Imtiaz Ali's directorial musical romantic drama film Rockstar completed 14 years. Starring Superstar Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri, Aditi Rao Hydari in the lead roles, the film was released in theatres on 11th November 2011.
Made on a budget of ₹60 crore, the film collected ₹109 crore in its initial run and an additional ₹10–12 crore from its re-release, emerging as a semi-hit at the box office, became 8th highest-grossing Hindi film of 2011.
Rockstar marked 4th directorial venture of Imtiaz Ali after Socha Na Tha, Jab We Met, Love Aaj Kal. The film marked director Imtiaz Ali's maiden collaboration with Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri, Aditi Rao Hydari.
Produced by Sunil Lulla and Dhilin Mehta under the banners of Eros International and Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision, the film was distributed by Eros International. A.R. Rahman composed the music for this film, marking his maiden collaboration with director Imtiaz Ali.
Anil Mehta handled the cinematography of this film, marking his maiden collaboration with director Imtiaz Ali, Aarti Bajaj edited this film, marking her 3rd collaboration with director Imtiaz Ali after Jab We Met and Love Aaj Kal.
Rockstar marked Ranbir Kapoor's maiden collaboration with both Nargis Fakhri and Aditi Rao Hydari. Kumud Mishra, Piyush Mishra, Moufid Aziz, Shammi Kapoor, Shernaz Patel, Aakash Dahiya, Jaideep Ahlawat, Shreya Narayan, and Nizami Bandhu appeared in supporting roles in this film.
At the 57th Filmfare Awards, the film received 10 nominations and won 5 awards, including Best Actor (Ranbir Kapoor), Best Actor (Critics), Best Music Director (A. R. Rahman), Best Lyricist (Irshad Kamil for “Nadaan Parindey”), and Best Male Playback Singer (Mohit Chauhan for “Jo Bhi Main”).
At the 13th IIFA Awards, the film received 10 nominations and won 6 awards, including Best Actor (Ranbir Kapoor), Hottest Pair of the Year (Ranbir Kapoor & Nargis Fakhri), Best Music Director (A. R. Rahman), Best Background Score, Best Lyricist (Irshad Kamil for “Nadaan Parindey”), and Best Male Playback Singer (Mohit Chauhan for “Nadaan Parindey”).
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