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| Rock On!! | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Abhishek Kapoor |
| Written by | Farhan Akhtar (Dialogue) |
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| Story by | Abhishek Kapoor |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jason West |
| Edited by | Deepa Bhatia |
| Music by | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | BIG Pictures |
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Running time | 145 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹8–9 crore[2] |
| Box office | est. ₹36 crore[3] |
Rock On!! is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film written and directed by Abhishek Kapoor, produced by Farhan Akhtar, and with music by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy. The film marks the successful Bollywood debut of Akhtar and Prachi Desai. Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Luke Kenny, and Purab Kohli star as members of the Mumbai-based rock band, "Magik" (formed in 1998) who reunited in 2008. The winner of seven Filmfare Awards, Rock On!! was critically acclaimed but had an average performance at the box office. Inspired by the critically acclaimed South Korean movie 'A Happy Life'. The film was archived at the Academy Film Archive library.[4]
The direct sequel, Rock On!! 2, was released eight years later in 2016, but to negative reviews.[5]
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- ^ "Studios zoom in on small-budget films for profits". Business Standard. 29 January 2013. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Rock On!! Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "After Heroes, it's Rock on to make it to the Oscar Library". Screenindia.com. 26 November 2008. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ Rohit Vats (11 November 2016). "Rock on 2 review: The band of boys weaves its magic again". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2016.