Rockstar (2011 film)

Rockstar
The poster features the protagonist of the film with a guitar and the film title appears at the top.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byImtiaz Ali
Written byImtiaz Ali
Produced bySunil Lulla
Dhilin Mehta
StarringRanbir Kapoor
Nargis Fakhri
CinematographyAnil Mehta
Edited byAarti Bajaj
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
companies
Distributed byEros International
Release date
  • 11 November 2011 (2011-11-11)[1]
Running time
159 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹60 crores[3]
Box office₹108.7 crores (initial run)[4]
₹5.65 crore (re-release)[5]

Rockstar is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama film written and directed by Imtiaz Ali. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri in lead roles, with Aditi Rao Hydari, Piyush Mishra, Shernaz Patel, Kumud Mishra, Sanjana Sanghi, Aakash Dahiya and Shammi Kapoor in pivotal supporting roles. The soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman. The film marks the posthumous screen appearance of Shammi Kapoor, following his death on 14 August 2011.[6]

Rockstar released worldwide in theatres on 11 November 2011. On the day of release, Tibetans in Chennai and Kangra protested against the Central Board of Film Certification, which asked the film-makers to censor scenes featuring the Tibetan flag. Made on a budget of ₹600 million (US$7.2 million), the film grossed ₹1.08 billion (US$13 million) worldwide, emerging as one of the highest-grossing films of the year, majorly appealing to the young urban crowd.[7][8][9] It received widespread critical acclaim, with high praise directed towards its novel concept, story, screenplay, dialogue, soundtrack and performances of the cast, with major praise for Kapoor's central performance.[10]

A recipient of numerous accolades, Rockstar received 10 nominations at the 57th Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Ali) and Best Female Debut (Fakhri), and won 5 awards, including Best Actor (Kapoor) and Best Music Director (A. R. Rahman).

Over the years, the film has gone to achieve a cult following, and its soundtrack album has often been termed as the best music album of the decade.[11][12]

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  11. ^ Manwani, Akshay (22 December 2019). "Best Hindi film albums of this decade, from Gully Boy, AR Rahman's Rockstar to Amit Trivedi's Manmarziyaan". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  12. ^ "9 Years Of Rockstar: Did you know Kareena Kapoor was the first choice for Ranbir Kapoor starrer?". BookMyShow. 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2022.