Rockstar is 2011 Indian musical romantic drama film directed by Imtiaz Ali, starring Ranbir Kapoor and debutant Nargis Fakhri, with music composed by A. The film also stars Shammi Kapoor, Moufid Aziz, Aditi Rao Hydari, Piyush Mishra, Shernaz Patel and Kumud Mishra, with the former making his last silver screen appearance. It follows Janardhan Jakhar a.k.a. JJ and Jordan, who dreams of becoming a big rockstar. He undergoes an emotional change to do so and during the process, a love story follows with a girl named Heer, which takes him from India to Prague. Development of Rockstar commenced in May 2010. Nargis Fakhri was cast as the female lead, after plans to give the role to Kareena Kapoor were shelved. Filming in India took place at Delhi, Kashmir, Mumbai and Dharamsala, while the foreign sequences were shot in Prague, Europe.[5]
Rockstar was released on 11 November 2011. On the day of release, Tibetans in Chennai and Dharmasala protested against the Central Board of Film Certification for asking the film-makers to censor scenes featuring the Tibetan flag. Upon release, the film received positive to mixed reviews.[6] Film critics highlighted Ranbir and Rahman as the stars of the film, but panned the plot. The film did well at the box office, managing to appeal to the youngsters in the cities.[7] Made on a budget of INR60 crore (US$11.34 million), Rockstar grossed INR108 crore (US$20.41 million) worldwide .[4] Ranbir's character brought him awards for best actor from Filmfare and Star Screen. Rahman also received several awards for his music, including Filmfare and Zee TV.
