kd -the drummer (purab kohli)
They share their love for music…..they are members of a band MAGIK….they are each others best friends ….they love each other…and they share a common dream of making it big as a rock band…..
Alls well till they face the music of life….as their dream is about to become a reality , disaster strikes and in a moment of fury all is lost and they go their separate ways…….
Their life after the band disbands turns pathetic….
For adi it is difficult to keep in touch with anything and anybody that reminds him of his shattered dream…so he keeps away from his group and music and leads a mechanical life earning good money as investment banker……he cant even talk about his past with his loving sweet wife sakshi (prachi desai) who keeps wondering what she should do to make him smile….
Kd the goofy drummer who keeps the moment light with his humour misses his friends but the work load of his jewellery business keep him from meeting his friends regularly..
Joe he teaches guitar to young children…he plays guitar at some parties that barely keep food in his home as his wife Debbie (shahana goswami) manages his family run fish business and keeps things going in their home…
Rob who is assistant composer to anu malik is dissatisfied with his job but he does not what to do and he has his share of load to deal with….
Events take a turn as sakshi accidently finds out about the band and happens to meet Kd at the jewellery store….she plans a surprise reunion for adi….Kd and rob are more than happy to meet up but not adi and joe…they still have their demons to deal with….but after initial aloofness adi and joe too realize they should get back together….and that’s when the movie turns and things are looking good when of course disaster strikes again…..but this time it binds them together rather than take them apart…..
Good points:
Excellent acting by all the guys and they are well supported by the girls…..also to be mentioned are koel puri as devika and nicollete bird as Tanya do a good job of the roles given to them…
Great direction by abhishek kapoor in his debut movie…..the presentation is superb….the blending of past and present is wonderfully done…crisp editing by deepa bhatia ….not even one scene is out of place or not taking the story forward
Music by Shankar ehsaan loy is lively and foot tapping….lyrics by javed akhtar is exceptional esp the song socho to and tum ho toh…..singing by farhan akhtar is a wonderful surprise package….dialogues by farhan akhtar are good….
Nice touches like the band playing in garba to raise money for their group….makes us laugh spontaneously….
All in all wonderful feel good movie…….i know its being said everywhere but still I ll say “ROCK ON!!! ROCKS” …great going abhishek kapoor
