Rock on
Well, there were similarities with Dil Chahta Hai – It’s about a group of boys, the movie uses the flashback (like Sathiya), there is the ego clash b/w aditya and joe – reminiscent of Akash and Sid. But, this is where the similarities mostly end. The movie is good – in the sense it does connect with the audience but it also lacks the “very youthful” appeal of Dil Chahta Hai For starters, the movie is entirely predictable. One knows that Sakshi (Aditya’s wife) will succeed in getting the band together, you know that the second time they’ll work out fine, when Rob gets a headache at the dining table, you know right away that there’s a brain tumour involved, when he doesn’t turn up for the participant’s party, you know he’s probably unconscious somewhere and, ultimately, you also know that Joe will go against Debby and come for the concert, albeit a little late. But despite this, the movie strikes a chord with viewers because of the simplicity and honesty of portrayal – or what I would ca...